Chef de Partie

Yardbird Group; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Chef de Partie to ensure exceptional food quality and service in a vibrant restaurant environment. The role involves assisting in kitchen management, training staff, and maintaining high standards in food presentation and safety. The ideal candidate will have a culinary arts degree and a food safety certification, along with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and problem-solving skills. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a dynamic kitchen team and enhance the dining experience for guests.

Qualifications

• Degree in Culinary Arts and Food Safety/Manager Certification required.
• Strong customer focus and problem-solving abilities essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in controlling food and labor costs and inventory management.
• Train pastry cooks and ensure high-quality food presentation.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of work areas and equipment.

Skills

Customer/Client Focus

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Mathematical Skills

Education

Degree in Culinary Arts

Food Safety/Manager Certification

Job description

The Chef de Partie provides restaurant guests excellent food quality, consistency, reasonable prices, in an attractive environment, and with professional service.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Include the following (other duties may be assigned):

1. Assist Executive Chef & Sous Chefs in controlling food and labor cost, as well as purchasing, receiving, and inventory of all kitchen items as needed.
2. Train and inform present and future pastry cooks in the correct and proper job responsibilities and ensure they are being performed at a high level.
3. Maintain an extensive production knowledge and attention to detail with plating and taste quality of menu items in addition to being able to execute all recipes.
4. Ensure food quality is exceptional and is being presented as such and takes action to correct any mistakes or inconsistencies.
5. Regularly restock all kitchen supplies and food items required for service.
6. Update the daily production list to ensure efficient service.
7. Conduct inventory on a regular basis to ensure and maintain proper par levels.
8. Communicate with fellow management and service staff in order to address any issues or needs requested by guests and/or other employees.
9. Maintain a professional appearance and presence.
10. Ensure kitchen equipment is properly cleaned, maintained and stored; Be able to identify and use all kitchen equipment.
11. Properly label and date all products and ensure all products are being rotated on a first-in, first-out basis.
12. Ensure the cleanliness and sanitation of work areas and equipment according to standards.
13. Performs all other job-related duties as requested.

Qualifications and Competencies

1. Degree in Culinary Arts.
2. Food Safety/Manager Certification.
3. Customer/Client Focus Expertise in food product, presentation, quality and preparation along with menu concept and design.
4. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
5. Ability to write routine reports, purchase orders, and correspondence.
6. Ability to communicate to groups of customers or employees of the organization.
7. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
8. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
9. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Working Conditions

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to heat from the stoves and burners.
2. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; bend; walk; use hands or fingers, handle or feel; talk; hear; see; and reach with hands and arms and requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies up to 50 pounds.