Executive Chef At A New Multi-cuisine Restaurant Group

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A New Multi-cuisine Restaurant Group is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Executive Chef

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Requirements / Experience

• 2-5 years experience minimum in similar role.
• Should be culinary school trained and/ or have experience with recognised hotel/ restaurant.
• Should be very experienced in food counting & inventory management.
• Must be knowlagble with Inventory Management Software
• Should be experienced in ingredient/ raw material sourcing & procurement.
• Should be experienced with multiple cuisines including pastry.
• Should be experienced with working & training large numbers of cooks/ chefs.
• Should be experienced with menu & recipe development.

Details

• Experienced, creative & passionate, culinary school trained executive chef needed in our organisation.

Job Summary

• Accountable for overall success of the daily kitchen operations. Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff and managing all food related functions.
• Supervises all kitchen areas to ensure a consistent, high quality product is produced.
• Responsible for guiding and developing staff including direct reports.
• Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved.
• Areas of responsibility comprise overseeing all food preparation areas.

Core Work Activities
Leading Kitchen Operations for Property:

• Leads kitchen team.
• Creates & manages inventory with inventory software. (Important)
• Provides direction for all day-to-day operations.
• Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence or determine appropriate replacement to fill gaps.
• Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial / business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Serving as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviours.
• Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
• Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
• Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an "open door" policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff.

Setting and Maintaining Goals for Culinary Function and Activities:

• Develops and implements guidelines and control procedures for purchasing and receiving areas.
• Establishes goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Communicates the importance of safety procedures, detailing procedure codes, ensuring employee understanding of safety codes, monitoring processes and procedures related to safety.
• Manages department controllable expenses including food cost, supplies, uniforms and equipment.
• Participates in the budgeting process for areas of responsibility.
• Knows and implements the brand's safety standards.
• Ensuring Culinary Standards and Responsibilities are Met
• Provides direction for menu development.
• Monitors the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Recognizes superior quality products and flavour.
• Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.
• Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
• Ensures employees maintain required food handling and sanitation certifications.
• Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.
• Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis.

Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities:

• Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Ensures employees are treated fairly and equitably.
• Trains kitchen associates on the fundamentals of good cooking and excellent plate presentations.
• Administers the performance appraisal process
• Observes service behaviors of employees and provides feedback to individuals and or managers.
• Manages employee progressive discipline procedures for areas of responsibility.
• Ensures disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and supports the Peer Review Process.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Provides information to executive teams, managers and supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Starting Salary
N240,000 - N260,000 / month (Up to 2x promotion after 1 year according performance).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@cokitchen.ng Using the "Job Title" as the subject of the mail.