Chef/Cook Manager

Description

Buffalo New York

50,000-60,000 per year

Hours of Work / Schedule:

Part Time or Full Time Status: Full Time

Do you love working in food service but not the late nights, weekends and holidays? Are you looking for a job at a locally owned company that works with school hours? Do you want to be home to enjoy dinner with your family in the evenings?

Come join our team at Personal Touch Food Service!

We have immediate openings for a Chef Manager position in many locations throughout Western New York!

We offer:

• Flexible schedules – most positions have no nights, weekends or holidays!
• Positions have working hours compatible with school schedules for working families!
• Benefit eligible positions may chose to participate in Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, LTD, Life Insurance and Paid Vacation!
• FREE lunch and uniforms!

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Purpose of the Chef Manager Job:

To deliver professional food and service in a courteous environment using current food trends; participate fully in producing quality food/menu products, achieving strong financial results and creating a proactive, team-oriented environment throughout Personal Touch.

Supervision:

This person maybe responsible for supervising: Cooks, Kitchen Prep, Food Service Staff and Kitchen Aides

Routine Decisions Made:

Production planning/portion control, menu planning, scheduling, ordering food and supplies, maintaining equipment, pricing services, making personnel decisions, and handling decisions related to food production, catering/special functions, promotions and pleasing customers.

Responsibilities and Tasks of the Chef Manager:

• Determine operational needs, level of service and changes in service to meet or exceed customer and administrators satisfaction (via communication with all parties and superiors)
• Develop effective menu’s to meet the operation’s needs, with food production charted and leftover foods accounted for
• Produce and/or supervise production of all food items daily
• Cross train staff with regard to operational procedures, health and safety issues and sanitation with the goal of creating an effective and efficient operation and work environment
• Hire and manage staff; recruit, interview, hire, schedule and evaluate employees
• Assist with development of Budget; Analyze and monitor costs for fiscal control; monitor receivables, payables and cash to provide fiscal responsibility
• Order food, supplies and equipment to meet the needs of operational and contractual goals, while practicing fiscal responsibility
• Logistics planning; food transport to various points of service and/or venues.
• Cash controls
• Effectively communicate and administrate: provide essential personnel information to corporate; prepare and execute inventory, payroll, sales reports, ledger and P & L forms; prepare reports as necessary for administrators.
• Monitor and supervise operation: frequently inspect all work, storage, serving, production and administrative areas to determine that food and physical safety regulations and directives are met.
• Improve self through advanced education, knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in all aspects of foodservice industry

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• cooking, preparation
• excellent communication skills
• fiscal controls
• effective marketing/presentation
• general nutrition
• human relations/diplomacy
• listening
• institutional equipment
• fiscal management
• ability to read, write and perform basic math at a high school graduate level
• effective problem solving
• adaptability and learning

Education/Experience Requirements of the Chef Manager:

Culinary Degree, Bachelor’s degree in food service management, food & nutrition, business management, or in lieu of degree a minimum of 5 years experience in institutional/commercial food operation in a capacity with increasing food service supervisory positions/responsibilities.

Must love food business and dealing with people!

We are an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.