Executive Chef | Kitchen Manager

Multiple time ‘Best Overall Restaurant’ award-winning Petit & Keet is now hiring for a new

Executive Chef. Petit & Keet is a beautiful, high-volume 225 seat casual fine dining

establishment located in the heart of West Little Rock. Our fare can be identified as ‘fine

dining without the attitude’ New American cuisine with a classic French backbone, and some

other regional influences. All recipes are scratch as is our standard. We have a top-of-the-line

kitchen that facilitates in excess of 1200 covers per week, Monday-Sunday.

We are looking for an individual with pride, work-ethic, dedication to excellence, and passion

to lead.  High-level administrative, interpersonal, and culinary skills are key. Must love and

care about food!

Salary is based upon experience and ability. 60k-70k annually with profit sharing distributions

based upon performance.

To apply, send your resume to brent@petitandkeet.com

Petit & Keet Executive Chef | Kitchen Manager

General :

Is responsible for and oversees all aspects associated with BOH operations at Petit & Keet

and reports directly to the General Manager.  This includes, but is not limited to, the

following :

 Management of the BOH department as a whole

 BOH standards, quality, and consistency

 Ensures the kitchen and surrounding areas are sanitized and clean in accordance with

company standards and health code regulations

 Kitchen organization, product rotation, and routine maintenance

 Coordinates and directs all food preparation, from prep through service

 Stays current on restaurant industry trends

 Identifies new culinary techniques and presentations

 Oversees repairs of kitchen equipment and appliances

 The continued growth of BOH operations based around empirical evidence as a

means to make sound decisions

 Oversees BOH staff to ensure they are each performing at their optimum level

 Ensures all BOH staff are operating within the parameters set forth by ownership

including menu and prep consistency, identity, and scope

 Maintains standards of food as set forth by the General Manger and Ownership

Morale :

 Perceives employee morale and takes strides to ensure a positive working

environment is maintained

 Strives for open communication flow amongst all managerial, supervisorial, and front-

line staff

 Encourages staff and remains consistent in demeanor concerning the approach of

dealing with one staffer to the next

 Maintains positivity in high stress situations and leads by example

 Works to ensure there is a consolidated effort with FOH / BOH managers, and in

relation to the approach in which we deal with staff

Profit & Loss :

 Responsible for the BOH aspects related to profit & loss for Petit & Keet

 Attends weekly meetings, and monitors BOH departmental progress

 Monitors BOH ordering and ensures optimum pars and inventory levels are

maintained

 Oversees scheduling to ensure labor cost remains at a reasonable level and overtime

is mitigated unless necessitated for the needs of the business

 Ensures all new recipes, event menus, etc. are imported into our tracking system

Food & Beverage Quality :

 Maintains food quality to ensure standards are met in accordance with Petit & Keet

recipes and specifications

 Consistently takes measures to ensure our food quality remains at the highest level

 Communicates all issues or perceived issues to the General Manager in order to

ensure a united front concerning corrective measures

Training :

 Responsible for ensuring the department as a whole maintains proper staffing levels

based on the needs of the business

 Oversees all aspects associated with the training of new departmental hires and new

hire paperwork

 Responsible for gaging new hire progress and determining when training has been

completed

 Monitors departmental employee performance in a given shift and on a long-term

basis

Administrative :

 Ensures BOH is maintaining accurate inventories and recipes

 Ensures all product is accounted for in weekly inventories

 Performs miscellaneous employee paperwork for BOH staff :   welfare, child support,

wage verification when necessary

 Performs weekly inventory with accuracy

 Other duties as assigned

Jim Keet and Louis Petit have collaborated to present a polished casual restaurant and bar for Little Rock. This culinary-driven restaurant offers a variety of menu items including dishes crafted by renowned local chefs and use as many local products and ingredients as possible. Petit & Keet features a full bar with specialty drinks, cocktails and a signature bar menu. With a fresh redesign guests can enjoy an outdoor patio and bar, and also an event room for private parties.