Perched sixty stories above Lower Manhattan Manhatta serves seasonal inspired cooking and offers stunning views of New York City its bridges and waterways. Manhatta is a restaurant and fullservice event space from Danny Meyers Union Square Hospitality Group combining skyhigh views with downtoearth hospitality.
Who you are:
The Executive Chef drives operational excellence and ensures a superior guest experience through excellent food and Executive Chef partners with the General Manager and Director of Food and Beverage to set meet and exceed the businesss goals by ensuring alignment with the mission and goals of the business and the vision and core values of Union Square Hospitality Group. The Executive Chef must possess strong leadership skills a friendly yet competitive spirit and a passion for creating delicious food building highperforming teams and delivering hospitality to all stakeholders.
What youll do:
- Cultivate a culture of Enlightened Hospitality for all stakeholders that supports our business objectives and growth
- Build and lead a highperforming kitchen team and maintain excellence & hospitality throughout each days specific service periods
- Lead and coach the Sous Chef team in delivering consistent of food and timely flow of service through an effectively expedited service
- Continually enhance refine and update our culinary programming to maintain our standing as an industry leader
- Set the standard for all recipes products food preparations and food and hold the team accountable to meeting the restaurants specifications and commitment to culinary excellence and food safety
- Partner with the General Manager to foster a positive collaborative work environment for both the service and kitchen teams ensuring clear communication at all times
- Provide coaching and guidance to all team members ensuring that pathways for growth and development are attainable for all team members
- Consistently looks for internal and external opportunities to build our growing team in alignment with our goals of diversity inclusion and belonging
- Build trusting relationships with other USHG Leaders to foster communication collaboration support and sharing of best practices for wellinformed decisionmaking
- Act as a partner to Home Office departments leveraging subject matter expertise to ensure alignment and support rollouts training and communication of companywide initiatives
What we need from you:
- At least 8 years of significant culinary leadership experience in a highvolume and fastpaced environment
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications restaurant scheduling inventory and purchasing experience necessary
- English fluency and Spanish preferred but not required
- Ability to stand/walk for extended periods of time
What youll get from us:
- Total compensation (salary bonus potential) of $
- Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision insurance
- Paid Time Off to support you with an active life outside of work
- Paid Parental Leave
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Options (health care dependent care transit & parking)
- Employee Assistance Program to support overall mental wellbeing
- Exclusive access to primary care mental health and other healthcare services
- Annual dining credit and 51 dining discount throughout the USHG family of restaurants
- Matched 401(k) to help you invest in your future
- Access to the USHG HUGS Employee Relief Fund
The responsibilities outlined above are not exhaustive. This role may be required to take on other duties or projects as necessary to support organizational goals in alignment with their skills experience and the evolving needs of the business.
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