Head Chef

At Eureka! we make people feel good and feel alive through our shared values of Energy, Discovery, Community. Eureka! is an expression of delight in finding, discovering, or solving something and this exclamation of joy starts with you. 

Our values driven culture is full of passionate people serving those hungry to discover a local blend of America’s best. Many of our guests are joining us for the items they crave or offerings they wish to explore. Our aim is to attract and hire talent that provides an enthusiastic experience for all our guests while being a great co-worker for their teammates.

If this sounds like you, keep reading!

THE PERKS!:

• Competitive Salary (90-100k anual)
• Weekly Pay
• Quarterly Bonus Incentive
• Fun & Fast Paced Environment
• Company contests that include experiential trips to exciting beverage and food destinations.
• Growth Opportunities - We promote 65% from within
• Management Development
• Benefits that include access to medical, dental and vision coverage (Full Time)
• Employee Assistance Program - focusing on mental health providing licensed counseling, community support and much more

Purpose of the Position

Promote the values and culture of Eureka! through professional leadership of your employees. This is an exempt position that reports directly to the Regional Operations Manager and indirectly to others in corporate management.

Job Description

• Financial operations: Achieve restaurant objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions; Effective use of schedule templates
• Cost control: Review portion control and quantities of food preparation; minimize food, paper (non-food goods) and labor waste; execute accurate inventories on a regular basis.
• Litigation control: Avoid legal challenges by conforming to Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC) regulations; federal, state, county and city codes, laws and regulations; and landlord lease requirements
• Safety/Sanitary standards: Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; comply with all safety/sanitary legal regulations; develop and implement disaster plans; maintain security and sprinkler systems; maintain parking lot, walkways and exits.
• Ambiance control: Maintain restaurant ambiance by controlling restaurant lights, light dimmers, background music; proper table set up with table tents, sugar caddies, silverware; monitoring proper temperature on thermostat and window doors open/closed; live music setup and maintenance
• Continuing education: Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining professional networks, and participating in professional organizations.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Position requires prolonged standing, bending, stooping, twisting, lifting products and supplies weighing, and repetitive hand and wrist motion; working with and around hot, cold, and hazardous equipment in a fast paced and congested environment that will occasionally be loud, hot, and/or physically demanding.

At-Will Statement & Job Description Disclaimer: This position is at-will. Managers have the right to resign at any time, for any reason, with or without notice, with or without cause. Likewise, Eureka! has the right to terminate employment at any time, for any reason, with or without notice, with or without cause. This at-will employment relationship will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any changes that may occur in position, title, pay or other terms or conditions of my employment with Eureka! This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. Nonessential functions of the job may be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS:
● 4-5 years of experience in a high-volume leadership role in a full-service kitchen environment.
● Demonstrated knowledge of local state and federal Health and Safety laws and regulations.
● Strong knowledge and understanding of P&L, Budgeting and Inventory.
● Strong communication skills (verbal, non-verbal, and electronic)
● Serve Safe Certified