COMPANY:

Discovery Solutions seeks applicants for a Executive Chef.

LOCATION:

Boston, MA

SUMMARY:

This position will work an event-based schedule and will be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays occasionally.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensures culinary production appropriately connects to the Executional Framework

Ensures proper culinary standards and techniques are in place for preparation of food items, including production, presentation, and service standards

Manages a culinary team, including chef managers and hourly staff, to ensure quality in final presentation of food

Train and manage culinary and kitchen employees to use best practice food production techniques

Coach employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how it is to be achieved

Reward and recognize employees

Plan and execute team meetings and daily huddles

Complete and maintain all staff records including training records, shift opening/closing checklists and performance data

Develop and maintain effective client and guest rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships

Interact directly with guests daily

Aggregate and communicate regional culinary and ingredient trends

Responsible for delivering food and labor targets

Consistent focus on margin improvement understanding performance metrics, data, order, and inventory trends

Ensure efficient execution and delivery of all culinary products in line with the daily menu

Maintain integrity of the standard food offer responsible for always maintaining food quality and safety of items

Full compliance with Operational Excellence fundamentals: managing waste, standard menus, recipes and ingredients through managing customer driven menus and labor standards

Understand end to end supply chain and procurement process and systems, ensuring only authorized suppliers are used

Full knowledge and implementation of the Food Framework

Ensure accuracy of estimated food consumption for appropriate requisitions and/or food purchase

Ensure proper equipment operation and maintenance

Ensure compliance with SAFE food and Quality Assurance standards, occupational and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations

Comply with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour

Developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. 7-10 years of culinary management experience

2. High volume catering / concessions experience

3. Sports or Entertainment Experience

https://discoverysolutions.com/