Chef The Gleanery
- Date Posted October 25, 2014
- Location Putney, VT
- Category Culinary
- Job type Full-Time
Job Description:
We are looking for a chef. S/he will be in charge of menu and recipe creation, food preparation, and kitchen management. This is a unique opportunity for a creative, loyal, yet ambitious culinary professional to grow with our company.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Kitchen management experience directly leading a staff in a relatively high-volume restaurant is required. Culinary degree is a bonus but not required.
You must be excited to create new dishes while being dedicated to the parameters of our current menu format, which strives to use local and seasonal sources.
Requirements:
· Proficiency with a variety of international cuisines and dietary regimens
· Ability to provide culinary vision and practicality to menu planning and recipe development
· Ability to build on current menu and program to create and implement brunch, lunch, dinner and special events menus, and continually update and improve these menus as tastes and seasons change
· Ability to work in a high-energy, rapid, demanding environment
· Ability to well under pressure, effectively solve problems and communicate challenges.
· Experience controlling cost of goods and deep knowledge of proper food handling and sanitation standards
· Must be detail-oriented and willing to work long hours while maintaining a good sense of humor
· Be an excellent and admirable leader who can set clear expectations and liaise and troubleshoot between FOH and BOH while maintaining a calm team environment
· Inspire open dialogue and cohesive team communication, work with owner to resolve conflicts with customers, vendors, and staff
Duties:
- Cook delicious food!
- Design daily/weekly menus
- Manage and foster relationships with existing and new vendors and suppliers, focusing on local food producers, artisan foodmakers
- Monitor food and labor costs
- Manage kitchen staff and delegate meal prep tasks and kitchen production schedule
- Ensure that the kitchen is kept clean and organized
- Oversee food safety/sanitation practices, training and ongoing compliance