Executive Chef | Burdicks

Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

May include, but not limited to:

• Leading talented people in a high volume, fast paced, casual dining restaurant, to achieve profitable return to the owner, world class guest loyalty, high performance culture, and continuously improving talented organization.

• Food Menu, feature and special development that align with inventory and area trends.

• Increase Kitchen team’s effectiveness through implementation of sound business practices processes and systems in high-volume arena.

• Develop cross functional collaboration between all restaurant outlets.

• Establishes & sustains key, cross functional, customer focused processes.

• Contributes to Radisson Hotel’s total effort, maintains professional and technical knowledge.

• Must be high energy. Must be driven by purpose, mission, values, and has a sense of urgency.

• Leading and supporting all facets of kitchen operations with an eye towards growth and success.

• Working with the Restaurant General Manager on implementing processes and standards through regular interaction with managers and staff. 

• Ensure proper sanitation

• Attention to detail and a team player

• Monitoring inventory and purchasing supplies/food from approved vendors

WHAT YOU NEED FOR THIS POSITION:

• 5+ years of Chef experience in a high volume restaurant

• A culinary degree preferred but not required

• Drives to improve work and implement new ideas to improve the goals of the business

• Sets direction, maintains it and achieves the agreed-upon goal.

• Has an upbeat attitude that creates a contagious work environment

• Good decision maker who understands the use of measurements and data in running a business

• Experience with developing processes and systems in a Kitchen environment

• Proven track record in Culinary field

• Strong people acumen to develop solid working with relationships both internally and with customers

• Decisiveness with “big picture” perspective

• Driven by purpose, mission, values, and has sense of urgency

• Night, weekend and holiday availability

• Able to work closely with staff through strong communication and verbal skills

• Able to stand for long periods of time, up to 10 hours or more

• Able to stoop and bend

• Able to lift up to 40 pounds from time to time

• Able to safely work with potentially dangerous chemicals and equipment

• Able to comply with safety and health code standards

• Able to handle responsibilities that require repetitive motion tasks