Executive Chef- Aspen Glen Club - Carbondale, Colorado

Company: Clubcorp Club Operations, Inc.
Location: Carbondale
Posted on: June 10, 2021

Job Description:

In Carbondale Colorado, The Aspen Glen Club sits on 130 acres in the Roaring Fork Valley. The club enjoys a championship Jack Nicholas/Jack Nicholas II designed golf course and a magnificent mountain lodge clubhouse that both share many spectacular views of Mount Sopris and the blue-ribbon trout waters of the Roaring Fork River winding through it. The club has recently completed a renovation and reinvention of the restaurant and has launched "The Hearth". The Hearth is an upscale chophouse theme offered in an Aspen mountain-lifestyle atmosphere. In addition to the restaurant, we provide food and beverage for numerous member golf and social events as well as a limited number of private golf tournaments and events. We are looking for a talented chef that has demonstrated experience delivering amazing quality food consistently as well as building a team that shares the same values of providing our members memorable experiences at our wonderful property.

Responsible for running the Kitchen operations by planning meals, supervising, and coordinating the work of the kitchen personnel, procurement of food supplies and kitchen equipment, seeing that food preparation is economical and technically correct complying with all ClubCorp quality standards.

The Executive Chef should have a working knowledge of applicable health, sanitation and licensing ordinances and ensuring personnel are training appropriately. He/she is also responsible for the profitable operation of the Food Preparation Department.

This position reports Directly To: General Manager or FB Director as applicable. Directly Supervises: All Kitchen Personnel and indirectly Supervises: Service Banquet Staff.

Day to Day:

• Plan Meals - Make up menus considering probable number of guests, marketing conditions, popularity of various dishes, recent menus, and religious or other holidays. Assign prices to items on daily menus cooperating closely with the FB Director and/or General Manager who usually plans and assigns prices to articles on menus for banquets and other special Club occasions. Appropriate Menu engineering worksheets to be completed utilizing the food and beverage point of sale system for accurate item analysis. Creates, communicates, and distributes appropriate information to Employee Partners to execute menu production. Posts a copy of menu in conspicuous place in kitchen or distributes a copy to each Chef and Cook.
• Direct overall cooking. Checking methods of food preparation and cooking, sizes of portions, and garnishing of foods by tasting or smelling them.
• Procurement of food supplies and kitchen equipment, including organization of inventories and approve the quality of all foods received.
• Consult with FB Director and Private Event Director concerning Club banquets, settling such points as cooking, and serving arrangements and the need for additional employees.
• Representing the Club in Member/Guest interaction including daily table visits, soliciting feedback, working with various committees, and promoting the Club within the community and industry. Must be able to interact with Members/Guests professionally, helping them with changes and last-minute requests as needed.
• Interviewing, selecting, and hiring of employees of all kitchen personnel.
• Direct the training, advancement and promotion of employees as required.
• Implementing company policies and supervising to ensure others properly implement and administer company policies, including disciplining employees, substance abuse, firing, etc.
• Planning, scheduling, and adjusting hours of work and specific responsibilities among employees. Payroll calculation management.
• Responsible for keeping cost accounts and assigning such prices to food items that will result in net profit for the back of the house.
• Required to meet budgetary guidelines for food cost, labor cost, and miscellaneous costs.
• Analyzing the workplace and implementing policies and ensuring policies are carried out to provide safe workplace practices for employees, including resolving all safe workplace practices issues
• Participate with FB Director in inventory, ensuring valid counts and pricing as required.
• Proper management of Point of Sale system.
• Partner with fellow Employee to provide the three steps of service (warm welcomes, magic moments, and fond farewells) to all guests. Be aware of team members and the environment and participate as a member of the team.
• Assist fellow Employee, Members, and guests to ensure delivery of the 3 steps of service without being directed. Be aware of team members and the environment and participate as a member of the team.
• Notify appropriate Management staff of Member/Guest complaints at the time they occur. Rectify, practicing service recovery any complaints as soon as possible

All the other stuff we do:

• Because of the fluctuating demands of the companys operation, it may be necessary that each Employee Partner perform a multitude of different functions therefore, as an essential part of your position, you will be expected to help others when the occasion arises, just as other Employee Partners are expected to help you. Accordingly, you may be expected to perform other tasks as needed or as directed.
• Adhere to all of the various company, club and department written mandatory standards of operations, policies and procedures, manuals, memos, oral instructions, etc., all of which go to make up the essential functions of the job.
• Responsible for conduct oneself as a representative for the Companys management team, by visibly supporting and implementing policy and demonstrating high standards of ethics and integrity with Members, peers, and employees.
• Responsible for maintaining good conduct and safe working habits while in all areas and assuring that others are acting safely.
• Apply initiative to achieve personal/professional growth as a member of the Companys management team and maintain professional certifications as they may apply to the specific product line.
• Lead and motivate others to achieve expected outcomes.
• Take initiative to solve problems, utilizing all available resources including regional and corporate staff.
• Attend meetings/seminars as requested.
• Be able to multi-task and work at an efficient pace to keep up with business needs.
• Initiating daily line-up and participating as needed.
• Wearing a CLEAN and neat uniform that follows ClubCorp and your property uniform standards daily.

About you:

• Minimum 3-5 years as executive chef required including supervision of kitchen staff, cost controls, product knowledge, quality controls and sanitation
• High school diploma or equivalent required. College degree preferred.
• County Food Handlers Permit

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