Job Description

Position: Executive Chef

Location: Higher-Ed Chef - Molloy University (Nassau County, NY)

Shift Information: Full Availability (Evenings/Weekends when applicable)

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing and executing dining solutions to meet customer needs and tastes.
• Oversees and manages all dining operations.
• Engage and develop team members to their fullest potential as well as reward and recognize employees for excellence.
• Plan and lead daily team briefings.
• Ensure safety and sanitation standards in all operations.
• Maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service using standard service model.
• Ensure the completion and maintenance of P&L statements.
• Deliver client and company financial targets.
• Adopt all Lessing processes and systems, understand performance metrics, data, order and inventory trends; educate teams on key levers to improve margins.
• Create value through efficient operations, appropriate cost controls, and profit management.
• Responsible for training and supervision of team members regarding production, quality and control.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients, customers and employees.
• Comply with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, and wage and hour.
• FOH hospitality experience is a plus, as this role serves as the face of the dining room, engaging with guests, managing service flow, and ensuring an exceptional dining experience from start to finish.

Qualifications:

• 10+years in food management
• BOH Food Certificates
• Higher education experience required

The Company: Lessing’s Hospitality Group is comprised of over 100 locations throughout the Northeast and Florida. Lessing’s operates 23 wedding and catering venues, 16 full-service restaurants, over 75 corporate and academic dining centers, a historic inn, and a presidential yacht. Steeped in 135 years of tradition, Lessing’s Hospitality Group’s focus is on providing each guest and client with unique, personalized experiences and remarkable hospitality.

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