- Location
- Penny Hotel Williamsburg - Brooklyn, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Retail
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
City, State:
Brooklyn, New YorkJob Summary: The Chef de Cuisine is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the kitchen, ensuring the highest standards of food quality, consistency, and presentation. This role leads and develops the culinary team, manages kitchen operations, controls food and labor costs, and maintains compliance with food safety and sanitation standards. The Chef de Cuisine works closely with the Restaurant GM and front-of-house management to deliver an exceptional dining experience while fostering a positive, organized, and high-performing kitchen environment.
Title: Chef de Cuisine
Location: elNico at PennyWilliamsburg, Brooklyn NYC
FLSA: Exempt
Status: Full time
Reports to: Restaurant General Manager
Supervises: Kitchen Team Members
Pay Range: $80,000k - $85,000k annually
Job Summary: The Chef de Cuisine is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the kitchen, ensuring the highest standards of food quality, consistency, and presentation. This role leads and develops the culinary team, manages kitchen operations, controls food and labor costs, and maintains compliance with food safety and sanitation standards. The Chef de Cuisine works closely with the Restaurant GM and front-of-house management to deliver an exceptional dining experience while fostering a positive, organized, and high-performing kitchen environment.
Essential Functions and Duties:
- Lead and supervise all daily kitchen operations, ensuring efficient workflow and exceptional food quality.
- Prepare, cook, and oversee the presentation of all menu items according to established recipes and standards.
- Train, mentor, coach, and evaluate kitchen staff to maintain a skilled and motivated team.
- Assist in menu development, recipe creation, and seasonal menu updates.
- Monitor inventory levels, order food and kitchen supplies, and manage vendor relationships.
- Control food, labor, and operating costs while minimizing waste and maximizing profitability.
- Ensure compliance with all food safety, sanitation, and health regulations.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe kitchen environment.
- Create staff schedules and manage labor to meet business demands.
- Conduct quality checks on ingredients, preparation methods, and finished dishes.
- Collaborate with front-of-house leadership to ensure seamless service and guest satisfaction.
- Address and resolve kitchen operational issues in a timely and professional manner.
- Support special events, catering functions, and private dining as needed.
Equal Employment Opportunity: Stonebridge is committed to equal employment opportunities. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or medical condition. All aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, advancement, compensation, benefits, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination, will be conducted without discrimination. Reasonable accommodations will be made for disabled team members.
Resumes and applications for employment will be evaluated based on qualifications and the ability to meet the position's requirements.
All Stonebridge openings are projected to close within 30 days of the original posting date. This position will no longer be available 30 days from:
2026-08-03Stonebridge offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k) matching, wellness support, life and disability coverage, savings accounts, tuition aid, and travel and lodging perks.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
