Grooves Of Houston in Houston, TX is looking for one executive chef to join our 101 person strong team. We are located on 2300 Pierce Street. Our ideal candidate is a self-starter, ambitious, and hard-working.
Responsibilities
- Train and develop chefs to company standards; opening, closing and preparation procedures
- Maintain the integrity of current dishes and menu items
- Ensure correct and consistent preparation and presentation of food items
- Ensure orders are expedited correctly and efficiently to produce smooth kitchen flow to orchestrate timely service to customers
- Create new dishes and menus in accordance with business needs
- Anticipate ingredient needs and arrange re-stock accordingly
- Ensure a productive kitchen flow that upholds business standards
- Staffs the kitchen accordingly and ensures all staffing needs are scheduled appropriately, has a solution for any potential staffing shortages, conducts interviews
- Control labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory control
- Demonstrates the ability to lead, coach, and counsel employees through the excellence of teamwork and culture
- Create detailed tools, resources, timelines, and reference aids to organize kitchen operations, regular duties, ensure individual accountability, and consistently train staff
- Enforces policies, compliance, and service standards; follows appropriate disciplinary action
- Oversee maintenance and repairs of any kitchen equipment until completion
Qualifications
- Experience working as a sous chef or chef
- High familiarity with kitchen equipment, processes, and health and safety guidelines
- Able to delegate tasks effectively and assist when needed
- Adaptable to high traffic and kitchen volume
- Excellent communications skills (written and verbal), maintains the highest culinary standards, works well under pressure, organized, flexible, self-motivated, and willing to work long hours
- Understand all positions in the kitchen to support as necessary
- Strong administrative, communication, and leadership skills
- Financial understanding in food costs and minimizing kitchen waste
We are looking forward to hearing from you.