Restaurant Chef

FirstService Residential; Florida; On-site; USD 66,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full comprehensive benefits

401k match

Occasional travel for training

Job summary

FirstService Residential is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the entire food service operation, including purchasing, storage, sanitation, cost control, and menu development. You will supervise kitchen staff across Grill Room, Formal Dining, Banquets, and Beach Club, ensuring top quality, safety, and efficiency.

This role requires managing a diverse team, maintaining high standards, and delivering an appealing, well-presented menu across venues. Schedule: Wed-Sun, full-time with benefits.

Qualifications

• Two years of formal culinary/quantity foodservice management training or equivalent experience.
• Two years of culinary preparation experience.
• Two years of culinary management experience in a high-volume operation with similar duties.
• Food workers card if required by local/state regulations; proficiency with Word/Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepares food to specifications before and during operations.
• Measures and portions all food items; adheres to portion sizes and quality standards.
• cooks all food to proper specifications in a timely manner.
• Operates kitchen equipment (knives, slicers, whips, pots, pans, warmers, steamers, grills, ovens).
• Maintains proper food temperatures and stores items correctly; ensures freshness.
• Packages products to specification and performs opening/closing duties.
• Keeps workstation clean, organized, sanitized, and stocked; follows sanitation regulations.
• Sets up and operates kitchen equipment; records waste on spoilage sheet.
• Supports varying schedules, including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Plans activities of food production and sanitation staff to maximize productivity.

Skills

Culinary management

Culinary preparation

High-volume operations

Food safety

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Description

Job Overview

The Executive Chef is responsible for the entire food service operation as pertains to food and non-food purchasing, storage, sanitation, cleanliness, cost control, quality control, portion control, recipe files, menu cycles, food presentation, inventories, & scheduling. Must oversee the preparation of all food items (for the Grill Room, Formal Dining Room, Banquets, Club Functions, and Beach Club) while maintaining the highest standards to produce an appealing and appetizing product. Must be able to employ, train and evaluate all kitchen personnel including sous chefs, bake shop, nighttime cooks, daytime cooks, pantry cooks, grill cooks, and dishwashers.

Your Responsibilities

• Prepares food to specifications before and during operations.
• Properly measures and portions all food items. Complies with all portion sizes, quality standards, department rules, policies and procedures.
• Cooks all food to Proper specifications in a timely manner.
• Utilizes kitchen equipment to prepare food items such as: knives, slicers, whips, pots, pans, warmers, steamers, grills, ovens, etc.
• Ensures proper food temperatures are maintained and food is stored correctly.
• Ensures freshness and quality of all menu items.
• Packages all products to proper specifications.
• Performs opening, closing and side work duties as instructed and according proper guidelines.
• Keeps workstation and equipment clean, organized, sanitized, and sufficiently stocked.
• Follows and upholds all health codes and sanitation regulations.
• Sets up and operates kitchen equipment.
• Uses waste control guidelines and records all waste on spoilage sheet.
• Ability to work varied hours/days, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum two years of formal culinary/quantity foodservice management training or commensurate experience
• Minimum two years of culinary preparation experience
• Minimum two years of culinary management experience in a similar high volume foodservice operation with similar duties and responsibilities
• If required by local and/or state regulations, must have or be able to obtain a food workers card.
• Experience working in a computer network environment utilizing Microsoft Word and Excel programs

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 30 – 50 lbs.
• Work in an upright standing or sitting position for long periods of time.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Communicate, receive, and exchange ideas and information by means of the spoken and written word.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Plans the activities of and schedules all food production and foodservice sanitation employees to maximize productivity while minimizing labor costs to achieve and improve upon budgetary guidelines. Hires, disciplines, and when necessary, recommends termination of food production and foodservice sanitation employees according to venue guidelines and policies.

Additional Information

Schedule: Wednesday - Sunday

What We Offer

As a full-time exempt associate, you will be eligible for full comprehensive benefits to include your choice of multiple medical plans, dental, and vision. In addition, you will be eligible for time off benefits, paid holidays, and a 401k with company match. Occasional travel may be required to attend training and other company functions.

• full comprehensive benefits to include your choice of multiple medical plans, dental, and vision
• time off benefits, paid holidays, and a 401k with company match
• Occasional travel may be required to attend training and other company functions

Compensation

$72,800 annually

Disclaimer

The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. This is not an all-inclusive job description; therefore, management has the right to assign or reassign schedules, duties, and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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