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    Executive Chef - Santa Barbara, United States - Kastel Staffing

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    Executive Chef Santa Barbara

    Experience Level

    • Mid-senior

    Experience Required

    • 2 Years

    Education Level

    • Associate Degree

    Job Function

    • Management

    Job Description

    Overview

    Our client is seeking an Executive Chef in Santa Barbara, CA.

    Responsibilities

    • Full P&L Responsibility: Knowledge of financial reporting, food ordering, inventory, employee scheduling, menu development, point-of-sale systems, and marketing.
    • Staff Management: Work with assigned chef and supervisors to achieve goals and motivate staff to ensure high customer satisfaction.
    • Menu Development: Develop and grow the menu while managing and controlling food costs and offering high-quality service to residents.
    • Financial Oversight: Full financial oversight of the account, including budgeting and reporting.
    • Training and Leadership: Provide technical training, expertise, coaching, and leadership to the production team, working side by side as needed.
    • Customer Satisfaction: Create a positive customer service-driven environment, drive employee engagement, and customer satisfaction through strong leadership skills.
    • Client Integration: Integrate fully within our client's organization, becoming a trusted advisor with a customer service focus.
    • Compliance: Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and overall workplace safety standards.
    • Quality Standards: Meet or exceed our client's standards of operations.

    Qualifications

    • Passion for Culinary Arts: A desire for creativity and a strong production culinary background, ideally in a healthcare or retail setting.
    • Client Relationship: Ability to develop trust and build strong client relationships while meeting client expectations.
    • Team Supervision: Experience supervising a culinary team and exceptional human resource and supervisory/management skills.
    • Communication Skills: Exceptional professional communication skills.
    • Leadership Approach: A hands-on, innovative leadership approach to management.
    • Customer Service: A passion for high-level customer service and relationship-oriented management.
    • Decision-Making: Ability to work independently and make sound business decisions within company guidelines.
    • Multi-tasking: Ability to manage multiple priorities.
    • Financial Acumen: Strong financial acumen and experience managing a food service operations budget.
    • Compliance Knowledge: Knowledgeable in compliance with food safety, sanitation, and overall workplace safety standards.

    Position Summary

    • Culinary Leadership: Provides culinary leadership within a medium-sized unit, including menu planning, program execution, and staff management & training.
    • Catering Management: Manages the catering process from beginning through execution with internal and external clients.
    • Key Duties:
    • Implement & coordinate the culinary function.
    • Direct & train cooks & utility workers.
    • Ensure food preparation & production meets operational standards.
    • Manage catering & retail areas.
    • Ensure customer & client satisfaction.
    • Financial management, including food cost & labor management.
    • Manage food & physical safety programs.

    Basic Qualifications & Requirements

    • Education: Associate's Degree or equivalent experience.
    • Management Experience: 2 years.
    • Functional Experience: 2 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.
    • MUST HAVE:
    • Associate degree or equivalent experience.
    • 2 years work experience in food or culinary services.
    • Experience in financial reporting, food ordering, inventory, employee scheduling, and menu development.
    • Experience in food preparation & production.
    • Experience in managing catering & retail areas.
    • 2 Years of management experience.

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