Head Chef

Job description

Description of Job As Head Chef, you will be responsible for overseeing all kitchen operations, developing innovative menus, ensuring food quality and consistency, and leading a team of culinary professionals. We’re looking for a strong leader who can inspire creativity, maintain high standards, and bring positive, professional energy to the kitchen. Chef Responsibilities: Provide reports on pricing and cost variances in ingredients and products Will provide financial reporting and planning and delegate all information as necessary to the team Will be responsible for instilling high team moral, growth and core values Plan annual vacations for the team in a functioning manner Be hands on with recruiting the right candidates to join the team when necessary Team coaching, counseling and performance monitoring and management skills through documentation Must be the voice of the Kitchen team and communicate with the Venue Management Team, Office Team and Senior Management Will ensure the team is knowledgeable on dietary restrictions and allergy concerns and ingredients Inventory control and communication Contributing to developing new recipes. Following all recipes and prep sheets. Chef Requirements: 10+ years working in a fast-paced commercial kitchen preferably in Italian Cuisine. Must be able to provide quality service in high volume service restaurant Must be able to work all shifts including weekends, public holidays, and late nights A strong work ethic and someone who takes pride in the consistency of the food produced Excellent communication, organization and time management skills. Food safety knowledge is critical for our business, and you will have demonstrated knowledge of excellent food safety standards Innovative, passionate and enthusiastic Must have successfully completed Culinary Training (Commercial Cookery) or equal qualifications. Reliable and flexible attitude. Innovative, passionate, enthusiastic. Minimum of 3 references available from differing past venues if applicable Yearly Salary approx. $ 90,000.00 USD (Free from Taxes)