Head Chef

JOEY Restaurants

$100K — $140K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years culinary experience preferred, less may be considered based on potential
  • Valid local and/or state Food Handler certifications required
  • Strong passion for hospitality and proven service excellence
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Physical capability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand, walk, and perform repetitive tasks

Responsibilities

  • Lead your team in food preparation to meet quality standards
  • Prepare menu items using various cooking methods according to restaurant recipes
  • Maintain clean and organized food preparation areas
  • Train team members on kitchen equipment safety and maintenance
  • Oversee recruitment efforts and ensure a positive candidate experience
  • Support team training and development for high standards
  • Communicate daily goals and feedback to team members
  • Manage labor budgets and food costs effectively
  • Ensure adherence to food handling safety protocols
  • Coach the kitchen team to exceed guest experience standards

Benefits

  • Career development and growth opportunities
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
  • Discounted employee meals during shifts
  • 10% discount for employees and guests at all JOEY locations
  • Discounts at partner clothing retailers
  • Referral bonus program
  • Participation in sales competitions with rewards
  • Paid vacation and sick leave
Full Job Description
Annual Salary Range

$100000.00 - $140000.00 per year

Actual salary offer within the listed range may vary based on work experience and other objective factors. The pay range for this position is subject to change and may be modified in the future, in compliance with applicable laws.

As a Head Chef, you will directly contribute to the overall success of a multi-million-dollar restaurant and its people. In this role, you are responsible for leading your team's deliverables and providing our guests with memorable, consistent, and iconic culinary experiences. You will manage labor budgets, maintain a pristine restaurant environment, and ensure the highest quality products. As a coach and mentor, you will motivate and inspire those around you to directly impact their continuous learning, growth, and development.

Duties
  • Support your team in the preparation of all ingredients and food products to fulfill prep lists, par levels, and recipe standards.
  • Utilize various preparation and cooking methods to ensure the quick, precise creation of our menu items in accordance with JOEY recipes. Wash, chop, cut, grill, roast, sauté, fry, etc. Coordinate with other stations as needed.
  • Maintain prep and cooking areas in a clean, sanitary and safe manner.
  • Ensure clean, organized, and maintained refrigerators, cooler drawers, ovens, preparation, and dry storage areas, etc.
  • Train partners on the instructions and guidelines for safe usage of kitchen equipment and cleaning compounds. Report on equipment problems and maintenance issues immediately.
  • Fulfill recruitment needs, impact positive candidate experiences, and select and retain your team.
  • Support your team in training and development of technical knowledge and world-class execution of JOEY tasks and standards.
  • Communicate daily focus and feedback to partners.
  • Manage in-store budgets, food costs, and labor.
  • Impact the delivery of Iconic Hospitality and coach the kitchen team as needed to fulfill experience standards for our guests.
  • Follow all food service and handling safety precautions and procedures.

Basic Qualifications
  • 3+ years culinary experience (If you have high potential but less experience, we still want to meet you!).
  • Must have or be able to obtain valid local and/or state Food Handler certifications.
  • Possess a passion for hospitality and a proven track record of creating world-class hospitality experiences.
  • Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
  • Be able to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time; frequent bending, reaching, and stretching; repetitive manual tasks; and lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Successful employees at JOEY are genuine, warm, and caring.
  • They value honesty and conduct themselves with integrity.
  • They are comfortable providing and receiving feedback to achieve personal growth and performance excellence.
  • They are natural problem solvers with an insatiable desire to positively impact individual and team execution.
  • They are passionate about quality and professionalism.
  • They possess exceptional relationship building and communication skills.
  • They encourage healthy and supportive competition within their team.
  • They exude confidence, humility, and respect.
  • They take pride in presenting a professional appearance and demeanor.

Benefits
  • Career development, education, and growth opportunities.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, medical reimbursement plan, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for benefit-eligible partners.
  • Discounted employee shift meals.
  • 10% discount for self and guests on all food and beverages when visiting any JOEY location.
  • Discounted clothing retailer partnerships.
  • Referral bonus program.
  • Sales competitions and rewards.
  • Paid vacation.
  • Paid sick leave.

Join our team!

If you're looking for a place to meet your potential, we'd like to meet you. Roll up your sleeves... YOUR journey starts here.

Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible schedule
  • Disability insurance

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