Executive Chef - Aventino's Italian Restaurant - Dulles International Airport

Responsibilities

• Oversee, monitor, and ensure effective BOH operations, including enforcement of consistent purchasing standards and tracking inventory to control food costs
• Motivate, mentor, and drive results across a diverse culinary workforce while upholding the APHG culture expectations
• Research, develop, and execute seasonal menu updates
• Develop and maintain vendor relationships to ensure product consistency and quality
• Develop and utilize culinary programming to drive sales and grow business with regard to financial goals
• Work a variety of days and shifts (including early mornings, late nights, and weekends)
• Frequently move and/or lift up to 50 pounds

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of progressive Chef experience leading chef-driven, high-volume, full-service restaurants, or 2 years of Executive Chef experience
• Strong financial acumen with the proven ability to oversee cost control, labor management, and bottom-line profitability
• Ability to lead and develop teams
• Understand and uphold proven BOH systems
• A self-starting, positive leadership mentality

Knowledge of a food/beverage-based business model

• Ability to analyze P&L and sales reports and take appropriate action
• Ability to select, train, and motivate associates
• Exceptional interpersonal skills

Language Skills

• Ability to read, write, and comprehend instructions; create correspondence and memos
• Ability to effectively communicate information individually and in group situations to customers, co-workers, and staff

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply reasonable understanding in carrying out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form

Physical Demands

• Must be able to communicate in verbal and written forms, and visually navigate through the unit
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to continuously stand and walk
• Use hands for lifting and carrying (0-30lbs.), including frequent reaching, grasping, pushing, and pulling; and stooping and bending

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job