Executive Chef

5 days ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Cangrade Full time
About the Opportunity

Cangrade is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Executive Chef to lead our culinary team in downtown Chicago. As a key member of our management team, you will be responsible for driving excellence in creative food development and financial results.

Key Responsibilities
  • Direct the daily execution of all assigned kitchen's food production and service execution while establishing and maintaining procedural guidelines, policies and standards pertaining to the overall food and beverage operations.
  • Collaborate with the Food and Beverage Director to design menus that are current and provide a unique culinary experience while maximizing profits and controlling costs.
  • Seek opportunities to establish the hotel's restaurant prominent position within the competitive market.
  • Participate in special events and promotional functions, maintaining a high profile with current and prospective guests.
  • Remain current with culinary trends in the industry.
  • Provide direct and general supervision to culinary team; ability to develop and mentor internal talent.
  • Establish and ensure compliance with health department regulations regarding food handling, storage, temperature, and cleanliness of work environment.
  • Evaluate products to assure that quality, price and related goods are consistently met.
  • Exhibit good working knowledge of meeting budgeted labor/food cost.
  • Conduct performance evaluations. Coach and direct activities to achieve desired performance.
  • Follow up and ensure that the agreed upon action and developmental plans identified during the evaluation process are being put into effect.
  • Control labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions and inventory control.
  • Manage the overall creation of menus, preparation instructions, and individual dish specifications by ingredients and corresponding portion sizes.
Requirements
  • Must be organized, and able to lead a team while working under pressure.
  • Demonstrated outstanding leadership, communication, and training ability.
  • 5+ years as an Executive Chef/Senior Manager in a structured, high volume establishment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Must be flexible with schedule, able to work different shifts.
  • Must be able to work extended shifts of 10 hours or more as business dictates.
About Cangrade

Cangrade is a uniquely different hospitality company that relentlessly pursues the finest talent, trends, and ambiances to create extraordinary experiences. A deep passion for exceptional customer service creates engagement and loyalty. Innovative programming and perpetual development keep us fresh and relevant.

We embrace emergent technology to drive cost control, flawless operations, marketing, customer relationship management, entertainment and online and in person engagement.

Our track record has shown that by raising the bar through a focused commitment both financially and experientially, we achieve success, and our return on investment is substantially higher than industry standards.

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