head chef

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Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

assist customers compile cooking recipes comply with food safety and hygiene control of expenses develop food waste reduction strategies ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment estimate costs of required supplies handle customer complaints handover the food preparation area keep up with eating out trends maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment manage budgets manage hospitality revenue manage staff manage stock rotation monitor the use of kitchen equipment perform procurement processes plan menus plan shifts of employees recruit employees set prices of menu items supervise food quality train employees train staff to reduce food waste use cooking techniques use culinary finishing techniques use food preparation techniques use reheating techniques use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality

Essential Knowledge

food storage food waste monitoring systems types of whisks

Optional Skills and Competences

advise guests on menus for special events attend to detail regarding food and beverages check deliveries on receipt conduct research on food waste prevention cook pastry products create decorative food displays design indicators for food waste reduction execute chilling processes to food products forecast future levels of business handle chemical cleaning agents identify suppliers manage contract disputes manage inspections of equipment manage medium term objectives negotiate supplier arrangements plan medium to long term objectives prepare flambeed dishes think creatively about food and beverages upsell products

Optional Knowledge

molecular gastronomy

Skills & Competences

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/01484951-15e6-4b88-a20f-1201868d36a0

Status

released

Occupations

head chef

Concept overview

Skills & Competences

Skills & Competences

Concept status