Chef De Cuisine
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Cape Resorts
Cape May, NJ, US
Summary
Assist the Executive Chef in managing all culinary activities, ensuring efficient service flow and quality control. Responsibilities include inventory management, budgeting, staff scheduling, and collaborating on menu development.
Job Description
Job Details: Job Location: Virginia Hotel - Cape May, NJ, Salary Range: $75000.00 - $85000.00Salary/year, Position Overview: Nationally recognized hotel & restaurant is seeking a Chef de Cuisine for immediate hire to work with our culinary team! If you have experience in fine dining, we are interested in connecting with you for an interview. We offer competitive rates and benefits if applicable. Come work with an awesome team under NJ Chef of the Year 2025- Executive Chef Jason Hanin.
Summary/Objective: The Chef de Cuisine is responsible for assisting with all culinary activities for the restaurant, under the direction of the Executive Chef. They will assist in ensuring the flow of service is efficient and smooth. The Chef de Cuisine will have the opportunity to provide input on specials, menu development as directed and approved by the Executive Chef. This is a hands-on kitchen job (office / admin time 20%)
These duties may be described as, but not limited to:
Ordering all products based on par systems and inventory management.
Maintaining Budgeted Food Cost & labor cost
Working in tandem with GM, Restaurant Manager, & pastry chef
Assisting including recruiting, hiring, scheduling, reviewing and terminating. Managing staff schedules and ensure cuts are being made whenever possible.
Working a station for hourly employees when necessary for coverage and to minimize labor costs.
communication with management
quality control of all food, production, execution, sanitation, line checks
Menu development with executive chef on new dishes
Recording the recipes on excel formatted computer program
Ensuring all health and safety standards
Daily maintenance of BOH systems and procedures. AM walkthrough, PM walkthroughs, line checks, equipment checks, prep lists, order guides, etc.
Monthly inventories .
Attending all mandatory meetings.
Knowledge and understanding of the P&L monthly statement
R&D process with Executive Chef to further dishes on the menu.
Working holidays and weekends
Ability to lift 50lbs if necessary.
Safely and effectively use all necessary tools and equipment.
Stand and walk for the entirety shift,
If you feel you meet the requirement, Please reply with a copy of your resume and cover letter detailing why you think you would be a great addition to our team!
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Previous Fine Dining Experience****
Managerial experience**
Spanish speaking a plus**
Practices high standards of cleanliness
Dedicated to your craft
Time Management
Willing to learn & teach
Strong leadership skills
Highly organized
Efficient at multi-tasking
Minimum Qualifications:
Culinary Degree
Culinary Knowledge
Staff Hiring
Coaching Staff
Staff Scheduling
Ticket Management
This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.
Qualifications:
We are a family of hotels providing welcome; offering superior service and impeccable standards in settings that are relaxed yet elegant, luxurious yet fun, building loyalty, value and tradition for our guests, community, employees and partners.
More than 30 years ago Curtis Bashaw renovated and opened a small seaside hotel called The Virginia in Cape May, New Jersey. Comfortable, sophisticated and appropriate to its historic seaside setting, The Virginia has become recognized as the finest hotel in New Jersey and recently was named as one of the top 25 hotels in the United States by Condé Nast Traveler. In 1995, Mr. Bashaw teamed up with Craig Wood and formed Cape Advisors to acquire the iconic Congress Hall and restore it as the heart and soul of Cape May. Their partnership has spanned 20 years with Craig focusing on New York residential development and Curtis on hospitality. New projects soon followed, including Beach Plum Farm, Beach Shack, Sandpiper Beach Club and Star Inn in Cape May, along with reopening The Pridwin Hotel and Cottages in Shelter Island, NY in 2022.
To view available positions, visit http://www.CapeCareers.com.
Founded
1989
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitality
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Cape May, NJ
We are a family of hotels providing welcome; offering superior service and impeccable standards in settings that are relaxed yet elegant, luxurious yet fun, building loyalty, value and tradition for our guests, community, employees and partners.
More than 30 years ago Curtis Bashaw renovated and opened a small seaside hotel called The Virginia in Cape May, New Jersey. Comfortable, sophisticated and appropriate to its historic seaside setting, The Virginia has become recognized as the finest hotel in New Jersey and recently was named as one of the top 25 hotels in the United States by Condé Nast Traveler. In 1995, Mr. Bashaw teamed up with Craig Wood and formed Cape Advisors to acquire the iconic Congress Hall and restore it as the heart and soul of Cape May. Their partnership has spanned 20 years with Craig focusing on New York residential development and Curtis on hospitality. New projects soon followed, including Beach Plum Farm, Beach Shack, Sandpiper Beach Club and Star Inn in Cape May, along with reopening The Pridwin Hotel and Cottages in Shelter Island, NY in 2022.
To view available positions, visit http://www.CapeCareers.com.
Founded
1989
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitality
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Cape May, NJ
