Executive Chef

Job description
Position Announcement: Executive Chef
Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
JOB TITLE: Executive Chef
DEPARTMENT: Food & Beverage
REPORTS TO: Director of F&B
FLSA STATUS: Salaried / Exempt
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
• Designs creative menus, analyzes recipes, and determines proper prices for items to be sold at.
• Maintains quality standard when preparing and serving food
• Performs interviews, hires, schedules, and supervises kitchen staff
• Participate in weekly catering and event meetings
• Conducts safety, sanitation, and maintenance in kitchen
• Maintains food costs while ensuring quality standards are met
• Manages inventory of all kitchen supplies
• Orders all food and develops rapport with our numerous purveyors
• Observes kitchen staff while they prepare for events and maintains portion size, proper garnishing of food, and proper handling
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with SMG's policies and applicable laws
• Disciplining employees in conjunction with HR; addressing complaints and resolving problems
• Ability to work under limited supervision
• Requires flexible hours including nights and weekends and holidays that vary based on events
• Candidate will manage a kitchen staff of up to 25 people
• Directly supervises Kitchen personnel. Carries out supervisory responsibilities while following SMG's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding; disciplining employees in conjunction with Human Resources; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Skills And Abilities
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to this job:
• Demonstrate working knowledge of Food and Beverage operations, including inventory, management and purchasing procedures.
• Knowledge of Menu development and ability to implement effectively.
• Possess skills and experience in employee relations and supervising/training personnel.
• Engage in much decision making that is generally governed by procedure and guided by policy.
• Follow oral and written instructions and communicate effectively with other in both oral and written form.
• Organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines.
• Work effectively under pressure and/or stringent schedule and produce accurate results.
• Maintain an effective working relationship with clients, employees, exhibitors, patrons and others encountered in the course of employment.
• Remain flexible and adjust to situations as they occur.
Education And Work Experience
Bachelor's degree from a four-year college/university; and/or Culinary Arts Certificate
Five or more years of hands on experience
Five or more years of kitchen/culinary and supervisory experience
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Manual dexterity - Regularly required to use hands, to finger, handle or feel.
Reach with hands and arms.
Climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl to access inventory.
May spend long hours in sitting, walking or standing.
Lifting up to 50 lbs.
Other Qualifications
Management Food Handler Certified.
RBS Certified
Ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet strict deadlines
Ability to work under minimal supervision
Ability to work flexible hours including nights and weekends in addition to normal business hours
Must have professional attitude and appearance
NOTE: The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.
ASM GLOBAL is an Equal Opportunity Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor