Float Chef

** Float Chef - LP**

**Job Category****:** Food Service **Requisition Number****:** FLOAT002185 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

If you answered **YES** , keep reading to find out how you can contribute to the success of Team USA

**Here's how you'll have an impact:**

Grill Chef Functions:

* Responsible for following standards for grill production and proper food handling. Keeps Executive Chef informed of all production and recipe concerns. Builds and maintains customer rapport and good will.

* Ensures clear and concise direction is given to servery staff resulting in quality production, service, sanitation, and cleanliness of the dining room.

* Maintains accurate menu rotation, pulls meats, corrects recipes and makes suggestions to improve service and customer satisfaction.

Pantry Specialist Functions:

* Oversees the efficient operation of the pantry area and salad bar function to include writing pantry production list and performing daily product inventories.

* Assists the production specialist in pantry production to ensure inventory meets demands and wastes are limited. Ensures clear and concise direction is given to production and salad bar staff resulting in quality production and service.

* Responsible for box lunch production and hospitality services production as needed.

* Maintains accurate menu rotation, corrects recipes and makes suggestions to improve service and customer satisfaction.

Hot Line Functions:

* Responsible for meal production to ensure hotline is set up by scheduled meal times.

* Responsible for following standard recipes for food production and proper food handling.

* Keeps Executive Chef informed of all production and recipe concerns. Builds and maintains customer rapport and good will.

* Ensures clear and concise direction is given to production and service staff resulting in quality production and service.

* Maintains accurate menu rotation and makes suggestions to improve service and customer satisfaction.

Baker Relief:

* Ensures that all breakfast pastries, lunch and dinner breads and rolls are always fresh and eye appealing to include continuous variety.

* Displays and stocks dessert cabinet and other bakery displays in a timely manner. Follows menu rotation provided by the Executive Chef. Responsible for merchandising and the display of products in the assigned area.

* Assists with hospitality/special events as needed. Assists in all other areas of production to ensure that demand for athlete services is met.

Catering and Special Events:

* Assists with setup, service, and breakdown of catering events as assigned.

* Displays catering setups in an eye appealing manner utilizing in-season props available in catering storage.

* Provides excellent customer service while establishing a world-class catering experience.

Float Chef Functions:

* Assists Grill Chef, Production Specialist and/or Sous Chef in their areas as assigned.

* Keeps Specialist of area adequately stocked and informed of any production concerns.

* Follows proper food safety handling practices.

* Answers telephone in a pleasant and efficient manner, handling inquires and requests for the department. Maintains confidentiality. Ability to handle customer comments and inquires.

* Coaches staff in proper procedures.

* Responsible for maintaining foods costs by minimizing over production and waste.

* Capable of floating in and out of any above-listed responsibility as directed.

* Participates in daily shift briefings to discuss daily production needs and status.

* Reports all incidents/accidents to Management immediately. Completes necessary documentation.

* Takes initiative to suggest improvements to the operating format, communicates ideas about improving and maintaining standards in their area, and fills in as needed to assure efficient operations. Follows up and follows through on daily production/tasks lists to ensure completion and turns in paperwork at end of shift.

* Follows policies and procedures of the USOPC [U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee], OPTC [Olympic & Paralympic Training Center] and the department. Complies with OSHA work and Health Department food safety regulations. Upholds USOPC code of ethics.

* Maintains a professional demeanor, punctual, neat and clean in appearance, shows respect for equipment, utensils, and supplies, evidence in pride in the department and in their work. Builds and maintains good working relationships with all members of Food & Nutrition Services, and Management team. Provides excellent customer service by demonstrating a can do and my pleasure outlook, flexible in approach, pleasant in manner, even tempered, friendly, cooperates with others, patient with unexpected change, helps tasks flow smoothly, is a team player. Contributes to a positive environment. Willingly supports departments goals of providing World Class Service.

* Embraces and supports the Organizations Olympic & Paralympic Culture and Key Behaviors.

**Here are the skills and experience you'll need to be effective:**

* High School graduate or G.E.D., with ability to read, write and comprehend at a 12th grade level minimum.

* Thorough knowledge of proper sanitation and safety practices as they relate to day-to-day responsibilities and health department regulations. ServSafe Certified required.

* Minimum 3 years of experience as production chef/apprentice in quantity food production.

**Here are some things that will make you super competitive for this role:**

* Minimum 2 years team leader experience with proven ability to lead and guide team members through daily assignments.

* Knowledge of proper use of chemicals. Follows OSHA regulations.

**Here's where you'll work:**

* Lake Placid Olympic & Paralympic Training Center

**Here's some more information you need to know:**

* Hiring Pay Range: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour

* This is a full-time, non-exempt, position intended to work 40 hours per week.

* Bonus: This position will be eligible for the Annual Incentive Award Program at a 5% target. This program is subject to change or elimination by the USOPC at any time at its sole discretion.

* Benefits: This position will be eligible for USOPC benefits. You can view a summary or download a pdf

* Effective November 1, 2021, the USOPC is requiring all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In accordance with the USOPCs duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we are adopting this requirement to safeguard the health and safety of our team members, Team USA athletes, coaches, trainers, contractors, and vendors. Any and all job offers will be contingent upon proof of vaccination or an approved exemption from the requirement due to medical or religious reasons. For more information, please visit

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