Assistant Development Chef
QUALIFICATIONS
3 years experience as a Chef de Cuisine or Executive Chef
- Background in Culinary Management or Food Science.
- High personal and professional standards.
- Comfortable working traditional office hours with the ability to travel as needed
- Strong communication skills.
- Capable of being a clear and effective communicator with good presentation and teaching skills.
- Theoretical understanding and practical application of culinary principles
- Understanding of basic principles of food science with a seek to understand mentality.
- Strong financial acumen as it relates to restaurant operations.
- Proficient in food costing yield analysis labor efficiency and financial reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to take direction formulate a plan and execute that plan with limited supervision.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identification and presentation of opportunities to optimize recipes products or procedures.
- Ability to develop product from concept stage to .
- Gathering of market information and research materials for use in the development phase.
- Develop recipes workflows and SOPs to facilitate implementation of new menu initiatives into restaurant operations.
- Establishes controls to minimize food and supply waste
- Regular audit of unitlevel of food initiatives providing feedback and solutions for improvement.
- Advise on selection of ingredients and application of processes.
- Conduct formal and informal tasting presentations for Executive Leadership
- Lead or assist in culinary learning sessions for internal teams
- Broad operational understanding and experience with a blend of innovation and creativity to be able to operationalize ideas across all restaurants