Private Chef
Company: VA Enterprises
Location: Grand Rapids
Posted on: May 26, 2023
Job Description:
ID: 1051Location: Grand Rapids, MIDepartment: Private
HouseholdWe recruit only the best and take pride in providing the
highest level of service to our clients. Our employees contribute
value in a team-based environment, with opportunities for
professional growth and fulfillment. This full-time,
salaried/exempt position is responsible for utilizing a deep
passion and inventive approach to ensure a stunning culinary
experience to the principals and their guests.
Reporting relationship: Manager of Domestic Services
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Culinary:
- Prepare and present meals, including appetizers, soups,
entrees, sides, breads, fresh-baked desserts, snacks, and
beverages, keeping presentation in mind.
- Ensure promptness, freshness, quality, and variety of
dishes.
- Research and prepare diverse menus for Principals' review,
incorporating preferences, dietary restrictions, and seasonal
changes; ensure repetition is minimal.
- Maintain journal of menu choices and preferences to ensure
variety and reduce repetition.
- Research and implement new techniques and ingredients.
- Shop for groceries, beverages, and kitchen supplies;
proactively maintain adequate inventory.
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with local
vendors, artisans, and retailers.
- Maintain food and beverage products "in date" and discard
expired items.
- Prepare fresh, high quality, "to go" meals on occasion.
Cleaning and Sanitation:
- Maintain clean and sanitary chef kitchen and chef pantry,
ensuring the highest health, sanitation, safety, and food storage
standards, including categorizing and label dating all
food.
- Conduct daily cleaning of surfaces, sweep and mop floors as
needed and after meal service.
- Maintain non-work surface stainless in a polished
condition.
- Conduct daily and deep cleaning of stove, oven, fryer, ice
machine, sinks, microwave, refrigerators, freezers, exhaust hood
and chef's dishwashers.
- Empty and clean interior of trash bins daily as
needed.
- Keep pantry, shelves, cold storage, freezers, drawers, kitchen
cupboards, and counters clean and organized in family and chef
kitchens.
Service:
- Coordinate table settings, serve ware, and meal service themes
with House Manager.
- Provide meal service, clearing, and clean up with or in the
absence of other staff.
- Work with House Manager and staff to coordinate special dinner
parties, events, and special occasions.
Other:
- Create exciting flavor combinations with an awareness of the
highest quality ingredients.
- Superfood knowledge and health awareness a plus.
- Understanding of food sourcing in its purest form.
- Deep knowledge of organic products, balancing carbohydrates,
proteins, and fats.
- Prepare high quality and tasty smoothies and smoothie
bowls.
- Experience with vegetarian and vegan recipes and
options.
- Provide principals and staff with written and verbal
instructions on how to prepare meals when absent.
- Skilled at portion control to minimize waste and control
budget.
- Stay abreast of food trends, cooking techniques and recipe
research.
- Value quality over quantity.
- Efficiently communicate with other staff; attentively listen,
accept direction, ask questions, work well with others, and
demonstrate a desire to be part of a team.
- Ensure services are performed at the highest level of quality
and hospitality.
- Ability to handle constructive criticism in order to grow,
learn and improve.
- Arrive to work timely; fully utilize opportunities during
downtimes to conduct research, recipe preparation, menu creation,
clean and organize, and perform other administrative
responsibilities.
- Assist with seasonal and crucial duties of manager and other
staff.
- Produce, track and manage expense reports, paying close
attention to and controlling budget within given
restraints.
- Complete other projects as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Culinary experience required, including preparation and
presentation of diverse foods and styles.
- Culinary degree or educational track highly desired.
- Exceptional knowledge of household table etiquette, service,
and entertaining protocol.
- Proven history of providing outstanding customer service, with
a professional and tactful demeanor.
- Strong time management skills
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Flexibility in schedule to meet six days a week
requirements/needs; this includes day shifts, night shifts,
weekends and holiday shifts as needed. At times may require a 7-day
schedule.
- Preservation of a peaceful household atmosphere is
essential.
- Ability to travel to and work at winter and summer homes; valid
driver's license required.
- Must be responsible, resolute, and dependable; neat and tidy in
appearance; organized and dependable.
- Proper storing of opened food to ensure freshness and
safety.
- Exemplify a cheerful outlook and demonstrate pride in
service.
- Demonstrate an eye for details and aesthetics.
- The highest level of confidentiality and sensitivity to privacy
must be always exercised.
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Ability to remain standing for lengthy periods of
time.
- Ability to grab, reach, push, pull, bend, stoop, kneel and
crouch to retrieve and/or replenish merchandise and/or cooking
equipment.
- Ability to use hands to seize, hold, grasp, turn, or otherwise,
to chop, whisk, slice, stir, juice and/or other
techniques.
- Ability to work at a physically demanding pace.
- Ability to lift thirty (30) pounds to a maximum height of six
(6) feet.
PI216075240
Keywords: VA Enterprises, Grand Rapids , Private Chef, Other , Grand Rapids, Michigan
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