Deliverable II: Compensation Structure

This deliverable discusses the job descriptions and compensable factors for Chef, Food Scientist, Dietitian and Restaurant Manager. It also highlights the benefits that should be available to them.

Running head: DELIVERABLE II: COMPENSATION STRUCTURE 1
Deliverable II: Compensation Structure
Group 4: Jennifer Bean, Breanna Carroll, Jennifer Gaydon, Kari Hicks, Kelci Rea, Dustin
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Liberty University
BUSI 440-D01: Compensation
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Deliverable II: Compensation Structure
Job descriptions and Compensable Factors
Chef
Chef Job Purpose: Chef is left in charge of a restaurant’s kitchen to oversee other team
members responsible for preparation of food. A chef decides what dishes to serve and adjusts
orders to meet customers’ requests. Though often involved in cooking specialty dishes,
restaurant chef might help in preparation works such as making dough and chopping vegetables
(Monster Inc., 2019).
Chef Job Duties:
 Preparing guests’ orders based on their preferences
 Selecting ingredients which will give a certain food the best flavor
 Experimenting to discover new specialties that can attract customers into the restaurant
 Taking directions and working with the restaurant's managerial team
 Coaching the sous-chef and other kitchen members of staff, so that they can do perform
their duties perfectly
 Employing food safety best measures and ensures that the kitchen team does the same
Chef Skills and Qualifications:
Leadership skills, organizational skills, strong communication, team mentality, physical stamina,
and training in Culinary Arts (Monster Inc., 2019).
Chef Compensable Factors:
Length of service: Chef’s wages and salaries should be computed based on the time they have
been providing services to the restaurant. A chef who has been working for a considerably longer

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period should be entitled to some financial benefits that newly recruited one lacks. Such benefits
include annual bonuses and paid holidays (Ingram, 2019).
Competencies: A chef who is equipped with more sophisticated skills and educational
knowledge should be accordingly compensated. For example, when a chef completes company-
sponsored training programs or pursues an additional college course, his/her salary should be
increased (Ingram, 2019).
Supervision exercised: The number of kitchen members a chef supervises should be considered
while setting the salaries and wages (Bruce, 2010).
Benefits that should be available to chefs:
Health insurance: Health insurance enables a chef to protect his/her families. Though some
people view insurance covers as indicators of lack of faith, it is biblical that anyone who does not
provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is
worse than an unbeliever (1 Timothy 5:8). Thus for chefs to be able to provide for their families,
their health aspect should be given ample consideration (BibleGateway, 2019).
Vacation and paid time off: Chef should be allowed to have some leave from work and that time
they are off their duties should be paid off (Milkovich, Newman , & Gerhart , 2016).
Food scientist
Food scientist applies technological principles and scientific know-how to the study of food
products and processes within manufacturing in a restaurant (GTI Media Ltd., 2019).
Food scientist Job Duties:
 Evaluates the nutritional value, color, texture, and flavor of food
 Explores substitute production methods
 Establishes cost-effective wholesale food production approaches

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 Ensures that food production processes and procedures comply with consumer,
government, processing, and Food Industry standards
 Tests food samples to detect some harmful components such as moulds, bacteria or yeast.
Food Scientist Compensable Factors:
Experience: Work and education background experience of Food Scientist should be considered
when evaluating their salaries (HR-Guide, LLC, 2015).
Consequences of error: The frequency with which Food Scientist makes an error while doing
his/her duties should be put into consideration while setting their salaries (Bruce, 2010). Those
who are prone to make so many errors may be subjecting the restaurant into unnecessary loses
and that should be reflected in their salaries. This compensatory factor enables people to discern
their mistakes and avoid them (Psalm 19:12) (Bible Hub, 2004).
Benefits that should be available to Food Scientist:
Retirement Benefits: Some funds should be set aside to provide Food Scientist with pension or
income when their tenure ends (Milkovich, Newman , & Gerhart , 2016).
Paid Time Off (PTO) Benefit: Food Scientist should be remunerated normally when off their
work duties. For example during holidays, vacations, and sick leaves (Milkovich, Newman , &
Gerhart , 2016).
Dietitian
Dietitian is an expert in food and nutrition. Dietitian advises guests on what to eat in order to
attain a certain health-related goal or avoid some foods that might subject them to health
problems (TRUITY, 2019).
Dietitian Job Duties

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 Assessing clients’ health diet needs
 Counseling guests on healthy eating habits and nutrition issues
 Evaluating the effects of meal plans and changing the plans as deemed desirable
 Keeping up with the up-to-date nutritional science researches
 Composing reports and documents
 Establishes and addresses core health needs
 Supports the work of other healthcare experts within the restaurant
Dietitian Compensable Factors:
Working condition: The working environment of Dietitian should be taken into account when
determining their compensation (MBASkool.com, 2011). If for example, a Dietitian in an
environment that is prone to so many healthy issues, he should be paid accordingly since he/she
is bound to receive so many clients requiring his insights concerning the food they should
consume.
Education and experience: If Dietitian surpasses the education qualifications needed to qualify
for the post, he should be recompensed more than his counterpart who is less educated (Ingram,
2019). Similarly, their prior experience in this line of career should be put into consideration
when setting their salaries.
Benefits that should be available to Dietitian:
Fringe benefit: Dietitian should be entitled to benefits to supplement their salaries. Some of the
fringe benefits they should be provided include housing allowance, use of a company car, and
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Pension: Companies operating within the Food Industry should add some money to their
Dietitian’s employment years from which they can draw payments to support their retirement in
the form of periodic payments (Milkovich, Newman , & Gerhart , 2016).
Restaurant Manager
Restaurant Manager leads all business operations of the organization. They are left in charge of
all other managerial personnel in the restaurant (Workable, 2019).
Responsibilities
 Organizing and supervising shifts
 Estimating future needs for cleaning products, kitchen utensils, and goods.
 Regularly reviewing quality of products and research new merchants
 Responding professionally and correctly to consumer complaints
 Delivering superior services and maximizing consumer satisfaction
 Recommending approaches to reach a broader customer base.
 Implementing strategies and procedures that can uphold future restaurant operations
 Training new and current staff members on appropriate customer service practices
 Coordinating everyday Back of the House and Front of the House restaurant operations
 Delivering superior services and maximizing customer satisfaction
Restaurant Manager Compensable Factors
Extraordinary Service: Restaurant Managers who stand out and perform extraordinarily should
be acknowledged and compensated accordingly (Ingram, 2019). Super-productive managers
should be recompensed in order to encourage and incentivize them to achieve more.

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Confidential Data: Another compensable factor to consider when setting managers’ salaries is
the degree to which they are exposed to confidential data of the restaurant. A manager who has
overstayed in a particular organization may have a profound knowledge of the entity and its
confidential information and therefore should be well compensated.
Benefits that should be available to Restaurant Manager
Bonuses: After determining the total profit generated, managers should be entitled to a certain
percentage of the net amount in form of bonuses. Bonuses encourage them to perform more
extraordinarily and surpass the expectations of the top management.
Merit pay: Managers who are super-performers should be rewarded or given an incentive pay.
However, for restaurant managers to get this benefit there should be a detailed data that can
measure their performance. That data should push them to achieve more, pad their own salaries,
as well as the business's bottom line.

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References
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