Role description: The Regional Culinary Chef is responsible for overseeing and enhancing culinary operations across multiple locations in a designated region. The role involves developing and standardizing menus, ensuring high-quality food preparation and presentation, maintaining consistent culinary standards, and fostering the growth of culinary team.
Responsibilities: - Partner with Assistant Vice President of Culinary on recipe research, development, and execution to include LTO offerings and new menu implementation.
- Standardize recipes and food presentation across all locations in the region.
- Record, maintain, and updaterecipe database.
- Support large private events and other caterings, as needed.
- Create and manage BOH systems for locations in region.
- Control food COGS within budget.
- Control BOH labor costs within budget.
- Train and support culinary teams within region, including during new openings.
- Train BOH team on sanitation and safety standards, and ensure they are enforced.
- Travel regularly to regional locations to train and mentor BOH team and audit kitchen operations, hygiene, and safety standards.
Qualifications: - Experience as a Chef or Senior Culinary Manager, preferably in a multi-location or regional capacity.
- Background or experience in fine dining.
- Exceptional culinary skills, with a strong portfolio of creative and diverse dishes.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and best practices.
- Ability to travel within the region as required.
- Culinary degree or relevant certification preferred.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and balance competing priorities.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
The compensation range for this role is 100-120k (plus bonus).
This job posting is a general description of the types of responsibilities that are required of an individual in this job. It is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required for this job.
