Chef Manager | Lead Kitchen Ops & Menu Innovation

Compass Group USA; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Job summary

Culinary Services Group in Phoenix, AZ is hiring a Chef Manager to lead day-to-day culinary operations and ensure exceptional food quality and service for the client. You will support the Food Service Director, oversee production, training, and scheduling, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualified candidates have 1–3 years of culinary management, hands-on chef experience, and a track record in high-volume operations, with ServSafe and MS Office skills preferred.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of culinary management experience.
• Hands-on chef experience is required.
• Experience in various food service operations (restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, healthcare).
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and catering trends.

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 expenditures for the account.

Skills

Culinary management

Chef experience

Catering experience

High volume cooking

ServSafe Certification

MS Excel

MS Office

Education

Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts

Tools

Excel

Job description

Culinary Services Group in Phoenix, AZ is hiring a Chef Manager to lead day-to-day culinary operations and ensure exceptional food quality and service for the client. You will support the Food Service Director, oversee production, training, and scheduling, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualified candidates have 1–3 years of culinary management, hands-on chef experience, and a track record in high-volume operations, with ServSafe and MS Office skills preferred.