Chef de cuisine Details

Chef de cuisine

Rochester Institute of Technology - Rochester, NY

Employment Type : Full-Time

Chef de cuisine
5967BR
Finance & Administration
Aux-RIT Catering

Detailed Job Description
Here is what you will need to be successful in the job:

• Scheduled hours are based on business needs. Will require evenings and weekends as needed.
• Additionally, flexible scheduling/work hours may be required during break week, summer and intersession. In addition, large institute events may require additional hours (such as commencement (graduation) and Imagine RIT Festival).

Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent service in a friendly, sincere and courteous manner
• Lead non-exempt staff irelated to RIT Catering culinary support in full compliance with all food, occupational safety rules and regulations and customer service expectations.

Fiscal Management

• Ensure food cost viability for all RIT Catering events and affiliated programs through development and management of budgets based on realistic goals.
• Ensure all financial related tasks are completed in a timely and accurate manner.

Employee and Labor Management

• Provide leadership and direction to a non-exempt diverse culinary team. Develop and maintain a positive and collaborative working environment that promotes open communication, consistency, fairness and opportunities for continuous learning while achieving the vision and mission of the University.
• Responsible to all customers and co-workers to provide excellent service in a friendly, sincere and courteous manner.
• Plan, organize and supervise the daily Culinary operation of RIT Catering.
• Plan and approve production standards and guidelines as well as create menus and recipes and prepare the cuisine of a wide range of cultures all while promoting high quality standards
• Develops standard and seasonal menus, working in conjunction with production staff members
• Execute menus for high profile events and be available to speak with guests regarding the menu and ingredients utilized.
• Responsible for ordering and delegation of all food items for RIT Catering from RIT approved vendors. Orders should be based on menu management system recipes.
• Supervise time management system for all Culinary staff
• Serve as a Culinary resource to promote quality food services for all of RIT Dining
• Work with RIT Catering leadership team on development of annual operating budget with an emphasis on COGS ratios relation to food, pricing and equipment.

Department/College Description
About RIT Dining
Dining supports all meal plans both on campus and at select off campus locations. We are looking for a high energy team member that enjoys working in a busy environment serving customers. The successful candidate will need to be able to work with a diverse student work force which may include of deaf / hard of hearing, and internationals students. Hours would change for breaks, intersession and summer semester. This position may support serving from 1500 to over 3000 customers (faculty, staff and students) in any one location on a daily basis.
RIT Catering is RITs self-owned and operated catering department, offering full service catering for groups of 20 to over 1,000 people. Our menu options cover continental breakfasts, hot buffet breakfasts, meeting breaks, boxed lunches, sandwich platters, buffet lunches and dinners, served lunches and dinners, hors d'oeuvres, receptions, bar services and more.

Required Minimum Qualifications
Experience:

• 3-5 years supervisory experience
• Serve Safe and Allertrain certification, or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment
• Computers, printers, copiers, register machines, credit card machine, phone, scanners
• Point of Sale systems
• Menu management systems
• PC on windows based platform

Required Skills: Strong communication (verbal, written, interpersonal) skills and an ability to communicate effectively with a diverse constituency.
Strong time management, organizational and multi-tasking skills.
Good professional judgment and ability to independently make sound business decisions.
Skilled at addressing a variety situations and negotiating successful outcomes with a diverse group of stakeholders.
Works professionally, ethically and with integrity; uphold the vision, mission and core values of the University.
Possess a passion for food and knowledge of current food trends.
Experience managing multiple business lines.
Experience in performance management and development.
Operational knowledge of industrial kitchen equipment (dishwasher, oven, ventilation systems, etc.).
Operational experience with a variety of food service applications and computerized menu management systems. Ability to learn and adapt to new systems and applications as needed.
Knowledge of Kronos timekeeping software or similar system. Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays and be on-call as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Professional Area:
Employment Category: Fulltime
Staff Job Function: Wage Band:

Required Application Documents

How to Apply
In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number.
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Additional Details

Rochester Institute of Technology, the 10th largest private university in the U.S., is among the worlds leading technological universities. Its 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries are enrolled in over 200 academic programs, including 7 interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs. A pioneer in experiential education, RIT was the first to offer undergraduate degree programs in biotechnology, information technology, software engineering, and microelectronic engineering. As home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the university offers unparalleled academic opportunities and services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Founded in 1829, RIT has 115,000 alumni throughout the United States and around the world. RIT has been named by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the Great Colleges to Work For. RIT is a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation site, and is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples through the Upstate NY Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. For more information, visit www.rit.edu/overview/rankings-and-recognition and www.rit.edu.

As a member of the RIT community employees receive a well-balanced benefits package that offers a variety of choices and access to additional employment advantages. These benefits, combined with an employees pay, provide a total compensation package that can be tailored to meet your needs. More on RITs Benefits, Health & Wellness program can be found at: https://www.rit.edu/fa/humanresources/content/benefits-health-and-wellness

RIT does not discriminate. RIT is an equal opportunity employer that promotes and values diversity, pluralism, and inclusion. For more information or inquiries, please visit RIT/TitleIX or the U.S. Department of Education at ED.Gov

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