Join our exciting expanding team at our chef-driven Hudson Yards Location! 

Our Executive Chef is responsible for overseeing, developing, and holding accountable all BOH, and Catering and Events employees. This role is also responsible for managing day-to-day restaurant operations, maintaining high restaurant standards and conditions, and fostering a positive environment.

Expectations of the Executive Chef

Finance:

• Develops and executes sales and profit plans in line with budgetary goals
• Ensures, and is accountable for, the profitability of the restaurant by growing sales and controlling the cost of
• Maintains and utilizes daily, weekly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting
• Ensures proper team member coverage per the needs of the business while maintaining target labor
• Oversees all cash management functions; maintains proper loss prevention standards, including reviewing cash handling procedures, deposits, and safe procedures.
• Reviews daily time punches for accuracy; addresses time clock abuse (clocking in early or late) via coaching.
• Oversees payroll processing weekly; provides final review and approval to all payroll
• Oversees ordering, GL management, and/or inventory for certain supplies.
• Assists in setting pricing and menu

 Operations:

• Opens or closes; completes opening or closing checklist, as
• Manages hourly employees in their daily responsibilities, providing clear, effective
• Prepares staff
• Able to perform all POS functions, including opening and closing procedures, comps, voids and transfers, and back-office administration (employee creation, menu management, etc.)
• Plans, executes and communicates all promotions and employee change information effectively and
• Conducts DOH walk-throughs multiple times per day when on duty to ensure DOH compliance; addresses all DOH violations immediately.
• Promotes and practices safe work habits, identifies and resolves potential safety hazards; Documents accidents, conducts initial investigation and determination of root cause of safety incidents in the interest of maintaining a safe work environment.
• Ensures that all team members are educated on our products and
• Ensures that all Company drink and food recipes and procedures are followed, maintaining the highest quality and consistent product standards.
• Approves any maintenance or repairs

Staff Management:

• Hires, trains, supervises, manages, coaches, counsels, and evaluates hourly
• Acts as a role model for outstanding service; continuously works to elevate service standards, and personally embodies hospitality in daily actions.
• Consistently monitors, coaches, and encourages management team and hourly service employees to meet the Company’s service
• Resolves team member or customer conflicts through our company compliant handling
• Makes postings for open positions and interview
• Identifies staffing, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training needs of qualified candidates; Facilitates on- going training and development of current staff; Coaches and counsels team members for improved performance, documenting developmental plans as necessary.
• Ensures that all team members are educated on Company products and
• Builds morale and team spirit by fostering a work environment where team members’ input is
• Creates and delivers periodic and effective performance

 Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates positive leadership characteristics that inspire team members to meet and exceed
• Polished personal presentation; grooming meets company standards, as outlined by Employee
• Communicates information effectively and
• Able to work nights, weekends, and holidays, and variable schedules, per the needs of the
• Ability to walk, stand, and/or bend continuously and for extended periods as required to perform essential job
• Ability to perform essential job functions under pressure, and maintain professionalism when working under
• Maintains general knowledge of location, transportation, management team,
• Ability to utilize traditional software programs such as Gmail, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), and any additional systems as needed; Ability to access and accurately input information using a moderately complex computer system.

• Participates in community events and meets the company's corporate social responsibility goals.
• Ensures that all staff are compliant with the Company’s policies and procedures, as well as city, state, and federal
• Attends and/or organizes mandatory meetings including staff meetings, leadership meetings,
• Maintains knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, and participating in professional
• Unpacks, stocks, & organizes all items in and around the restaurant to maintain the highest level of cleanliness possible throughout the restaurant pre-opening & after.
• Performs all other related and compatible duties as assigned by the Owner.
• Adheres to all HR policies and

 Physical Demands  

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a manager to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the manager is regularly required to stand for long periods, use hands and fingers, communicate verbally, and hear. The manager is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, taste, and smell. The manager is also occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and either lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.