Head Chef (C&M)

Boston Beer Company•Rehoboth Beach, DE

12h•$62,000 - $114,000

About The Position

We are currently hiring a Head Chef in Rehoboth Beach, DE at Chesapeake & Maine. Creates world-class food to complement our world-class beer. Provides leadership, coaching, development, and oversight to all kitchen staff. Runs an orderly, highly functional, and financially sound kitchen minimizing waste, controlling labor, creating accurate budgets and costs, and monitoring/maintaining all equipment in good working order. Champions, preserves, and supports a safe, clean, and sanitary working environment for coworkers, vendors, and guests.

Requirements

4yr bachelor's degree (Culinary/Hospitality)
5+ years of culinary/executive chef experience leading a high-volume, dynamic kitchen
More significant career experience may replace all or part of the undergraduate requirement

Responsibilities

Creates world-class food through menu creation, planning and exceptional culinary execution
Fosters positive working relationships and good communication both within the kitchen team as well as amongst other restaurant teams
Enforces and adheres to all safety regulations as required by the position and the company’s safety program
Enforces and adheres to all sanitation initiatives as required by the position and the company’s sanitation program; ensures that all checklists are completed within prescribed timeframes
Provides leadership, coaching, and oversight for entire culinary staff
Ensures the excellence of the back-of-house teams by hiring and guiding chefs and other back of house leaders, creating consistent and enriching work experiences for all positions in the organization, and developing and maintaining excellent and effective training programs for all culinary staff
Responsible for monitoring costs, budgets, and inventory
Oversight of special restaurant and brewery events (beer dinners and weddings)