POSITION SUMMARY

The Special Events Culinary Lead is responsible for ensuring effective collaboration between the culinary team and the event coordinators, with a specific focus on event prep and execution. The Special Events Culinary Lead needs to efficiently manage execution and all culinary related aspects of the event from station assignments to execution to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Executes a prep list with the culinary staff that provides clear and concise explanations; recipe ingredients, methods, amounts, and times in which projects are to be completed.
• Executes specific tasks with all special event culinary staff on event days to ensure an efficient and qualitative service.
• Communicates directly with front of house staff in relation to time guidelines, counts and special dietary restriction before execution of services.
• Organizes, produces, and executes all events to exceed customer expectations.
• Ensures that quality items are served on schedule and is responsible for approving all prepared food items that leave the kitchen.
• Adapts and executes menus in a qualitative and efficient manner.
• Ensures all culinary staff adheres to the proper handling of products in relation to cooling, heating, storage and sanitation guidelines; oversees sanitation of all kitchen equipment.
• Maintains an orderly, safe, and sanitary workplace.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

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