Job Description
Annual Hiring Range: $70,000 to $75,000
Benefits
· Paid time off
· 401k, with company match
· Company sponsored life insurance
· Medical, dental, vision plans
· Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance
· Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans
· Employee Assistance Program
· Commuter benefits
· Employee Discounts
· Free hot healthy meals for unit operations roles
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for ensuring food specifications and labor objectives meet all Company and customer requirements
• Supervises department for quality and quantity; ensures items are produced and dated according to specification, and coding system is adhered to correctly (i.e. - FDA, USDA, HAACP and other governmental regulations)
• Keeps account of attendance, sets up paperwork, sets up each shift and assigns employees to specified sections (schedule optimization)
• Orders raw material from storeroom and produces extra meals at last minute as needed
• Prepares daily production sheet and assigns tasks to employees; works with and directs employees through the use of the production sheet and passenger counts
• Responsible for all food items after requisitioning them from the storeroom; training and recurrent training of all employees on proper procedures of preparation
• Ensures safety procedures are adhered to; maintain cleanliness through shift to ensure quality product
• Manages daily production of hot and/or cold kitchens for quality and consistency
• Ensures compliance with company Wage & Hour policy, including ensuring employees get the rest & meal breaks and ensuring company processes are followed.
• Trains and monitors employees on proper work procedures to ensure maximum productivity with minimum labor and food expenses.
• Monitors daily manpower planning and schedules employees.
• Responsible for employee retention and reducing employee turnover.
• Responsible for coaching, counseling and preparing corrective actions for employees in compliance with the applicable union/collective bargaining agreement(s).
• Reviews and ensures employees in chain of command are in correct cost centers and correct job titles.
• Reviews and ensures union represented employees’ pay rates are correct based on wage scales and seniority.
• Employee must complete all company required training including but not limited to ServSafe
• Compliance with all company required policies, procedures and processes including but not limited to required training
Education:
• Associates degree in the Culinary Arts or a Culinary Arts certification preferred.
Work Experience:
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience as a Chef and/or Sous Chef required.
• Minimum 7 years of experience as a cook required.
• Previous supervisory experience working in a high volume, manufacturing, food production, restaurant or catering environment preferred.
• In-flight catering experience or experience in a high-volume food service environment preferred.
Job Skills:
• Ability to cook meals according to detailed specifications.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Must have strong and effective leadership skills, and the ability to successfully manage a team of cooks.
• Current or previous labor relations experience is a plus, but not required.
• Candidate must be comfortable with all levels of employees and have the ability to drive positive program change.
• Ability to train others required.
• Must have the ability to give negative and positive feedback to employees on a daily basis.
• Excellent time management skills required.  Ability to handle multiple tasks without losing focus on priorities.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication and leadership skills required.
• Must be innovative and have the ability to make changes to the operation as needed to further improve the work environment and unit performance.
• Experience with menu design a plus.
• Basic computer skills required.  Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products preferred.
Technical Skills:(Certificates, Licenses and Registration)
• ServSafe Certified is preferred.
Language / Communication Skills:
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish is a plus.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Food provided
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
Shift:
• Day shift
• Morning shift
Education:
• Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
• Cooking: 7 years (Required)
• Kitchen management: 3 years (Required)
• Japanese cuisine: 3 years (Preferred)
• Chinese cuisine: 3 years (Preferred)
Language:
• Mandarin (Preferred)
• Japanese (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
• Dallas, TX 75261 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
• Dallas, TX 75261: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person