Chef De Cuisine

Gus's is a restaurant located in Carroll Gardens from Chef Chris McDade and team that wants to cook good food, pour great wine and serve our community with a smile. We love Brooklyn, have family here and are proud to be a part of what makes Brooklyn great. Our team is passionate about sourcing locally, highlighting responsible wine making, striving to get better everyday as a team, and making a positive impact in our community.

We have a great team who share our values of passion, curiosity and diversity. As we look to create a new reality for our restaurant and our industry, we hope to build a team who can come to rely upon each other and live according to our fundamental purpose of service & leadership.

Summary of Position
Gus's menu is chef driven. What this means is that what we cook and how we cook is determined by experienced and trained chefs collaborating. The Chef de Cuisine (CDC) is responsible for building a team and training those Sous Chefs and cooks into a professional and disciplined brigade.  The CDC must be the head coach and the teacher; the kind of person who motivates with both their actions and their words. This is a position for someone who still wants to cook while working with their team. 

Responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining the consistency and deliciousness of all menu items and supporting excellence in service at all times
• Managing kitchen personnel and supervising/coordinating all related culinary activities
• Estimating food consumption and requisition or purchase food
• Selecting and developing recipes
• Standardizes production recipes to ensure consistent quality
• Establishes presentation techniques and quality standards
• Plans and prices menus
• Ensures proper equipment operation/maintenance
• Upholds proper safety and sanitation in the kitchen
• Directly supervises kitchen personnel with responsibility for hiring, discipline, performance reviews and initiating pay increases

Education/Experience 

• 5+ years’ experience in a Culinary leadership position  
• Full understanding of culinary techniques 
• Excellent knife skills 
• Good organizational skills 
• Ability to manage and supervise multiple teams at the same time 
• Ability to train and teach 
• Appreciation of our current context in the scope of culinary history  

What Gus's Chop House Provides You 
Our employees are the most important part of making our organization successful.  We want to offer our employees the best benefits, so they know how important they are to our company.
We Offer: 

• Competitive salary with performance-based raises and promotions
• Paid time off
• Ongoing training and education opportunities
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Employee discount
• Employee referral program
• 401k