Head Chef

Who we are

Circolo is a new craft cocktail bar born from the minds of hospitality veterans Giuseppe Santochirico and Ailin Yang, located in the heart of the East Village.

Circolo’s mission is to provide impeccable, humble and heartfelt service and hospitality, with a strong focus on community and inclusiveness, framing these ambitions with memorable mixed drinks and delicious fare; all while trying to be caring professionals and the best version of ourselves, without taking things too seriously.

Who you are

Ambitious hospitality professional who is looking for a new challenge with opportunity to further grow.
As a Head Chef, you will directly contribute to the overall success of Circolo and its people.
We are looking for an individual who has compassion and ambitions to improve and grow, and can become a core assent for what we aim Circolo to become.
In this role, you are responsible for leading your team’s deliverables and providing our guests with memorable, consistent, and iconic culinary experiences.
You will ensure food is delivered to the highest standard, and will manage labour budgets, maintain a pristine restaurant environment, and ensure the highest quality products. As a coach and mentor, you will motivate and inspire those around you to directly impact their continuous learning, growth, and development.

What you’ll do

• Manage  a small and efficient kitchen staff, including dishwashers and porters.
• Run service
• Consistency of plates and quality control
• Utilize various preparation and cooking methods to ensure the quick, precise creation of our menu items in accordance with set recipes.
• Maintain prep and cooking areas in a clean, sanitary and safe manner.
• Ensure clean, organized, and maintained refrigerators, cooler drawers, ovens, preparation, and dry storage areas, etc., making sure these areas and linked procedures are DOH compliant.
• Manage in-store budgets, food costs, and labor. Conducing timely EOM inventory.
• Play your part in establishing a healthy and productive kitchen culture built on respect for all and a passion for hospitality, cultivate leadership and staff growth. Team work and kindness are imperative.
• Maintain the current menu, develop seasonal menu. and develop and run events when needed.
• Assist and supervise the FOH and Bar Team with agreed upon bar preparations 
• Adhere to company core values and standards and policies.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years culinary experience and at least 3 years Head Chef experience
• Food Handler Certificate
• Responsible Beverage Service certifications.
• Have knowledge of managing food costs.
• Possess a passion for hospitality and a proven track record of creating world-class hospitality experiences.
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
• Be able to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time; frequent bending, reaching, and stretching; repetitive manual tasks; and lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• They value honesty and conduct themselves with integrity.
• They are comfortable providing and receiving feedback to achieve personal growth and performance excellence.
• Expert communicators – with their team and across all departments.
• Must have be proficient in both English and Spanish
• They are natural problem solvers with an insatiable desire to positively impact individual and team execution.
• They are passionate about quality and professionalism.
• They possess exceptional relationship building and communication skills.
• They encourage healthy and supportive competition within their team.
• They exude confidence, humility, and respect.
• They take pride in presenting a professional appearance and demeanour.

Actual salary offers within the listed range may vary based on work experience and other objective factors.
The pay range for this position is subject to change and may be modified in the future, in compliance with applicable laws.
Additional bonuses might be discussed in person.