Executive Chef - Lockheed Martin Hotel & Conference Center

Aramark

31d • $85,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The Executive Chef is a management position overseeing chef managers as well as hourly culinary staff, responsible for developing and executing culinary solutions to meet customer needs and tastes. Offers a wide variety of culinary solutions to meet customer and client needs and tastes. Oversees and manages culinary operations to meet production, presentation, and service standards. Applies culinary techniques to food preparation and manages the final presentation and service of food. Job ResponsibilitiesESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES-Listed below are the essential duties of this position including information around necessary qualifications and work environment.

Requirements

• Requires at least 4 years’ experience as a senior chef position and 1-3 years in a management role.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Hotel/Conference Center experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensures culinary production appropriately connects to the Executional Framework.
• Ensures proper culinary standards and techniques are in place for preparation of food items, including production, presentation and service standards.
• Manages culinary team to ensure quality in final presentation of food.
• Trains and manage culinary and kitchen employees to use best practice food production techniques.
• Coaches employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how it is to be achieved.
• Rewards and recognize employees.
• Plan and execute team meetings and daily huddles.
• Complete and maintain all staff records including training records, shift opening/closing checklists and performance data.
• Multi-tasking as well as ability to simplify the agenda for the team is a must.
• Develop and maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationship.
• Aggregate and communicate regional culinary and ingredient trends.
• Responsible for delivering food and labor targets.
• Understands performance metrics, data, order and inventory trends; consistent focus on margin improvement.
• Ensure efficient execution and delivery of all food line products in line with the daily menu.
• Maintain integrity of the standard Aramark food offer; responsible for maintaining food quality of items at all times.
• Full compliance with Operational Excellence fundamentals: managing waste, standard menus, recipes and ingredients through managing customer driven menus and labor standards.
• Understand end to end supply chain and procurement process and systems, ensure only authorized suppliers are used.
• Full knowledge and implementation of the Food Framework.
• Ensure accuracy of estimated food consumption for appropriate requisitions and/or food purchase.
• Ensure proper equipment operation and maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with Aramark SAFE food, occupational and environmental safety polices in all culinary and kitchen operations.
• Comply with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour.

Benefits

• Aramark offers comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources.
• Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage.
• Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager