MAX'S TAVERN - Located at the widely known Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield MA is seeking a skilled and talented Executive Chef
An Executive Chef who has a great deal of knowledge working in a scratch kitchen with at least 3-5 years of experience leading a team to success is who we are seeking for this highly visible and creative role. Motivating the kitchen staff is of the upmost importance and needs to be addressed from the start. Managing menus, creating a memorable dining experience and putting out over the top food is of the upmost importance to Max's Tavern and the Max Hospitality brand. Our team is dedicated and ready for a true leader and mentor who can provide skill and growth within the restaurant.
Max's Tavern has been providing a great dining experience while delivering high quality food for over 20 years. Their goal is to meet and exceed customer expectations while creating seasonal dishes to stay ahead of the competitive market. Finding candidates who believe in our mission and want to be part of an ever growing local restaurant group is important to us. The ideal candidate will bring a creative outlook, team player attitude and be passionate about the work they do within our restaurants.
Our Executive Chef is responsible for creating dishes that support our culinary style using only the best ingredients. The Chef will prepare various dishes ensuring they are thoughtfully prepared with care and attention. Max's Tavern menu is filled with dishes that cater to the preferences of our guests by offering a variety of choices that wow your palate. The Executive Chef will successfully deliver our current dishes and also find creativity with new menu items while elevating more traditional ones. Menus are changed seasonally with items that are sourced locally when the season allows.
This role will oversee the entire kitchen staff, creating the schedule, maintaining weekly inventory and ordering. Acting as a mentor to allow other chefs to build on their career within the group. Interviewing, hiring and terminations as needed to fill roles and allow the kitchen to work like a well oiled machine.
This role is responsible for attending monthly Chef meetings, ability to understand and meet labor and food cost goals. Work with breweries and vineyards to promote special event dinners and be able to create dishes for those events. Strong communication and confidence when speaking in front of staff and guests is required.
The Executive Chef will need to understand current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations by following established policies and procedures and ensures that safe and high quality food service is provided at all times. The candidate does need to be ServSafe certified upon hire or within 90 days of hire. This chef may also assist with preparation of all items needed for service, from chopping vegetables to making sauces and butchering meat, and may be asked to prepare items for other stations or special events.
Diversity creates a healthy atmosphere: Max Hospitality is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The candidate for this position has had prior experience in leading a kitchen to success, knowledge of cost of goods, scheduling, and special events. Previous experience in a fine dining restaurant is preferred but not required. Additional culinary training/coursework is a plus but not required. Max's Tavern continues to impress our guests with their commitment to creating beautiful and tasty dishes made from finely crafted ingredients. A continued commitment to our customers, reliable to his or her co-workers, self-motivated, creative and organized is a must. Ability to work the line in a high volume fast paced environment along with good time management skills, and professional dress, and behavior are all required for this position.
Included in this position are the following: