Disney Regional Entertainment / Espn Zone Restaurants Work Values

Daily Duties at Disney Regional Entertainment / Espn Zone Restaurants :

Set direction for overall culinary standards, training and development for all 8 ESPN Zones. Concept includes multi-level high volume dining areas, and special events, with annual revenue of $100M. Responsible for daily operational support of the culinary teams, and general managers, providing leadership, support and training. Performed quarterly site review audits, ensuring all standards of food quality, sanitation, show quality and sourcing and procurement were managed beyond expectations. • Lead diverse culinary teams to create, develop, photograph, test and train all recipes. • Supported event sales teams through development, & training operations teams on event décor standards and continually developing competitive event menus. • Consistently achieved 98% food quality shopper ratings nationwide by managing to the established gold standards of food quality. • Managed relationships with Walt Disney Company procurement teams to provide synergy and consistent national product availability. • Achieved 26.5% food cost of sales through streamlined procurement, accurate recipe execution, and inventory processes. • As the subject matter expert, lead the development and implementation of Culinary Basics and Food Safety web-based training modules. • Partnered with the global training team to create all “On the Job Training” (OJT) and evaluation tools to ensure timely and consistent culinary education. • Responsible for environmental health, HACCP and sanitation standards, that consistently achieved 95% evaluation rating. • Supported the opening of the ESPN Zone at LA Live (a non Disney-operated franchise in Los Angeles, CA), by providing hands on culinary training, sourcing and procurement support. • Received 20-Year Service Award from The Walt Disney Company. • Presented live cooking demonstration on the Chefs’ Stage at the 2007 National Restaurant Association Show.

What they like about Disney Regional Entertainment / Espn Zone Restaurants :

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Certified Executive Chef, Creative, leader, intergrity, Multi unit, results oriented, visionary, mentor, training, cost controls, sourceing and procurment, executive chef, Corporate-Chef, Regional-Chef, Communication, Sanitation, HACCP, Certified, Menu trends, Seasonal, Culinart Standards, high volume, consistancy, Restaurant opening, detail oriented, Disney, Experience, Hotel, corporate, American Culinary Federation, ACF, CEC, long term, Pro Chef III, Culinary Institute of America, Professional, private events, microsoft, cbord, sap

Skills

Sales Support, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Sanitation and HACCP Standards, Inventory Management/Audits, Menu R&D, Food Quality Gold Standards, Recruiting Talent, Labor Controls, Mentoring and Training, Food Cost Controls, Sourcing and Procurment, Global Communication, Organizational Development, Cooking Demonstrations

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