CHEF MANAGER
About The Position
In this role, you will support the Food Service Director in managing day-to-day foodservice operations, including production oversight, quality assurance, team development, and client engagement. You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality food and service experiences, maintaining safety and sanitation standards, and ensuring operational efficiency across the board. Your experience in culinary operations, staff training, and resource management will be essential in driving success. Job SummarySummary: As a Chef, you will ensure client and customer service satisfaction is attained by providing culinary resources and support. You may be responsible for managing the departments scheduling, discipline, and/or hiring. You may assist the Executive Chef and/or Sous Chef in developing new menus, recipes, and ordering. This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, entrepreneurial Culinary professional. In this role, you will support the Food Service Director in managing day-to-day foodservice operations, including production oversight, quality assurance, team development, and client engagement. You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality food and service experiences, maintaining safety and sanitation standards, and ensuring operational efficiency across the board. Your experience in culinary operations, staff training, and resource management will be essential in driving success. We are looking for someone with a proven ability to lead kitchen teams, maintain high food quality standards, and build strong working relationships with clients and team members. A passion for culinary excellence, strong communication skills, and a focus on continuous improvement are critical to thriving in this role.
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 MS Office products including Excel.
Nice To Haves
- Extensive catering experience is preferred.
- High volume batch cooking and complex food service operations experience is preferred.
- ServSafe Certification is preferred.
- Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provides frontline culinary resources and support.
- Assists with food cost control, menu planning, purchasing, and ensures food quality guidelines are followed.
- Assists with planning and creating menus.
- Produces and executes catering events.
- Rolls out new culinary programs in conjunction with marketing and culinary team.
- Assists with managing cost controls and control expenditures for the account.
- Performs 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
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/AD
- Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
