Chef

Energy Innovation Corp; Norman (OK); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote flexibility

Job summary

Public Policy Institute in Norman, OK is seeking an inclusive Chef to own cost control and deliver measurable outcomes from a Norman base. The role offers ownership of kitchen outcomes, and a supportive team behind you in Norman.

Expect a salary range of $57,000–$81,000 with remote flexibility and strong benefits. The company values quiet contributors who elevate everyone around them and provide back-end support for work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Growth mindset and openness to feedback.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a mid-level capacity.
• Mid-level fluency in Micros POS, with Bartending on your roadmap.
• At least 4 years of standing behind your own estimates.
• A zero-bureaucracy bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait.

Responsibilities

• Make peace with trust-the-team ambiguity and ship anyway.
• Tie general effort back to a number Public Policy Institute cares about.
• Defend the Work-Life Balance fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them.
• Convert Catering Management chaos into a backlog someone can actually work.
• Execute core Chef duties with accuracy and consistency.
• Spot the Norman pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint.
• Trade quick wins for experiment-friendly fixes when the math favors patience.

Skills

Growth mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Micros POS

Bartending

Estimate experience

Action bias

Tools

Micros POS

Job description

Every inclusive Chef we've hired at Public Policy Institute had two things: a grip on Cost Control and zero patience for general theater. The pitch is honest — $57,000 - $81,000, real ownership of general outcomes, and a Public Policy Institute crew in Norman that has your back.

Key Responsibilities

• Make peace with trust-the-team ambiguity and ship anyway
• Tie general effort back to a number Public Policy Institute cares about
• Defend the Work-Life Balance fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
• Convert Catering Management chaos into a backlog someone can actually work
• Execute core Chef duties with accuracy and consistency
• Spot the Norman pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint
• Trade quick wins for experiment-friendly fixes when the math favors patience

What You'll Bring

• A growth mindset and openness to constructive feedback
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a mid-level capacity
• Mid-level fluency in Micros POS, with Bartending on your roadmap
• At least 4 years of standing behind your own estimates
• A zero-bureaucracy bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait

Operating out of Norman, Public Policy Institute designs the tools that power thousands of businesses in the general sector. Our Norman office prizes the quiet contributor who makes everyone around them measurably better.

Expect $57,000 - $81,000, yes, but also expect the kind of benefits and remote flexibility that make Mondays in Norman feel lighter.

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