Chef de Cuisine (Kingston, Jamaica) - Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ)

Department: REV-CRU & CPJ DELI Employment Type: Full-Time
Minimum Experience: Experienced

The Chef de Cuisine will report to the Operations Manager, Kingston Retail. S/He is responsible for planning and directing food preparation. As well as upholding the operating standards of the CRU Restaurant and CPJ Deli while maintaining consistency through food and beverage service standards. S/he is responsible for facilitating training, development, and supervises team members, while applying the relevant service principles in ensuring guest expectations are met.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create, maintain and ensure the quality and standards of foods prepared.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure conformance to established standards and regulatory bodies.
• Create menus, design corresponding recipes and oversee the preparation of those recipes.
• Estimate amounts, costs and requisitions supplies along with equipment to ensure efficient operation.
• Evaluate and solve procedural problems to ensure safe and efficient operations while controlling costs and meeting commitments.
• Promote customers interaction, build relationships, and contribute towards meeting sales requirements.
• Train and otherwise instruct employees in proper food preparation procedures to ensure compliance with established standards.
• Ability to manage menu pricing and inventory.
• Creates weekly rosters to facilitate efficient operation and timely delivery of services.
• Maintenance of excellent service delivery through efficient and effective customer service and maintenance of high food service standards.
• Adhering to all standard operating procedures for the company, while ensuring cost controls are consistently utilized.
• Guiding the planning of external and internal marketing and sales through promotional activities, while keeping in constant contact with all in-house brand management and promotions.
• Maintenance of compliance according to the law, ensuring regulatory processes and company policies are consistently maintained, pertaining to alcoholic beverages, trade agreements, food safety, and overall operations.
• Monitor and facilitate payroll processes for Time and attendance adhering to deadlines set on a bi-weekly/monthly basis for CRU, Market and Deli.
• Maintains strong relationships with key accounts, vendors and trade partners.
• Implementation and monitoring consistency of food and beverage policies and procedures throughout Retail store, Deli, and CRU Bar.
• Monitor the expectations of guests, through overall oversight service encounters on a regular basis to ensure consistency of service.
• Coordinate closely with the relevant and associated brands through the developmental processes of foods, spirits, wine and cocktail menus, incorporating sales promotional programs where applicable, for both CRU Bar and Deli.
• Facilitate and assist with HR processes through staff recruitment, evaluations, motivation, and any other duties assigned with reference to CPJ Employee Handbook.
• Uphold and ensure employees adhere to set uniform policy and standards set by Caribbean Producers Jamaica Ltd.
• Perform complete oversight of all relevant inventories throughout the entire department. (CRU, Market and Deli).
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts from an accredited institution. 
• 5 - 8 years’ experience in a management position in a fast-paced Food and Beverage, customer-focused, high traffic environment.
• Experience in menu planning and pricing required. 
• International experience in a similar entertainment organization would be an asset.
• Advanced computing knowledge especially Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to work flexible hours as the needs of the service dictates, including out of normal hours as required

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