Executive Head Chef

Full job description

The Irishman is a startup business. Initially consisting of one food truck serving authentic

traditional Irish foods, bringing the taste of Ireland to California. Our mission is to nourish people

through culture and hospitality. Responsibilities include but are not limited to initial business

process set up to the full hands-on of day-to-day operations, staff management and ensuring

the highest quality food is produced. This role will be responsible for overseeing and defining

work planning and product allocation needs while maintaining food safety standards and

supporting training of the team. This role takes complete ownership of tasks including sourcing

and placing ingredient orders, creating prep lists and menu creation.

The role supports the mission by upholding quality and safe food services to enhance the

productivity and morale of the workforce while ensuring the staff is performing to company

standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 Work with leadership to help promote the business

 Source cost effective ingredients

 Build lasting relationships with suppliers

 Work with leadership to plan services, menus, and production

 Set and enforce standards of kitchen operation

 Fill in at cooking stations as needed

 Monitor quality and consistency of food products

 Maintain clean and safe workstations

 Monitor cleaning of kitchen equipment and work areas

 Facilitate effective communication of team

 Write and plan menus; create prep list, and place orders

 Play a key role in training all staff

 Enforce proper food safety practices with staff

 Coordinate and enhance time management for team

 Support ongoing staff development

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

 Culinary degree and 7+ years industry experience; or 10+ years of food services

industry experience in lieu of a degree

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

 Proficient in all Irish recipes and cooking methods, sauce making, and meat and

vegetable preparations

 Leadership experience

 Experience in a commercial environment

 Experience with batch cooking or high-volume operations

 Advanced knife skills and knowledge of kitchen equipment

 Strong time management skills

 Excellent written and verbal communication skills

 Experienced with Microsoft word, excel, and outlook

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

 Must be fully verse with authentic traditional Irish recipes

 Customer service/guest interaction experience

 Ability to write menus, prep lists, and create orders effectively

 Ability to carry large heavy items unassisted (up to 25 lbs.)

 Ability to stand for long periods of time – up to 8 hours a day

 Must be able to work all shifts and be available for overtime and weekends

 Ability to perform frequent bending, stooping, and lifting of objects

 Must participate in internal leadership and development training

 Must have or be able to obtain manager level food safety certification