SUMMARY: The Executive Chef must have strong culinary knowledge as well as technical and customer service skills. The Executive Chef is responsible for budget management, controlling food and labor costs to meet budget, managing and maintaining restaurant and banquet menus and maintaining safety and sanitation standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Adheres to and embraces company Food & Beverage mandated menu and purchasing programs.
• Assures recipe adherence is followed precisely for both Retail and Event.
• Maintains budgeted revenue, cost of sales, labor, supplies and operating cash flow relating to food operations.
• Reviews monthly profit and loss statements and acts on all variances.
• Plans, supervises and executes all banquet functions in conjunction with the operations and sales staff including supervision of the preparation and service of food and refreshments, as well as clean-up.
• Estimates food consumption and makes purchases as appropriate from the company-specified food program.
• Recruits, hires and retains best in class workforce with the assistance of the management team.
• Supervises, trains, develops and schedules staff.
• Assists in cooking and preparing food as necessary.
• Ensures that product quality, freshness and presentation always meet company standards.
• Completes facility walks each week for evaluation and action items.
• Facilitates and manages all kitchen equipment maintenance as well as local Department of Health (DOH) regulations by implementing and conducting Sanitation Audits and Cleaning Schedules.
• Interacts with client/customers on a daily/weekly basis.
• Ability to organize, maintain and complete company Checklists and SOP's .
• Ability to work varying shifts, weekends and holidays, as well as, extended workdays to support business needs.
• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead Cook(s), Cook(s), Dishwasher(s), Runner(s)

QUALIFICATIONS: Executive Chefs possess a highly developed sense of customer service and interpersonal skills including high integrity, respect for all individuals (customers, vendors, and employees), solid communication skills, strong critical and analytical thinking skills. Thorough working knowledge of POS register systems; experience utilizing word-processing, spreadsheets, inventory, internet and related PC based systems. Basic business math, accounting skills, and strong decision-making skills.  Chefs must be strong team players and people developers, possess a high level of profit and loss capability, and strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree or culinary degree preferred and a minimum of five years kitchen management experience in high-volume retail, entertainment, hospitality, or restaurant venue is required. Experience preparing catered events and presenting foods for special events desirable. Relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is also acceptable.  Current ServSafe certification required. ServSafe instructor certification or ability to be certified preferred.

With approximately 350 entertainment destinations spanning North America, our portfolio includes renowned brands like Bowlero, Lucky Strike, AMF, and the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA).  As a company, we are committed to diversity, dedicated to our guests, and devoted to making the work-life experience a joy for one another. When work is this much fun, it doesn't feel like work at all. Join our team of over 12,000 associates and experience the fulfillment of being part of the Bowlero family.

The approximate pay range for this position is $75,000- $85,000 yr. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position. 

Bowlero offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package which includes healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits.  Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position.  More details regarding benefits are available here: www.bowlerocorp.com/careers/benefits

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