Essential Functions

• Plans, organizes, schedules, reviews and evaluates the work of assigned staff.
• Assists with training and continuing education of staff as directed by the Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine.
• Meets with the chefs and kitchen team to ensure smooth running of all kitchen activities, goals, and operations.
• Ensures that each dish leaving the kitchen is checked for quality, quantity, presentation and correct temperature.
• Actively participates in the positive relationship between FOH, Bar and BOH teams by maintaining steady stream of communication with entire leadership team and staff.
• Ensures that staff is trained in all aspects of kitchen operations, equipment utilization, safety procedures, portion control and correct plating and presentation.
• Assists with the establishment and maintenance of working budget and adherence to food cost goals set by Executive Chef and Chef de Cusine.
• Participates in management meeting with FOH leaders to discuss service goals, People of Note (PON), menu changes, and unusual guest requests or dietary restrictions.
• Audits kitchen space for compliance of health department requirements of food safety and staff hygiene.
• Inspects line stations, facilities, ingredients, and all dish components for quality assurance before and during service to ensure a successful execution of the menu.
• Tastes food to ensure up to company standards.
• Moves between all culinary spaces, ensuring food are to company standards
• Creates cooking instructions and plans for Tournants
• Supervises the storage of perishable and nonperishable ingredients to comply fully with health department requirements and company standards of labeling, time, and temperature.
• Ensures adherence to safety and emergency procedures to protect staff, guests, and property.
• Reports any maintenance deficiencies in a quick and timely way.
• Resolves guest complaints/queries satisfactorily.
• Maintains thorough understanding of industry and stays abreast of industry trends.
• Demonstrates courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with public and staff; acts in a manner that promotes a harmonious and effective workplace environment.
• Ensures that MONYC standards are met at all times.
• Accountable for upholding MOQA, FORBES, LQA, LQE standards at all times
• Fully comply with all FLHSS&E and Safe & Sound Procedures standards
• Coaches and develops Tournants as cooks and at their stations
• Expedites food and steps in for Kitchen Manager as needed
•    Receives and accounts for goods coming into the kitchen.
•    Maintains positive relationship with vendors.
•    Leads kitchen staff in inventory, ordering, and stocking of necessary ingredients.
•    Leads regular deep cleaning and maintenance of kitchen area and equipment.

Requirement on Core Competencies

The incumbent will require the following personal attributes:

1. Delighting our Clients

• Awareness and sensitivity to the concept of luxury and quality.
• Responsive and genuine with customers.
• Sustains performance.
• Confident with customers.

2. Working with Colleagues

• Communicates a compelling vision.
• Inspires co-operation and commitment.
• Adapts work style and ethics appropriately.
• Actively listens and builds on other ideas.
• Effectively understands and uses resources.
• Is culturally sensitive.
• Good written and verbal skills.
• Maintain excellence in leadership abilities

3. Promoting a Climate of Enthusiasm

• Has energy and drive.
• A sense of urgency.
• Motivating individual.
• Communicates clearly.
• Open to feedback and learning.
• Possess potential to grow.

4. Being the Best

• Achievement orientated.
• Makes things happen.
• Has presence.
• Has positive impact and influence.
• Generates, innovative options.
• Adapts plans to suit change.
• Seeks continuous improvement opportunities.

5. Delivering Shareholder Value

• Takes a helicopter view and keeps in focus.
• Understands and knows the business market.
• Clearly understands effective operating of a hotel.
• Develops and implements strategy.
• Adapts strategies to changes.
• Aligns plans to strategies.
• Continuously seeks new opportunities.

6. Playing by the Rules

• Operates ethically.
• High level of personal integrity.

7. Acting with Responsibility

• Can identify core issues and problems.
• Emotionally stable and mature.
• Accepts feedback.
• Coaches others.
• Manages responsibilities.