Terrain Cafe Executive Chef

Terrain Garden Café celebrates the cycle of the seasons and the bounty of the land. Using hand-selected produce, meats and dairy products, our team takes pride in crafting menus from the seasonal harvest of local farmers we know and trust. Located in Glen Mills, PA, Westport, CT, Palo Alto, CA and coming soon to Devon, PA and Bethesda, MD, we work tirelessly to craft an environment that aesthetically and gastronomically reflects the best of our local community. Terrain Garden Cafe is part of URBN Food and Beverage, which also owns and operates Amis brands (Amis Trattoria and Bar Amis) and Pizzeria Vetri.

Title: EXECUTIVE CHEF, terrain café | terrain

Reports to: GENERAL MANAGER, terrain café | URBN

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for working directly with the Chef/Owner to maintain a well-organized, clean and professionally run kitchen. The quality of food is to be maintained and/or exceed the expectations set out by the Chef/Owner. He/She is responsible for the entire kitchen and dish-room staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• In conjunction with the General Manager and Culinary Director promote and maintain a team work environment.
• Support and implemented management systems including recruitment and staff training, and directing the culinary team towards a positive result. The CDC is responsible for setting the proper prep and ordering quantities.
• Maintaining appropriate inventories through the use of ordering systems, pars, line checks and check lists
• Controlling costs including COGS and labor
• When needed, completing the essential duties of line and prep personnel
• Training of all staff on all working stations including but not limited to equipment and skills
• Maintain sanitation standards per the health department and maintain high standard in all areas of safety, sanitation and security.
• Uphold quality of food standards including portion sizing, presentation, food costing and brand
• Preventative maintenance of equipment and facility
• Administrative duties including scheduling, inventory, invoicing, onboarding, disciplinary action, employee evaluations and other tasks as deemed necessary by the General Manager
• Menu maintenance and updates including costing, seasonal updates, special events menus and recipes
• Adapt to customers' needs and requests

POSITION REQUIRMENTS

• 3yrs experience as CDC, Executive Sous Chef or Sous Chef
• High School diploma
• Culinary degree or equivalent experience
• Food handling certificate (Serv Safe)
• Ability to communicate in English and Spanish
• Strong inter-team communication skills
• Organized with the ability to multitask

Sound like a good fit?

If you are ready to lead and inspire a team of positive, dynamic individuals, please apply. We look forward to reviewing your unique qualifications. You can learn more about all URBN brands at www.urbn.com.

Benefits

As an URBN employee, your health and well-being are among our highest priorities. We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full time employees that includes medical, vision and dental coverage. All employees receive a fabulous merchandise discount, an employer-matched 401(k) plan, qualified transportation credit, a generous employee referral program and much more.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job