Executive Chef – Oak Steakhouse, Skyline Lodge in Highlands, NC Full Time

In every Indigo Road restaurant, we are committed to providing superior quality food and beverages with legendary service. Our team strives to be collaborative, compassionate, and demonstrate a strong work ethic with all of our co-workers. Internal hospitality is our priority; making sure the environment is one that is safe, fun and creative! We enjoy providing a daily pre-shift family meal in each restaurant where everyone can enjoy each other’s company before the service begins. Our culinary teams use the freshest ingredients, work closely with local farmers and fisherman, and create recipes that are approachable, yet inventive! We deliver products that are made fresh daily and use whole animal butchery in order to ensure top quality meats. Our restaurants make fresh pastas and breads in-house daily and utilize wood fire cooking to create memorable meals. Indigo Road believes that our employees are key to our success and we love to promote from within!

The Indigo Road Restaurant Group offers benefits to all full-time employees that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Accident and Short-Term Disability Insurance. We also offer Paid Time Off, a Home Loan Assistance Program, a Hospitality School Assistant Program, and meal discounts at our sister restaurants!

You are a talented, passionate and creative Executive Chef with leadership skills as strong as your ability to dream up a delicious menu. Your ability to innovate, identify and solve problems, and make the kitchen a positive and highly functioning place in the restaurant is second to none.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• You will be in charge of expertly crafting a menu, fitting with the concept and locale while partnering with the General Manager to create the right feel within the restaurant décor.
• You love to help develop future chef’s, so you’ll share inspiration and ideas with kitchen staff daily to motivate, teach and maintain a positive culture behind the line.
• While managing labor costs, you’ll lead the charge for training kitchen staff, menu creation and ensuring appropriate production of all menu items, ensuring an efficiently operating kitchen that meetings our quality standards.
• All strong leaders must play bad cop at some point; you’ll uphold all standards of conduct per our employee handbook in the kitchen, documenting and training staff accordingly.
• You are a pro at cost-control and will consistently review portions and quantities of preparation, ensuring the highest quality and minimal waste while maintaining your kitchen budget.

• You’ll oversee all kitchen staff in maintaining a sparkling environment; adhering to all DHEC regulations for cleanliness and sanitation and reporting any accidents right away.
• Daily, you’ll oversee restaurant production to ensure proper plate presentation, use of garnishments, and both taste and quality of dishes is up to par.
• You’ll maintain time and payroll records, submitting payroll for your staff on a weekly basis.
  Occasionally, you may have to fill in to keep the kitchen running; you are both able and willing to perform all responsibilities of each position in the kitchen when needed.
• As your menu will be ever-evolving, you’ll need to build and maintain close relationships with local vendors, farms, etc.
• Ensure that the guest experience is the number one goal, at the end of all we do.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proven working experience
• 5+ years of proven, successful culinary experience in a high-volume environment.
• A positive, friendly and enthusiastic team player with excellent record of kitchen management.
• Strong problem management skills with accuracy in quickly handling emergency situations and providing solutions.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to communicate, mentor, develop, coach, counsel, delegate and supervise multiple levels of kitchen staff.
• Understanding and knowledge of safety, sanitation and food handling procedures.
• Must be available to work nights, weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to exercise good judgment and decision-making abilities.

Disclaimer: The above job description is not an exhaustive list of all of the duties and responsibilities of the position, nor should it be construed as a contract. As with all positions at Indigo Road, employment is “at will” or voluntary on both the part of the employee or employer. That’s means employment can be terminated by either party with or without notice and/or with or without cause.

Indigo Road is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local laws, including but not limited to race, color, sex, ancestry, age, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, marital status, family responsibility, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, personal appearances, tobacco use, matriculation or political affiliation, genetic information or any protected veteran status. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, promotion, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.