Chef de Cuisine - Cafe Q

The 'Quin House is a multi-award-winning modern private social club in Back Bay that brings together a diverse mix of interesting and interested members of all ages, industries, and backgrounds to forge meaningful connections, expand lives and create a community of impact.

A vibrant, reimagined hospitality venture intended to enrich the lives of those who join, the club is based on the core principles of providing a place in the city that embraces diversity & inclusivity, stimulating experiences in programming, amazing food and beverage, beautiful design, top-notch hospitality and philanthropy.

The ideal candidate is a driven self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit who is passionate about anything food & beverage, hospitality, people, talent development, teambuilding and people culture champion. They enjoy being part of a start‑up environment and are committed to being a team player. They should have a demonstrated ability to think analytically about the business, have keen financial acumen, excellent people leadership skills, question proposed processes and initiatives, an abundance of creativity, desire to provide highly personalized services, have a critical eye for detail, and have high expectations and standards.

• Implement the culinary direction and leadership for the club’s restaurants, lounges and bars.
• The Chef de Cuisine is responsible for leading the restaurant kitchen culinary team in achieving exceptional quality of food delivery while actively managing the financial goals of the kitchen operation.
• Monitor the performance, maintain the kitchen facilities in accordance with The Quin service standards, ensuring high member satisfaction and an exceptional dining experience.

• Provide leadership to create a culture and work environment based upon respect; providing opportunities for staff to learn, grow and develop their abilities through training of employees and creating a positive, productive working environment.
• Coordinate the planning, organizing, training and leadership necessary to achieve stated responsibilities in food delivery, sales, costs, employee retention and member satisfaction.
• Implement food philosophy that aligns with organizational policies and goals.
• Assist in creating dynamic menus for areas of responsibilities that evolve and change on a regular basis.
• Develop recipes and input into the recipe database.
• Monitor and analyze kitchen cost centers financial performance and contribution to club’s profitability.
• Implement and monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner.
• Review menus and analyze recipes to determine labor and overhead costs and assign prices to menu items in cooperation with the Executive Chef/Executive Sous Chef.
• Retrieve, process and prepare ingredients necessary to prepare menu items.
• Prepare food items prior to and during meal time periods.
• Prepare, slice and butcher meat, chicken, fish, cheese, produce and other food products on a daily basis.
• Assist kitchen staff with duties as required.
• Maintain F&B marketing and other marketing activities and club programming initiatives.
• Hire, train, empower, coach and counsel, performance and salary reviews.
• Implement and maintain food inventory.
• Coordinate operations with other club departments to ensure efficient member service.
• Assist in the implementation of procedures to increase member and employee satisfaction.
• Understand all policies, procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines and training programs for The Quin.
• Assume 100% responsibility for the culinary quality.
• Perform purchasing and inventory responsibilities on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
• Fill in where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
• Continually strive to develop the staff in all areas of managerial and professional development.
• Ensure that policies on employee performance appraisals are followed and completed on a timely basis.
• Attend management meetings.
• Fully understand and comply with all federal, state, county and municipal regulations that pertain to…