Chef - JOEY DTLA

About the role

The Head Chef position at JOEY Restaurants is a full-time role with an annual salary range of $100,000.00 - $140,000.00. The pay range may vary based on work experience and other objective factors.

Responsibilities

• Support your team in the preparation of all ingredients and food products to fulfill prep lists, par levels, and recipe standards.
• Utilize various preparation and cooking methods to ensure the quick, precise creation of our menu items in accordance with JOEY recipes.
• Wash, chop, cut, grill, roast, sauté, fry, etc., coordinating with other stations as needed.
• Maintain prep and cooking areas in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner.
• Ensure clean, organized, and maintained refrigerators, cooler drawers, ovens, preparation, and dry storage areas, etc.
• Train partners on the instructions and guidelines for safe usage of kitchen equipment and cleaning compounds.
• Report on equipment problems and maintenance issues immediately.
• Fulfill recruitment needs, impact positive candidate experiences, and select and retain your team.
• Support your team in training and development of technical knowledge and world-class execution of JOEY tasks and standards.
• Communicate daily focus and feedback to partners.
• Manage in-store budgets, food costs, and labor.
• Impact the delivery of Iconic Hospitality and coach the kitchen team as needed to fulfill experience standards for our guests.
• Follow all food service and handling safety precautions and procedures.

Requirements

• 3+ years culinary experience (or equivalent if high potential).
• Valid local and/or state Food Handler and California Responsible Beverage Service certifications.
• Possess a passion for hospitality and a proven track record of creating world-class hospitality experiences.
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
• Able to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time; frequent bending, reaching, and stretching; repetitive manual tasks; and lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• Successful employees at JOEY are genuine, warm, and caring.
• Value honesty and conduct themselves with integrity.
• Comfortable providing and receiving feedback to achieve personal growth and performance excellence.
• Natural problem solvers with an insatiable desire to positively impact individual and team execution.
• Passionate about quality and professionalism.
• Possess exceptional relationship building and communication skills.
• Encourage healthy and supportive competition within their team.
• Exude confidence, humility, and respect.
• Take pride in presenting a professional appearance and demeanor.