Executive Banquet Chef

We are looking for an experienced and creative Executive Banquet Chef to join our Classic Events Buffalo Banquet team. Classic Events is an upscale banquet company that operates Events @ the Foundry located at 1738 Elmwood Avenue . You must have proven success in the kitchen as a leader that can motivate and teach the kitchen staff with confidence and creativity. You will be responsible for meeting food and labor targets, managing all kitchen labor, creating and executing menus, maintaining quality food production and managing inventory and purchasing.

Executive Chef Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and direct all food preparation, from prep through service.
• Monitor the quality of all food production.
• Track, record, and maintain inventory stock including foods and kitchen supplies
• Plans, prepares and executes banquets and maintains catering menu quality standards
• Delegate daily tasks to kitchen staff; managing their progress throughout the day
• Oversee entire kitchen staff activity and ensure efficient work
• Ensures proper grooming and hygiene standards for all kitchen staff
• Order and inventory of all foods
• Ensures all equipment in the kitchen is properly maintained and in working order in accordance with health and safety standards.
• Oversee repairs of kitchen appliances.
• Designs and plating/presentation techniques for banquet dishes and displays.
• Determines pricing and accurate costings for menu items.
• Hire and train new kitchen staff.
• Work efficiently to resolve any problems that arise in the kitchen.
• Research and implement new culinary trends.
• Maintain a clean kitchen and abide by all state food safety and sanitation laws.
• Must be able to execute high volume production.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 5 years experience in high volume banquet facility
• Ordering and inventory of all food items for banquets
• Prep and Execution of events
• Hiring, training, and managing all kitchen staff
• Adhering to all safety and health requirements
• Ensuring food quality and consistency for all events
• Adhering to proper budgets and food costings
• Creating and pricing of menus
• Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
• Creating a team atmosphere for all employees

Classic Events Buffalo is a high-end banquet company located in the heart of Buffalo, NY operating Events @ the Foundry and offering off-premise catering. We host all types of events consisting of weddings, corporate events, fundraisers, showers, rehearsals business meetings and much more! We provide a variety of services for on-premise and off-premise events and can be viewed at www.classiceventsbuffalo.com for more information.

Salary : $73,000 - $80,000