Executive Catering Chef
Executive Catering Chef
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16-03-2025
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Job Description
Executive Catering Chef
FullTime Exempt
General Description:
George Washingtons Mount Vernon is seeking a dedicated and motivated Executive Catering Chef to spearhead the rapid growth of our banquets and special events department. With oversight from the Food and Beverage Director the Catering Chef will oversee the food quality and presentation of the robust catering business working in a split kitchen sharing space with the restaurant chef and line staff.
General Description:
George Washingtons Mount Vernon is seeking a dedicated and motivated Executive Catering Chef to spearhead the rapid growth of our banquets and special events department. With oversight from the Food and Beverage Director the Catering Chef will oversee the food quality and presentation of the robust catering business working in a split kitchen sharing space with the restaurant chef and line staff.
Compensation:
Starting at $70000/year
Essential Duties:
- A knowledge of costing scheduling and time management is essential to being successful in the position.
- Work with the Food and Beverage Director to ensure budgeted food cost is met every month and to ensure the menus are properly costed.
- Create and develop purchasing guidelines by working with suppliers to determine the best buying practices and product mix.
- Implement a sound inventory control program that ensures an accurate inventory every month with an emphasis on minimizing product waste and tracking market factors.
- Develop menus that stay current with changing industry trends but still allow our guests to feel they are tasting foods from the historical past.
- Create and implement strict guidelines for food preparation recipe standards and plate presentation for catering shifts.
- Ensure that the main kitchen prep kitchen and surrounding areas are sanitized and clean in accordance with company standards and health code regulations.
- Train and supervise kitchen personnel to ensure all policies standards and food recipes are adhered to and followed. Create a rotating training schedule for those team members who wish to learn different stations in the kitchen.
- Create and maintain a schedule that maximizes the current staff and allows flexibility during fluctuations in business.
- Work directly with the catering team to ensure every guests culinary experience is unique and follows the Food and Beverage Mission Statement: A culinary experience George Washington would be proud of.
- Work directly with other Mount Vernon departments to ensure our guests can have a unique farmtotable experience while visiting.
- Identify new culinary techniques and presentations.
- Assist kitchen staff with food prep and recipe creation.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including customer needs assessment meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years as a Chef with handson catering and banquet experience
- Previous experience with managing food and labor costs
- Must be able to meet timelines and handle stressful situations in a fastpaced environment
- Weekends evenings and holidays are required
- Must be organized detailoriented and flexible
- English is the primary language spoken in the kitchen but proficiency with verbal communication in Spanish is desirable
- Must be able to lift drag or push at least 30lbs bend stretch twist crouch squat or reach with body arms and/or legs
- Must be able to stand/walk for extended periods of time on varying surfaces
Additional Notes:
The use of Word Excel POS systems Email and timekeeping/HRIS systems is essential to this job function; proficiency with these programs is required.
Benefits:
- 403(b) Retirement plan with employer matching
- Employee recognition at 5 years of service
- Monthly employee events
- Employee referral program
- Onsite Library
- Discount on Public Event Tickets
- Discount in the Mount Vernon Shops
- Discount at the Mount Vernon Inn and Food Court Pavilion
- Free parking
- Health Vision and Dental insurance
- Short Term Disability Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Paid leave for Sick Time Vacation and Holidays
- Flexible spending account for medical care
Mount Vernon is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we are committed to building and retaining a team that represents a variety of skills experiences and perspectives. All employment decisions are based on business needs job requirements performance and qualifications without regard to race religion or belief national or ethnic origin gender/sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital or domestic partnership status veteran and military status family or parental status or any other status protected under federal state or local law. Mount Vernon will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
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