Executive Chef – Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop
Full time @Na Hoaloha Ekolu in Restaurant / Food Services Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 22899
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Career Level Executive
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Experience 5 Years
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Qualifications Open
Job Description
Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop offers what we like to call glorified grandma food! Open 7 days a week and located in Olowalu, Maui, we take a unique approach to many classic or traditional favorites. We are seeking a highly motivated individuals to join our team! We offer a great working environment with excellent benefits to those who share our values, principles and the spirit of Aloha.
Our Performance Expectations are:
- The Executive Chef is responsible for the creative menu direction for their hui along with providing a story board with each special to assist in understanding our product
- Oversees and participates in the training and performance of the culinary team in terms of consistency, quality and technique
- Works with Food & Beverage Team to recognize menu editing opportunities based on sales and menu engineering
- Updates Food Track recipes as needed
- Attends and participates in pre-shifts regularly to educate FOH and BOH staff on menu and special items
- Provides leadership that inspires teamwork, generates energy, enthusiasm, and drives results
- Has a reputation for excellent relationships with customers, vendors, floor, kitchen staff and community
- Must design, implement, and to continuously improve the systems and procedures that lead to success
- Establishes and maintains good communication and a positive influence with Restaurant Managers, Front of House employees and Back of the House staff
- Maintains Health & Safety standards while training and working with teams
- Maintains and leads Dept of Health Sanitation practices
- Actively contributes to DOR boards, and promotes with staff
- Follows accounting department’s expectations for timeliness and procedural accuracy
- Can complete assigned and self-assigned tasks within designated timeline
- Fosters a culture that relies on passports as training, and advancement tools.
The Success Patterns for this position are:
- Inspires enthusiasm!
- Creative
- Can engineer menu based on hui brand, sales potential, cost, and presentation
- Culinary experience in a management role required with a minimum of 3 years
- Has an appreciation for and working knowledge of tasty food
- Has experience in the training and development of staff members
- Is self-directed and able to work independently, as well as be an integral member of a team
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Required to work holidays, weekends, events, and other peak periods of the restaurant business
Successful Candidates will have the following Personal Characteristics:
- Leadership style consistent with Hoaloha team management
- An outgoing personality who can create and build energy around them
- Passionate about great food and great service
- Excellent planning, organization, and coordination skills
- Comfortable making decisions and problem solving
- High level of interest in learning about food, people, and business
- Possesses strong interpersonal skills and can work easily with diverse people and groups
We offer an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, drug, 401(k) with up to 4% company match, PTO upon qualifying, Aflac, flexible spending account, employee meals, discounts and much more!
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