Regional Chef - Texas Live!/Corporate Catering

Live! Hospitality & Entertainment; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

401(k) with employer contribution

Paid Time Off

Training and pathways for career growth

Discretionary performance bonuses

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in Arlington, TX, is seeking a Corporate Chef Catering to oversee culinary operations and enhance the catering experience at Texas Live!. The ideal candidate will have significant culinary skills, a background in high-volume catering, and leadership experience. This role involves developing menus, training culinary teams, and maintaining food safety standards. Competitive benefits include health insurance, paid time off, and merit-based pay increases.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Chef or Senior Culinary Manager, preferably in a multi-location or regional capacity.
• Background in high volume catering.
• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and enhance culinary operations at Texas Live! in Arlington, TX.
• Develop and standardize menus and ensure high-quality food preparation.
• Train and support culinary teams and enforce safety standards.

Skills

Culinary skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Culinary degree or relevant certification

Job description

Overview

Live! destinations are among the highest-profile sports, entertainment, hotel, and gaming projects in the country. Each one delivers our signature blend of excitement, design, amenities, and customer service. In major U.S. cities, Live! destinations are the most-visited ones in their respective regions, attracting more than 55 million people per year. Live! embodies the special flair and culture of each community while offering residents and visitors a mix of best-in-class local, regional, and national dining, entertainment, and hospitality. Live! invites people into the energy and excitement of electric environments. Concerts. In-person performances. Festivals. Community events. Watch parties.

What We Offer

Comprehensive group health insurance benefits for team members and their eligible dependents. Other benefits include:

• Basic Life Insurance fully employer paid
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability fully employer paid
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with employer contribution.
• Training and pathways for career growth.
• Annual Merit Based Pay Increases.
• Discretionary performance bonuses.

Role description

The Corporate Chef Catering is responsible for overseeing and enhancing culinary operations at Texas Live! In Arlington, TX and across multiple locations that have a high-volume catering and private event business. The role involves developing and standardizing menus, ensuring high-quality food preparation and presentation, maintaining consistent culinary standards, and fostering the growth of culinary team.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Assistant Vice President of Culinary on recipe research, development, and execution to include LTO offerings and new menu implementation.
• Standardize recipes and food presentation across all locations in the vertical.
• Record, maintain, and update recipe database.
• Support large private events and other caterings.
• Create and manage BOH systems for locations in vertical.
• Control food COGS within budget.
• Control BOH labor costs within budget.
• Train and support culinary teams within vertical, including during new openings.
• Train BOH team on sanitation and safety standards, and ensure they are enforced.
• Travel regularly to vertical locations to train and mentor BOH team and audit kitchen operations, hygiene, and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Chef or Senior Culinary Manager, preferably in a multi-location or regional capacity.
• Background or experience in high volume catering.
• Exceptional culinary skills, with a strong portfolio of creative and diverse dishes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and best practices.
• Ability to travel within the vertical as required.
• Culinary degree or relevant certification preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and balance competing priorities.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Live! Hospitality & Entertainment is committed to equal opportunity and is firmly committed to preventing discrimination and harassment in its application and hiring processes and in its employment decisions.

Live! Hospitality & Entertainment is not accepting unsolicited resume from search firms for this position. Search firms who submit candidates for this position are not eligible for compensation, even if the candidate is successfully hired.

This job posting is a general description of the types of responsibilities that are required of an individual in this job. It is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required for this job.