TRAVELING EXECUTIVE CHEF - NY/NJ

Traveling Executive Chef - NY / NJ

Job Category : FOOD AND BEVERAGE Requisition Number : TRAVE003852 Showing 1 location Job Details

Description

Who We Are :

Thompson Hospitality is the nations largest minority-owned food and facilities management company. Our services include hospitality, full dining and quick service restaurants, campus dining, diversity consultation, facility operations and maintenance management.

We are a family-run organization with more than twenty-five years providing services built on our core mission to provide a positive experience to every relationship we are involved in : one guest, one client, one team member at a time.

As a fast growing company, we have a growth plan to more than double in size over the next three years. We are looking for team members who are interested in developing their careers to the next level while joining our team of over 4,000 employees, serving clients in over 40 states to include more than 1.

9 million guests each year. Thompson Hospitality focuses on three core areas in everything we do :

• Purpose
• Give back to our communities
• Celebrate diversity
• People
• Do the right thing
• Treat people the way you want to be treated
• Always do your best
• Be accountable for our actions
• Performance
• Serve the highest quality food
• Provide world-class service
• Maintain flexibility to better serve our clients

Competitive Benefits :

• Health / Dental / Vision
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k), matched up to 4%
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Pet Insurance
• Discounts : Hotels, Travel, Tickets, Restaurants
• Employees and their relatives are eligible for a free meal plan at any of our HBCU client locations while they are attending school

Working as the Traveling Executive Chef, you will be responsible for overseeing kitchen operations while maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment for the staff.

You will prepare or direct the preparation of meals in accordance with corporate programs and guidelines. This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, entrepreneurial Culinary professional.

Key Responsibilities :

• Plans regular and modified cultural menus according to established guidelines
• Ensures the Thompson Hospitality diversity program is being performed within all operations
• Follows standardized recipes, portioning and presentation standards. Completes and utilizes daily production worksheets.

Tastes completed meals to ensure quality

• Trains kitchen staff in food preparation, safe handling, operation of equipment, food safety and sanitation based on Company and regulatory standards
• Provide support to new contract openings, and conduct associate orientation training
• Create monthly menus for cultural celebrations example, Black History Month, Asian Heritage Month and Hispanic Heritage Month
• Conduct guest Chef Tables at client accounts
• Responsible for conducting monthly cooking classes
• Responsible for visiting an account and monitoring safety and sanitation standards
• Complies with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through local health department and third-party audits
• Participates and attends departmental meetings, staff development, and professional programs, as appropriate

Preferred Qualifications :

• B.S. Degree in Culinary Arts, Food Services Technology / Management / or related field; or A.O.S. Degree in Culinary Arts or culinary certificate and required experience
• Minimum of three to five years of progressive culinary / kitchen management experience, depending upon formal degree or training
• Extensive catering experience a plus
• High volume, complex foodservice operations experience - highly desirable
• Institutional and batch cooking experiences
• Hands-on chef experience a must
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation
• Must be experienced with computers; to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point), Outlook, E-mail and the Internet

ServSafe certified - highly desirable

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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3-5 years : Culinary / Kitchen Management

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