About the Role
Family Meal Chefs at Maxime’s are responsible for preparing and serving high-quality meals for team members while supporting overall kitchen operations. They play a key role in upholding food safety and sanitation standards.
Responsibilities
- Maintains complete knowledge of Maxime’s policies and procedures.
- Completes basic and intermediate food preparation tasks as directed by the Executive and Sous Chefs.
- Prepares and executes staff meals as assigned, ensuring quality, consistency, and proper portioning.
- Follows daily prep list, including washing, peeling, and chopping produce.
- Maintains a complete knowledge of menu items as they pertain to preparation.
- Ensures sanitary and safe storage of goods within all kitchen areas.
- Maintains complete knowledge of products and specifications including ingredients, sourcing, and allergens.
- Supports and assists fellow team members whenever possible.
- Maintains sanitation to Department of Health standards and regulations.
- Informs manager on duty immediately of any DOH or OSHA/workplace safety violations.
- Maintains workstation clean, organized, and free of clutter.
- Completes opening and closing side duties and checklists as assigned.
- Adheres to deep cleaning schedule as directed by management.
- Adheres to posted schedule.
- Completes other duties as assigned by management.
Requirements
- 1+ years minimum of restaurant experience in a similar caliber concept.
- Ability to work a variable schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Adaptable in a fast-paced and challenging work environment.
- Passion for exceptional hospitality, food, and beverages.
- Has availability from 8am-5pm daily.
- Ability to be flexible with job demands and open-minded when being asked to complete tasks.
- Ability to operate and use all equipment necessary to run the restaurant.
- Ability to move or handle equipment throughout the restaurant generally weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand for up to 8-10 hours a day.
- Ability to safely navigate hazardous situations and conditions that produce cuts or minor burns.
- Ability to safely navigate exposure to extreme temperatures, such as when working near ovens or retrieving food from freezers, as well as contaminants and hazardous equipment.
Skills
- Food safety
- Sanitation standards
- Time management
- Organizational skills
Location
- Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1+ years
Education Level
- NY Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Food Protection Certificate a plus
About the Company
- Maxime’s is a private member's club by entrepreneur Robin Birley.
Equal Opportunity
- Maxime’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related condition, sexual and reproductive health decisions, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking, or any other legally protected status.
