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Executive Chef

2 months ago

Houston, Texas, United States Rice University Full time
Job Summary

The Chef de Cuisine plays a pivotal role in ensuring the success of our university dining unit. As a key member of our culinary team, you will be responsible for coordinating and supervising food production activities, providing culinary training to staff, and maintaining departmental standards for food appearance, preparation, sanitation, and safety.

Key Responsibilities
  • Supervise all food production for assigned servery
  • Support the preparation of food products within a servery by guiding the production staff through culinary training in the proper methods of food preparation, appearance, portion control, and presentation techniques
  • Coordinate staff and oversee food preparation, delivery, and setup for special catering functions as needed
  • Assist the executive chef with the planning and scheduling of production and labor
  • Assist the executive chef with yearly performance appraisals for the production staff
  • Assist the executive chef in maintaining product rotation and inventory
  • Assist the executive chef in creating server budgetary objectives for food, labor, and supply costs
  • Maintain unit in full compliance with City Health Code and guide cooking staff in the proper methods of sanitation and safety
  • Work with the executive chef to create recipes and menus as well as upgrade menu files
Requirements
  • Associate's Degree
  • Four years related experience in commercial hospitality or similar field
  • Certified Food Handler's Permit as issued by the City of Houston Health Department within 30 days of hire
  • Excellent attention to detail with a focus on accuracy, being exact, and an eye for detail
  • Demonstrated strong business sense
  • Proven record of cleanliness ensuring safety and sanitation habits
  • Excellent creativity and organizational skills to cook precisely and efficiently with good presentation keeping order and structure
  • Expert in culinary with demonstrated ability to cook, knowledge of the kitchen, possess knife and tasting skills, ability to recognize flavors and to judge the balance of seasonings
  • Sound decision-making and agility skills to make multiple decisions quickly, efficiently, simultaneously, and at the last second
  • Ability to motivate staff to keep everyone working at a fast, efficient pace as a team including the cooks, bussers, waiters, other staff, and management
  • Strong multitasking ability to address staff issues while working on other elements of an event, meal, or project
Work Environment

The work environment is a commercial kitchen and includes exposure to temperature extremes. Work hazards include exposure to chemicals, wet floors, dangerous equipment (fryers, dough sheeter, tortilla machine, stoves, ovens, knives, slicers, etc.), and hot oil, steam, and water.

About Us

Rice University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity at all levels, and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.