Chef - Corporate Dining & Catering Innovator

SSC Services For Education; East Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Paid Parental Leave

Personal Leave

Job summary

Canteen is seeking a Chef to lead culinary operations and ensure client satisfaction across high-volume settings. You may manage scheduling, discipline, and assist in menu development and purchasing. This role offers growth, teamwork, and opportunities to influence menus and service quality.

Ideal candidates have hands-on chef experience, 1–3 years in culinary management, and strong knowledge of food trends, cost controls, and sanitation. Education and ServSafe preferences apply.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Extensive catering experience is preferred.
• High volume batch cooking and complex food service operations experience is preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• ServSafe Certification is preferred.
• Computer skills and knowledge of MS Office products including Excel.
• 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.

Skills

Culinary management

Menu planning

Food cost controls

Catering events

Education

Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts

Tools

MS Office (Excel)

Job description

Canteen is seeking a Chef to lead culinary operations and ensure client satisfaction across high-volume settings. You may manage scheduling, discipline, and assist in menu development and purchasing. This role offers growth, teamwork, and opportunities to influence menus and service quality.

Ideal candidates have hands-on chef experience, 1–3 years in culinary management, and strong knowledge of food trends, cost controls, and sanitation. Education and ServSafe preferences apply.