Chef De Cuisine (Local Eats) | Highmark Stadium - Buffalo Bills

Legends Hospitality, LLC; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

Legends Global is seeking a Chef De Cuisine for Local Eats in Buffalo, NY to lead all culinary operations for the stadium restaurant and ensure high standards from production to service.

Under the Executive Chef, you will manage sanitation, staff training, and menu execution for suites and concessions, with a focus on efficiency and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Degree or certification from an accredited culinary arts institute or apprenticeship certification from the American Culinary Federation.
• Five (5) years experience as a Chef de Cuisine with a minimum of three (3) years in high-volume full-service operations.
• Proven track record in improving kitchen efficiencies, quality and relative costs.

Responsibilities

• Execute menus for Suites or Concessions as established by the Executive Chef and Culinary Team.
• Provide recipes, training and experience to all staff.
• Ensure HACCP compliance and proper sanitation.
• Plan, manage and monitor work including hiring, coaching staff and relationships.
• Coordinate with other departments regarding menu implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Team building

Communication

Health & Safety

HAACP

Flexibility

Education

Culinary degree/cert

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

THE ROLE: Chef De Cuisine - Local Eats LOCATION: Buffalo Bills - Highmark Stadium | Orchard Park, NY

ABOUT LEGENDS GLOBAL

Legends Global is the premier partner to the world’s greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated suite of premium services through a white-label model that keeps our partners front and center — from feasibility and project development to sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and world-class content and booking. With a global network of more than 450 venues, hosting 20,000 events and welcoming 165 million guests annually, Legends Global brings unmatched scale, expertise, and connectivity to help our partners grow. The Legends Global Way guides how we operate: Align, Scale, Connect, Team, Win — shared success, repeatable systems, connected solutions, unstoppable teams, and wins that are earned every day.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Under the direction of the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef, this individual will be responsible for effectively managing all culinary operations of the restaurant including the oversight of production, operation, and sanitation aspects of culinary and stewarding operations.

WHAT YOU’LL DO (KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & OUTCOMES)

• Execute menus for the Suites or Concessions Departments as established by the Executive Chef and Culinary Team
• Provide recipes, training and experience to all staff.
• Work with NPO groups to ensure they have all the resources needed to succeed
• Ensure food is handled, processed and stored in accordance with the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) program.
• Ensure excellent customer relations are always maintained.
• Coordinate with other departments regarding menu implementation.
• Schedule labor force and assign responsibilities for efficient use of equipment and personnel.
• Ensure compliance by all culinary personnel with Company and departmental rules, policies and procedures.
• Plan, manage and monitor work as well as hiring, communication, coaching staff and building relationships
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Position requires extensive knowledge of all kitchen equipment operations.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with management, staff and guests.
• Support other arena culinary operations including concessions, clubs, suites, etc. as needed.

WHAT YOU BRING (QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE)

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• The ideal team member will have a degree or certification from an accredited culinary arts institute, or apprenticeship certification from the American Culinary Federation.
• Five (5) years experience as a Chef de Cuisine with a minimum of three (3) years experience in a high-volume full-service food operation.
• Proven track record in improving kitchen efficiencies, quality and relative costs.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Must have excellent leadership, financial analysis, team building and communication skills/customer service.
• Must have knowledge of statutory requirements regarding health and safety, sanitation, proper chemical usage, fire procedures and HAACP.
• Must have knowledge of kitchen sanitation, operation and maintenance of kitchen equipment.
• Must be detail-oriented and extremely organized with the ability to learn new programs and procedures quickly.
• Must be proficient on Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must be flexible to work extended hours due to business requirements including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Must be open to providing incidental or short-term support to other facilities in the event of a business emergency.

COMPENSATION

• The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $80,000, commensurate with experience, skills, and qualifications.
• Legends Global offers a competitive total rewards package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

NOTE

NOTE: The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Equal Opportunity / Diversity Statement

Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

At Legends Global, our people power every success. You’ll work alongside exceptional talent, learn from world-leading experts, and contribute to projects that set the standard across sports, entertainment, hospitality, and live experiences. If you’re driven to operate at the highest level, build with purpose, and help partners win on the biggest stages, you’ll thrive here.

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.