Executive Chef

DineAmic Hospitality; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in Chicago is seeking an Executive Chef to manage kitchen operations at Bar Siena West Loop. The role involves menu design, staff management, and maintaining financial budgets. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and a commitment to quality. Benefits include medical, dental, paid time off, and a monthly food allowance.

Benefits

BCBS Medical

BCBS Dental

Eye Med Vision

Company-paid Short-term Disability Insurance

Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance

Company-paid Employee Assistance Program

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Leave

Commuter Benefits

401K + Match

Monthly Food & Beverage Allowance and Discount

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years high-volume Kitchen as an Executive Chef.
• Ability to efficiently identify issues and problem solve.
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts.

Responsibilities

• Manage the restaurant’s kitchen and staff.
• Develop and update recipe books.
• Maintain food costs and departmental budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Communication

Education

SERV Safe Certification

Tools

Point-of-Sale System

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DineAmic Hospitality is seeking an Executive Chef for one of our venues, Bar Siena West Loop. The Executive Chef is responsible for the successful management of the restaurant’s kitchen. The role requires a wide range of skills from designing and developing satisfactory menus to managing staff and creating and maintaining financial budgets. Our Executive Chef will demonstrate exceptional leadership skills by recruiting, training, and mentoring the culinary staff. Responsibilities also include maintaining a safe, clean, and professional kitchen at all times; managing food costs; conducting proper inventories; and product ordering. The Executive Chef will coach and develop the Sous Chef to have an understanding of and ability to take on these responsibilities in their absence.

GENERAL FUNCTIONS + RESPONSIBILITIES

Culinary

• Conduct ongoing research and continuously collaborate with the corporate chef team on menu items with respect to changing seasons, guest feedback, product cost and availability, and other factors
• Develop and update recipe books prescribing ingredients, product specifications, and portion sizes, which become property of DineAmic.
• Coordinate with event teams on menu items and create ways to activate spaces within restaurant outlets
  
  

Leadership and Management

• Create the benchmark for our kitchen culture by modeling a high standard of professionalism (ie. respect for fellow co-workers, mature communication in delegation, and enthusiasm for the food program)
• Work with management team to develop insight and leadership goals for staff to encourage a culture of continuous learning and development
• Identify, address and document individual employee performance problems according to standard operating procedure. Discipline and/or terminate as necessary according to DineAmic procedures.
• Schedule, conduct and document employee performance reviews according to standard operating procedure.
• Identify, train, and develop key employees for growth, advancement and promotion.
  
  

Kitchen Operations

• Maintain mandated food cost, organizing and facilitating ordering for ingredients utilizing order sheets, maintain pars commensurate with minimizing waste, and consistent ordering of dry goods and restaurant supplies to ensure product availability
• Maintain departmental budget expectations
• Assist company efforts to optimize labor & product costs
• Proactively build lasting relationships with purveyors
• Coordinate with General Manager and Corporate Chef to ensure production standards are accurate, determine lunch and dinner specials, employee meals, complimentary pass outs and amuses, review kitchen personnel needs and issues, etc.
• Oversee the purchase and ordering of all food products and supplies for the restaurant.
• Ensure daily product orders are taking place
• Track high-cost items according to standing operating procedure.
• Manage Sous Chefs and ensure they are properly supervising kitchen staff and following all procedures and protocols for line checks, cook meetings, food allergy procedures, food consistency and presentations, etc.
  

Safety

• Ensure BOH employees understand and adhere to sanitation/safety guidelines.
• Coordinate proper food storage according to standard operating procedure and health and safety guidelines
• Work safely in a confined, crowded space of variable noise and temperature levels
• Comply with all safety and sanitation guidelines and procedures
• Move safely through all areas of the restaurant, which may include stairs and uneven and slick surfaces.
• Wear a hair restraint while on duty.
• Wash hands regularly, according to guidelines.
• Safely and efficiently use knives and other tools, utensils, and equipment necessary to complete preparation of menu items.
  

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years high-volume Kitchen as an Executive chef, up to 4 years preferred
• Proven experience creating a safe work environment incorporating teamwork and professional development
• Ability to efficiently identify issues and problem solve.
• Commitment to quality, accuracy, timeliness, and results
• The ability to handle stress in a productive way as well as the ability to delegate while maintaining control
• Proficient computer skills, basic math skills, and ability to operate a point-of-sale system.
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Minimum of 50 hours per week required
• Holds a current SERV safe (or equivalent) certification
  
  

BENEFITS +PERKS

• BCBS Medical
• BCBS Dental
• Eye Med Vision
• Company-paid Short-term Disability Insurance
• Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave
• Commuter Benefits
• 401K + Match
• Monthly Food & Beverage Allowance and Discount

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitality

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