Culinary Team Member/Kitchen Leader

The Sayre Hospitality Group, Inc., is looking for a culinary leader to join our Village Catering team as a culinary team member/kitchen leader. We are especially interested in finding a candidate who is able to “own” the operational responsibilities of one of our kitchens located at Greystone Event Center and possibly grow into a kitchen leadership position to help grow our culinary staff into a highly productive team.

Our culinary team is at the heart of what we do in the catering field, and we are looking for the right person to fill this position. As a Culinary Team Member/Kitchen Leader, you will play a crucial role in carrying out all duties related to food preparation, menu execution, and ensuring a safe and clean kitchen environment. Your experience in the food service industry, knowledge of food safety regulations, and culinary skills will contribute to the success of our team. If you are qualified to lead one of our kitchens, you will train the culinary team members, manage inventory, ensure culinary jobs are completed on time and according to order, and set the example for the way in which a culinary team and its members must operate to be successful.

“Owning” the Greystone Kitchen means keeping an organized and clean culinary environment; guiding catering team members and bartenders on the proper storage and rotation of products and use of equipment (top loads, front loads, coolers, freezers, etc.) in the kitchen, working at the needed pace to meet the culinary demands of the Greystone Kitchen while also creating an inviting place for team members to work.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing food items for use at scheduled events
• Following recipes and portion control guidelines
• Ensuring food safety and sanitation standards are met
• Unloading food supplies from truck deliveries
• Maintaining a clean and organized kitchen area
• Following directions from culinary leaders/providing directions and leadership to our culinary team members (if hired as a kitchen leader)
• Managing inventory (kitchen leader)
• Performing the job in a way that serves as an example to other culinary team members (kitchen leader)

Skills:

• Ability to multi-task
• Problem solver
• Effective communication skills
• Self-motivated and self-sufficient, requiring little to no supervision
• Ability to lead/manage/train a group of culinary team members

Qualifications:

• Proven kitchen experience in a fast-paced environment
• Strong food safety knowledge and adherence to health regulations
• Demonstrated culinary experience with a focus on food preparation and service
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to work effectively in a team
• Familiarity with catering services and meal preparation techniques
• Proficient in knife skills and various cooking methods

The typical work week for this position is Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday (most likely 10-hour shifts per day). Formal education is not required for this position – just a willingness and ability to learn. Prior experience preferred and required for top earning potential. An understanding of food safety is expected. On-the-job training is available.

Although this team member will be headquartered at our culinary kitchen located at Greystone Event Center (50 Riffel Rd., Wooster, OH 44691), this team member will need to have the flexibility on occasion to work in our culinary kitchen located at our corporate offices and the headquarters of Village Catering Company (637 E. Main St., Smithville, OH 44677).

A complete job description will be available at the first interview. In addition, details related to the regular job duty station will be mutually agreed upon at the time of job offering.

Job Type Full-time

Starting pay: $$35,000 – 50,000/year* (*Starting level of pay commensurate with experience and education) plus the possibility of incentive pay program

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Shift: First, Second Shifts

Weekly day range: Wednesday – Saturday, 10-hour shifts, with some variation as determined by scheduled catering jobs.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person