Are you a dynamic and energetic culinary professional capable of providing our guests with an exceptional dining experience? Our established catering company seeks a skilled chef who can create & cook innovative menus and dishes, supervise all food leaving the kitchen, and ensure health and safety requirements are followed. Apply now if you're ready to bring your passion for food to our fantastic team!
This is be hourly position with possibility of becoming salaried based on performance. You will also assist with our Restaurant in Longmont as needed, so you must have Restaurant line cooking as well as Restaurant management experience. Including you, we will have 2 chefs who will manage catering and restaurant operations. You must be comfortable commuting to both Longmont and Broomfield locations. Hourly wage range is inclusive of catering tips and restaurant kitchen fee.
Responsibilities
Lead, Assist and Oversee the preparation, portioning, garnishing, presentation, and safe storage of food 1 or more simultaneous catering events and tastings
Maintain high standards of quality, flavor, and presentation for all the dishes being prepared
Perform weekly inventory, maintain optimal Inventory Levels
Make Restaurant Depot trip or local grocery store trips if needed
Participate in weekly BEO meetings for events and tastings
Help Create/Improve Menus - specifically local/seasonal/organic/Gluten Free/Vegan/Vegetarian
Help minimize overtime of hourly employees to and maximize their utilization
Help Keep food cost low and minimize wastage due to over-ordering and over-production
Follow waste, compost, recycle guidelines and processes we have setup in our kitchen
Ensure that all kitchen equipment is accounted for
Follow, create, and improve processes
Ensure that kitchen, equipment, and storage facilities are sanitary, neat, and organized
Ensure all kitchen equipment is fully functional and you will take care of whatever needs to be done to make it happen. It could mean taking care of it yourself (e.g., cleaning up ice machine or expresso machine), it could mean having backup cooking equipment, it could mean preventive maintenance, it could mean contacting servicing companies to get it repaired
Help with Off-site Catering
Document Recipes and create/generate shopping list based on the documented Recipes and what is in stock. Ordering accuracy is very important to prevent multiple grocery store trips
Be open to criticism. We are in the service business and all our feedback or criticism will be to serve that purpose
Be a good mentor to elevate everyone's skills, cross train kitchen employeesandutilizing their strengths
Represent us in trade shows and weddings shows if needed
Always maintain a professional demeanor – especially in front of clients and vendors
Comply with all federal, state, and local regulations
Required Skills And Experience
At least 20 years of Combined Full-Time Restaurant and Catering Experience
At Least 10years of high-volume food production experience
At least 10years of Cooking Experience in diverse cuisines spanning all continents
At Least 5years of menu development and costing experience
Must be highly skilled at preparing sauces and dressings
Advanced Knife Handling and Chopping/Grilling skills
Excellent Presentation skills (plates, platters, buffet)
Ability to deal with high pressure situations
Must be creative and resourceful e.g. when ingredients and resources aren't available or to repurpose existing items and ingredients
Must have a innate sense of flavors and spices to be able to create cross-cultural dishes and combine diverse ingredients in a unique way to create new and distinctive menu items and specials
Tech savvy and be able to utilize technology for various aspects of your job including but not limited to Microsoft office, Scheduling, Recipe Costing, Inventory
Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with customers and coworkers
Possesses a strong work ethic and have high attention to detail
Proficient with health and safety rules and regulations
Excellent communication skills
Job Requirements
Must be prepared to work early mornings, late nights, weekends, long hours
Liftand transport up to 50 lbs.
Frequently reaches, lifts, stoops, bends, and cleans to maintain service area
Walks and stands during entire shift
MUST have a valid Driver's License
Possible job hazards include, but are not limited to; slips, trips, falls, burns, cuts and strains
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