Verizon Sales Consultant

Job Description

The Executive Chef position provides leadership for the culinary teams in restaurant, catering, and corporate service business lines. This leader must have demonstrated capabilities in casual & fine dining, event/banquet management and employee/team training & development. Daily client and customer contact may be required.This position will support the Land’s End Resort, a 117-room hotel, in Homer, AK.

Responsibilities

• Lead, train and develop culinary team members for multiple contracts in all business lines.
• Demonstrate flexibility in working environment, including the ability to plan and organize workload effectively to achieve timely, desired results.
• Create Signature Restaurant & Catering Menus
• Demonstrate ability to develop, implement, maintain, and supervise proper recipe & culinary consistency for all concepts.
• Compliance with NMS Policies, Processes & Systems. Train culinary team and accept accountability for culinary team for all NMS Policies, Processes & Systems.
• Measure the performance of assigned goals.
• Establish and implement an organized system of supervision & operating procedures.
• Direct a high-quality, cost-effective dining operation.
• Demonstrate extensive procurement excellence, including maintaining strong vendor relationships & compliance with NMS procurement policies.
• Champion a Client/Customer First approach and lead the way in all situations.
• Assume accountability should any assigned responsibilities fail to comply with applicable regulations or sound business practices.
• Ensure all required preparation, delivery, setup, service & breakdown are properly & efficiently executed.
• Promote & accept accountability for compliance with NMS Physical and HACCP ServSafe Food Safety Programs.
• Actively pursue the goal of zero accidents in the workplace.
• Establish a safe work environment for employees through constant vigilance by performing safety audits, inspections, conducting safety training and maintaining on-going communication with employees.
• Ensure all team members participate in daily safety discussions / trainings.
• Develop a team that excels in responding to and exceeding the needs of clients and customers.
• Maintain excellent client and employee communications and relations to continuously improve the quality of provided services, resolve problems, & facilitate the acceptance & implementation of new services.
• Direct, schedule training, supervise, lead, evaluate, coach, & develop assigned team members to keep them informed & motivated.
• Ensure the responsibility, authority, & accountability of all assigned employees are defined and understood.
• Actively recruit, train & develop NANA shareholders.
• Develop, maintain & approve administrative tasks such as budget development, operational reports, cost analysis or records, payroll, HR accountability, financial activities, work schedules, etc.
• Consistently demonstrate professional skills in efficiently carrying out assigned activities, using all forms of communications, including change management, employee development, problem solving while maintaining open communication.
• Periodically physically perform high volume food production & preparation duties/fills in for absent employees.
• Perform inventory and quality control tasks & inspection checklists.
• Create, monitor, and review business reports – key performance indicators, sales, inventory, budget, etc.
• Directly supervise assigned supervisors and employees. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints & resolving problems.
• Other related duties may also be assigned. 

Qualifications

• Must have a High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Must have at least four (4) years of experience as an Executive Chef in high volume settings, including strong catering/banquet skills.
• Must have three (3) years of restaurant experience in a high-end/high volume environment.
• The ability to operate basic office equipment and software programs up to and including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.
• ServSafe Certified Manager Certificate.
• TAPS Certification required.
• Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.
• Position requires a valid Driver’s License and an acceptable driving record for the past three (3) years to be eligible under NMS’ vehicle insurance. This includes no DUI convictions in the past five (5) years.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference will be given to the candidate with a minimum of four (4) years of consecutive employment in a similar operation with comparable responsibilities.
• Documented scratch baking experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in culinary arts.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Weather: Indoors: environmentally controlled; requires most or all work to be done inside.

Noise level: Moderate to loud.

Description of environment: This is a commercial kitchen in a hotel setting.

Physical requirements: Employee is required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk/hear, see, taste/smell, and carry weight/lift.

Travel: None

 

Competencies

NMS Core Values

Safety guides our behavior.

Honesty and integrity govern our activities.

Commitments made will be fulfilled.

All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

The environment will be protected and sustained.