Executive Chef

Company Description: Hofbrauhaus Cleveland is a German themed brewpub/craft brewery restaurant located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio licensed by Hofbrauhaus Munich, owned by the State of Bavaria. Our goal is to market a historic handcrafted beer in the highest quality of German brewing tradition, with authentic Bavarian cuisine and atmosphere, along with the best of European tradition, sing-along entertainment and customer service, making it one of the largest and most popular brewpubs in the region. Our establishment runs on twin engines, the brewery and the kitchen. The goal of truly giving our guest a taste of Bavaria in Cleveland and reaching our sales objectives depends on these two production/revenue centers running in perfect precision and with the highest degree of excellence, replicating a product and atmosphere that has been perfected in Munich, Germany since the year 1589. 60% of our menu items are served as in Munich and 40% are local favorites with a European or beer theme. We are looking for an experienced passionate kitchen manager with the highest standards of food quality, cleanliness, and leadership that can handle high volume multitasking and still produce a superior product. Our desire is a master chef that can produce old world recipes but at the same time be innovative and bring to the local market international flavors of Europe and Bavaria with a new twist. Responsibilities: The Executive Chef has a wide range of duties and responsibilities within the kitchen. The most important of these is to ensure that epic quality, Bavarian culinary dishes are served on schedule with the highest degree of sanitary practices and recipe adherence. As such, the Executive Chef is responsible for all prepared food items that leave his or her kitchen. Additionally, the Executive Chef is responsible for the hands-on direction of our menu development, high-volume kitchen production, developing staff, staff schedules, quality control, inventory controls, food/labor cost, and kitchen sanitation. Media promotional duties will also be required from time to time. Qualifications: The successful candidate should possess the following: • 5+ years as an Kitchen Manager/Chef/Sous Chef with a high-volume establishment • Trained and experienced with German/Bavarian/Austrian Cuisine • Highly self motivated individual with the ability and desire to work long hours/weekends/holidays • Obtain and hold any necessary local or state required food handling/supervision/sanitation licenses or Certificates • Excellent communication skills and a track record of being a team player Position Details: The Executive Chef is a full time, salaried position, reporting directly to the General Manager. Start Date for employment is immediate.