Flying Food Group looking for Executive Chef at Seattle, WA  Full Time

Essential Functions

• Work with kitchen staff to produce high-quality products on a consistent basis.
• Interface and efficient reaction to Customer/Executive Chef requirements.
• Implement customer-specific menu items.
• Maintain HACCP standards.
• Culinary Quality & Menu Adherence.
• Production planning and management.
• Responsible for Food & Quality Safety.
• Menu development when required and other daily operation needs.
• Able to assist the Executive Chef in creating a vision for the department.
• Responsible for all facets of daily hot food production including presentations for airlines, maintenance of daily requisitions, production sheets, and monthly updates.
• Ensure compliance with airline specifications, personal hygiene, and food handling procedures.
• Assist in departmental scheduling and control of hours and food costs.
• Assist in the development and training of employees.
• Assist in maintaining a good relationship between the departments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of general culinary experience is required.
• A minimum of one year of experience working in all Asian cuisine techniques is required.
• Strong knowledge of Japanese cuisine philosophies and principles.
• Ability to explain Japanese cooking techniques.
• Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of all basic Japanese cooking in a high-volume hotel/restaurant is required.
• A minimum of one year of supervisory experience in an airline/cruise ship/ hotel/restaurant is required.
• Strong communication skills (comprehending, reading, and writing in English)  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, and Excel)
• Intermediate to Advanced experience and ability to convert recipes from metric to U.S. and vice versa for both volume and weight is required.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has supervisory responsibility.

Work Environment
This job operates in a food manufacturing environment. This role routinely uses standard kitchen equipment.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to stand for long periods of time; and reach with hands and arms.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time exempt position in a 24/7/365 work environment.
Flexibility with weekdays, evenings, and weekends is required.

Travel
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Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits
Flying Food Group, LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, commuter benefit, retirement program 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and pet insurance.