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name: head-chef
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'head chef' (also: chef de cuisine, industrial head chef, sous chef, kitchen manager, patron cuisinier, executive chef). Use when the user asks for typical head chef work such as: Test cooked food by tasting and smelling it to ensure palatability and flavor conformity.; Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.; Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity."
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# Head Chef
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Head chefs manage the kitchen to oversee the preparation, cooking and service of food.
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## Core workflow
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1. Test cooked food by tasting and smelling it to ensure palatability and flavor conformity.
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2. Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.
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3. Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
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4. Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner.
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5. Monitor budgets and payroll records, and review financial transactions to ensure that expenditures are authorized and budgeted.
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6. Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
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7. Monitor compliance with health and fire regulations regarding food preparation and serving, and building maintenance in lodging and dining facilities.
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8. Coordinate assignments of cooking personnel to ensure economical use of food and timely preparation.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- assist customers
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- compile cooking recipes
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- comply with food safety and hygiene
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- control of expenses
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- develop food waste reduction strategies
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- ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment
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- estimate costs of required supplies
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- food storage
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- food waste monitoring systems
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- handle customer complaints
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- handover the food preparation area
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- keep up with eating out trends
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- maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
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- manage budgets
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- manage hospitality revenue
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## Hot technologies
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- Intuit QuickBooks
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- Microsoft Outlook
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- Microsoft Office software
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- Microsoft PowerPoint
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- Microsoft Project
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- Microsoft Excel
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- Facebook
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- Google Docs
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- Microsoft Word
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## Hot technologies
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Top tools from 52 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-12):
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- Microsoft Excel — 10 %
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- CrunchTime — 6 %
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- MarginEdge — 6 %
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---
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/01484951-15e6-4b88-a20f-1201868d36a0), O*NET 30.3 (11-9051.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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