Executive Chef

SharBert Enterprises is seeking an Executive Chef to oversee kitchen operations and heart-of-house support across our airport food and beverage establishments, including Copper Horse Restaurant, Ross Peak Grill, Taco Jet, and The Bistro. Nestled within Bozeman Airport, these high-volume restaurants offer an opportunity for creativity, innovation, and ownership, all inspired by the stunning views just beyond our windows. Join us and make a lasting impression on travelers and locals alike in Montana's last best place

Key Responsibilities:

• Stay ahead of the curve by incorporating current trends into our menu offerings.
• Plans and creates regular and modified menus according to established guidelines.
• Enhances customer experience by establishing teaching and training food presentation standards as part of our WOW customer experience execution at all locations.
• Follows standardized recipes, portioning, and presentation standards. Completes and utilizes daily production worksheets and waste log sheets. Tastes completed meals to ensure quality.
• Influences profit through managing menu assortment, food cost, production, and quality loss.
• Trains kitchen staff in food preparation, safe handling, equipment operation, food safety, and sanitation based on company and regulatory standards.
• Establishes and maintains cleaning and maintenance schedules for equipment, storage, and work areas. Ensures that kitchen staff follows and completes schedules as assigned.
• Maintains inventory of food and non-food supplies to stay within established guidelines while assuring that necessary products are available when needed.
• Makes all decisions regarding utilization of food products, staying within company guidelines for such products.
• Complies with federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through local health department and third-party audits.
• Follows facility, department, and Company safety policies and procedures to include occurrence reporting.
• Participates and attends departmental meetings, staff development, and professional programs, as appropriate.
  

Why Join Our Team?

• Great Company Culture
• Multifaceted training
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Employee discounts
• Competitive Wages Top 75%
• Employee assistance program
• Comprehensive benefits package, including Pet Insurance
• Unlimited paid time off

Job Type: Full-timePay: From $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life Insurance
• ADD Insurance
• Paid time off
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Discounts

Desired Qualifications:

• A.S. or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of progressive culinary/kitchen management experience, depending upon formal degree or training.
• Extensive catering experience is a plus
• High volume, complex food service operations experience - highly desirable
• Institutional and batch cooking experiences
• Hands-on chef experience is a must.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation
• Must be experienced with computers, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Outlook, E-mail, and the Internet
• Must be willing to participate in client satisfaction programs/activities.
• ServSafe certified - highly desirable.

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