Executive Chef – Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC | Apply by January 20, 2025
POSITION SUMMARY
Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC is a subsidiary of First Americans Museum with the goal of driving First American Museum’s mission within food and beverage services. Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC is hiring a Executive Chef to play a key role in the operations of Thirty Nine Restaurant and catering services. The Executive Chef is responsible for being the main representative of the organization and consultant’s vision for the menu of Thirty Nine Restaurant, 39 Café, and catering events. The Executive Chef is the day-to-day supervisor in the kitchen and back of the house and works closely with the general manager and director to operate the kitchen with high standards. The position requires a highly skilled and experienced individual that is an accomplished leader and who is committed to maintaining high standards of food quality, service, and presentation. The Executive Chef must effectively communicate with kitchen staff and guests, ensuring an exceptional dining experience. Attention to detail in food and beverage preparation, as well as cleanliness, is essential.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure food and beverage quality standards are met, with special attention to detail in presentation and flavor.
- Lead by example in maintaining a clean, organized, and safe kitchen environment, adhering to all health and safety regulations.
- Work collaboratively with kitchen staff to meet operational goals and provide excellent service.
- Communicate effectively with team members and guests to ensure a seamless service experience.
- Assist in menu planning and recipe creation, ensuring offerings align with the museum’s mission and guest expectations.
- Support inventory management, ensuring proper stock levels and minimizing food waste.
- Assist with catering events, banquet setups, and other special events as needed.
- Mentor and train kitchen staff, helping to improve their skills and contribute to the overall success of the food & beverage operations.
- Perform other duties as required to support the kitchen and overall food service operations.
- Ensuring proper food temperatures when cooking and proper storage afterward.
- Keeping the workstation and kitchen equipment clean, organized and sanitized.
- Taking charge of kitchen opening, closing and other side duties as directed by the Executive Chef.
- Provide catering services for internal and external events at FAM.
- Maintain Health Permits and Health Department reporting requirements.
- Assist with catering FAM special events, activities, and festivals.
- Assist in 39 café prep and operations.
- Perform other duties as required to support the kitchen and overall food service operations.
Catering Events
- Coordinate with event staff to ensure smooth execution of internal and external events.
- Lead the culinary team during events, ensuring all dishes meet quality and timing standards.
- Assist in setup and breakdown, and transportation of food & beverages, catering equipment and supplies.
QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- 2-3 years of proven experience as an Executive Chef or in a similar culinary leadership role
- 5-7 years of overall food and beverage experience
- Strong knowledge of food preparation, cooking techniques, and presentation
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with a diverse team
- Ability to handle high-pressure situations and manage multiple tasks efficiently
- Knowledge of food safety standards and regulations
- Culinary degree or equivalent professional experience preferred
- Holds a ServSafe Certificate
- Positive team attitude
- Strong culinary skills with a passion for high-quality food
- Knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards
- Ability to work in high-pressure environments and meet deadlines
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required
- Experience in catering or event-based culinary services is a strong plus
- Ability to understand and implement the FAM’s mission, services and programs
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, colleagues, stake holders, volunteers, and members of the public
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with a diverse range of groups and organizations; sensitivity to cultural diversity issues
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
SUPERVISION:
The Executive Chef reports to the Thirty Nine Enterprises Director.
GUIDELINES:
The Executive Chef is to adhere to the policies and ethics of Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC at all times and ask for assistance on any matters or answers to any questions not covered by this job description.
SERVICE:
The Executive Chef provides services to ensure the management of food and beverage preparations. Responds promptly to customer needs. Effectively manages back of house staff. Responds to requests for service and assistance. Meets commitments.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT:
Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
ETHICS:
Treats people with respect. Keeps commitments. Inspires the trust of others. Works with integrity and ethically. Upholds organizational values.
JUDGEMENT:
Displays willingness to make decisions. Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Supports and explains reasoning for decisions. Includes appropriate people in the decision-making process. Makes timely decisions.
PLANNING/ORGANIZING:
Prioritizes and plans work activities. Uses time efficiently. Plans for additional resources. Sets goals and objectives. Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks. Develops realistic action plans.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check.
We Are FAM
One Place, Many Nations
In one place, visitors experience the collective histories of 39 distinctive First American Nations in Oklahoma today. First Americans Museum shares the cultural diversity, history, and contributions of the First Americans.
FAM Land and Peoples Acknowledgement
First Americans Museum (FAM) honors the ancestors who lived here before it was Oklahoma.
We honor the indigenous people who inhabited these lands before the United States was established. They include the Apache, Caddo, Tonkawa, and Wichita. We also honor those tribes who have a historical relationship to this region, including the Comanche, Kiowa, Osage and Quapaw. We acknowledge the Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole who were once assigned the land upon which FAM resides.
Today, 39 distinct tribal nations reside in Oklahoma. We are as diverse culturally and linguistically as the nations on the European continent.
We are not in Oklahoma by choice. Many of our peoples were forcibly removed and relocated from the far reaches of the contiguous United States. After nearly 200 years, our histories and cultural lifeways are now interwoven into this landscape.
The Choctaw people call this land Okla Homma. Okla Homma means “red people”, the place we now call home.
Our National Story
Only a few tribal Nations were indigenous to what is now the State of Oklahoma. All others were removed from homelands across the contiguous U.S. to Indian Territory. In 1907 Oklahoma became the 46th state to enter the union. The state’s name comes from two Choctaw words “Okla” and “Homma” meaning Red People.
Our Mission
To serve as a dynamic center promoting awareness and educating the broader public about the unique cultures, diversity, history, contributions, and resilience of the First American Nations in Oklahoma today.
Our Core Values
RESPECT
Acknowledge and celebrate the worth of all peoples.
RECIPROCITY
Promotes the mutual exchange of knowledge, ideas, and perspectives.
RELATIONSHIPS
Strengthen connections with our local, regional, and global communities.
RESPONSIBILITY
Educate the broader public and foster truth-telling.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Dexterity enough to use a keyboard and telephone; occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 pounds; may be subject to extended periods of walking, standing, sitting, reaching, balancing, bending, kneeling, handling, feeling, climbing, and twisting; and vision, speech, and hearing sufficient to perform the essential tasks. The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
First Americans Museum provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Dexterity enough to use a keyboard and telephone; occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 pounds; may be subject to extended periods of walking, standing, sitting, reaching, balancing, bending, kneeling, handling, feeling, climbing, and twisting; and vision, speech, and hearing sufficient to perform the essential tasks. The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.