CHEF MANAGER
About The Position
Culinary Services Group is hiring a Chef Manager in Phoenix, Arizona. The role supports the Food Service Director with day-to-day foodservice operations, including production oversight, quality assurance, team development, and client engagement. The Chef Manager helps deliver high-quality food and service, maintain safety and sanitation standards, and promote operational efficiency. The position provides frontline culinary resources and support, assists with food cost control, menu planning and purchasing, and helps ensure food quality guidelines are followed. The Chef Manager may also assist with scheduling, discipline, hiring, menu and recipe development, and ordering. This role includes producing and executing catering events and rolling out culinary programs with marketing and the culinary team. Culinary Services Group describes itself as a fast-growing food service management company serving senior care, hospital, and behavioral health communities. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, with alternating weekends and holidays. The listed pay range is $65,000–$69,000 per year.
Requirements
- 1 to 3 years of culinary management experience.
- Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, health care, and/or related food service operations.
- Hands-on chef experience is required.
- Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends, with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
- Computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Excel.
- Ability to lead kitchen teams, maintain high food quality standards, and build strong working relationships with clients and team members.
- Strong communication skills and a focus on continuous improvement.
Nice To Haves
- Extensive catering experience.
- High-volume batch cooking and complex food service operations experience.
- ServSafe Certification.
- Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts.
Responsibilities
- Provide frontline culinary resources and support.
- Assist with food cost control, menu planning, and purchasing, and ensure food quality guidelines are followed.
- Assist with planning and creating menus.
- Produce and execute catering events.
- Roll out new culinary programs in conjunction with the marketing and culinary teams.
- Assist with managing cost controls and controlling expenditures for the account.
- Support the Food Service Director with day-to-day foodservice operations, including production oversight, quality assurance, team development, and client engagement.
- Maintain safety and sanitation standards and support operational efficiency.
- May manage department scheduling, discipline, and/or hiring.
- May assist the Executive Chef and/or Sous Chef with developing new menus and recipes and with ordering.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
- Medical insurance (full-time positions)
- Dental insurance (full-time positions)
- Vision insurance (full-time positions)
- Life Insurance/AD (full-time positions)
- Disability insurance (full-time positions)
- Commuter Benefits (full-time positions)
- Employee Assistance Program (full-time positions)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) (full-time positions)
- Paid and/or unpaid time off may be available in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
