Excellence Services, LLC Hiring for Private Chef | Fine Dining Job at Atherton, CA Full Time

Location: Atherton, CA – Live Out – (Local Candidates Only)
Job Type: Full Time (40 hours/week) – (Weekend Required)
Work Hours: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

COMPENSATION:

• $104,000 – $170,000/year DOE
• Health Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Sick days
• Paid rest & meal breaks
• Discretionary Bonus (Up to 20%)
• Regular reviews & advancement opportunities

SUMMARY:
English-speaking, Private Chef who is able to use high-quality seasonal ingredients to prepare and cook healthy & delicious Asian fusion dishes, in a private home. Take full charge of the culinary services for the family. This exciting position will allow for creativity, shaping of the food program and kitchen, and will be the perfect position for an organized chef looking to wear multiple hats.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Set the tone for a creative and inspired kitchen.
• Understand, manage, and execute all aspects of food cost, budgeting, sourcing, menu development, and preparation.
• Create weekly fresh and healthy breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus using locally sourced, seasonal ingredients.
• It is a mixture of responsibilities ranging from management as well as using creativity to create an amazing culinary experience for the family (the family has young children so you should also feel comfortable cooking healthy, but simpler meals for kids.)
• Resourceful in understanding that menus must be tailored to specific dietary needs.
• Presentation is an important component of the meal and should be of fine-dining quality.
• Maintain relationships with local and regional food purveyors.
• Produce and maintain the highest food quality and operating procedures.
• Assure the highest health, hygiene, sanitation, safety, and food storage standards.
• Shop, order, and acquire food, supplies, and any necessary equipment for the kitchen.
• Bakery skills to include fresh bread, cakes, and desserts.
• Excellent communication skills, positive attitude, accept direction and deliver the highest standards to meet the principal’s mealtime needs.
• Low ego and be open to all feedback and improvements.
• Menus prepared four weeks in advance with a great variety, for review and approval.
• Comply with all office technological and operational requirements.
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for up to 3 hours at a time.
• Ability to move about the workplace efficiently with care and consideration to noise and spatial awareness.
• Ability to distinguish, with a degree of accuracy, the differences or similarities in intensity and quality of flavors or aromas.
• Responsible for all shopping, restocking, and inventory management.
• Maintain and monitor all kitchen wares and equipment.
• Has a diverse experience with a variety of food styles.
• A passion to produce consistently the highest level of personal professional service.
• Genuine communication style that is respectful, effective and sincere.
• Takes ownership, shows commitment, is responsible and can provide solutions.
• Reliable, on time and able to meet deadlines.
• Work well as a new member of a residence team whose members have great longevity with the family.
• Results-oriented, able to meet and exceed goals and expectations.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Local candidates only.
• The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of cooking experience in Michelin-rated restaurants.
• 2-5+ years of consistent and recent full-time private chef experience in a private family.
• Minimum of 7 years of Chef experience and a Culinary Degree or certificate.
• Able to provide 2-3 excellent references from domestic positions.
• Must have access to a reliable vehicle and be willing to use it for work-related driving.
• Must understand boundaries, be discreet and respect the family’s need for privacy.
• Able to work a flexible schedule depending on the family’s schedule.
• Open to work weekends and occasional holidays.
• Responsible for keeping a clean and organized kitchen throughout the meal preparation process.
• Responsible for leaving the kitchen immaculate after mealtimes.
• Candidates who master Asian fusion dishes are preferred.
• Food ServSafe certification.
• Knowledge of California sanitation regulations.
• Ability to demonstrate quick thinking and adaptability in a constantly changing environment.
• Flexibility to travel.
• Ability to grab, reach, push, pull, bend, stoop, kneel and crouch in order to retrieve and/or replenish merchandise and/or cooking equipment.
• Ability to use hands to seize, hold, grasp, turn, or otherwise, in order to chop, whisk, slice, stir, juice and/or other techniques.
• Ability to lift and/or move kitchen equipment weighing up to 40 lbs.
• Environmental conditions: working with an open flame and/or other heating units, and exposure to variation in kitchen temperatures.
• Ability to work on iPhone and Mac platforms as well as GoogleDocs and Google Calendar.
• Driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• US work authorization.
• Must pass extensive background, driving and credit checks.

OUR CORE VALUES:

• Principal’s First

Ability to stay focused on meeting and exceeding Highly Private Principals/Clients’ needs.

• Learn from mistakes

Able to admit mistakes upfront and seek the truth. Learn and grow from mistakes. Makes thoughtful choices and provides solutions to avoid future mistakes. Keep improving.

• Conscientious

Finishes duties mindfully, effectively and promptly.

• Dedication

Shows a deep commitment to the role and people.

• Accountable

Takes ownership of tasks and time for Due diligence.

• Independent

Thinks and acts independently.

• Resilience

Does not complain or shy away from assigned work. Confronts difficulties with a positive outlook. When the going gets tough the tough get going.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $104,000.00 – $170,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Work Remotely:

• No