Chef Manager (Ethan Allen Hotel 70K)

Essential Functions:

• Must have hotel chef experience. (management, cooking, food cost, banquet etc)
• Design menu items and assume responsibility for all food rotation and proper timing of foods. Coordinate placing of food on the steam and cold table with staff. Work closely with suppliers to ensure that all items needed are in stock for the menu. Alert, friendly and able to assist guests with courtesy and promptness. Familiar with a variety of the culinary field concepts and procedures. Rely on at least 10 years of culinary and management experience to plan and accomplish goals. Perform a variety of complicated tasks.
• Train and manage kitchen personnel and supervise/coordinate all related culinary activities
• Estimate food consumption and requisition or purchase food
• Select and develop recipes
• Standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality
• Establish presentation technique and quality standards
• Plan and price menus
• Ensure proper equipment operation/maintenance
• Ensure proper safety and sanitation in kitchen
• Oversee special catering events and offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrate culinary techniques
• Supervises kitchen personnel with responsibility for hiring, discipline, performance reviews and initiating pay increases
• Responsible for staying within specified budget
• Inspect equipment before and after use, making sure everything is clean and in proper working order.
• Review prep list check daily pars and maintain pars as necessary, order stock from specific list, and ensure all food items are dated and up to company standards.
• Oversee inventory of stations, control quality of food, avoid waste, and ensure proper rotation and utilization.
• Train employees to keep up with company standards and new changes.
• Check all food for proper consistency, temperature, and flavor.
• Monitor overtime.
• Coordinate workflow to ensure a smooth-running operation.
• Make sure kitchen is clean and kept neat according to health department standards, also supervise dishwashers and other cooks in their respective duties.
• Check food orders going out of the kitchen and food being prepared.
• Review all kitchen staff necessary for any special parties or orders; also follow up on completed work.
• Monitor employee's performance and issues, discipline when necessary.
• Handle all necessary paperwork related to this position (discipline reports, handing our forms to employees, evaluations, special assignments, and communication in logbook for other shifts).
• Walk and stand approximately 75% of your shift.
• Assist team members as needed to promote a positive teamwork environment.

• Danbury, CT, USA