Head Chef/ Kitchen Manager

Head Chef - The Stand

Are you a highly skilled and motivated individual with a passion for delicious food? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume restaurant environment? If so, we have an immediate opening for a Head Chef at The Stand!

The Stand is a fast-casual dining restaurant with 20 locations across Orange County, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, and Houston Texas. As we continue to grow and open multiple locations, we are looking for highly skilled and motivated leaders to join our team.

Head Chef Responsibilities:

• Training and mentoring kitchen team members
• Ensuring meal segment efficiency and production
• Food purchasing and food budgets
• Ensuring consistency and portioning of all food products
• Monitoring and ensuring upkeep, repair, and maintenance of all kitchen equipment

Head Chef Required Skills:

• Salad, fry, grill, and expo experience
• Ability to oversee daily prep lists
• Display high-functioning organizational skills
• Ability to order according to budget/pars and ensure delivery receipt from vendors
• Proactive, punctual, and great communication skills
• Positive attitude and ready for a challenge

Head Chef Perks and Benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Plans for Team Members who qualify
• 401K Program (for those who qualify)
• Paid Meal Program (While Working)
• Employee/Family Meal Discount (While not Working)
• Sick pay (up to 48 usable hours per year)
• Paid Vacation
• Shoes for Crews Program (Reimbursement towards non-slip shoes)
• Monthly Cell Phone Allowance
• Discretionary Bonus + Participation in The Stand tip pool
• Opportunities for career advancement as we love to promote from within

Schedule : 5 Days (40-45hrs x week)

Working Conditions:

• Frequent walking and standing for long periods of time
• Ability to reach hands and arms in any direction and kneel and stoop repeatedly
• Repetitive bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching
• Repetitive use of hands, including single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing, and pulling
• Occasionally access high storage shelving with the use of a step ladder
• Lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Exposure to FDA-approved cleaning chemicals
• Exposure to varying temperatures, including steam, high kitchen temperatures, humidity, freezers, refrigerators, indoor air conditioning, and outdoor/patio conditions

Location: Carmel Mountain 12045 Carmel Mountain Rd #303, San Diego, CA 92128, USA

We are an equal opportunity employer, and also consider all qualified applicants regardless of criminal history in accordance with the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance and the State of California’s Fair Chance Act.

* Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work schedule

• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay

• Tips
• Bonus pay

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Paid time off