Executive Catering Chef — Lead High-End Culinary Team

Aramark; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LifeWorks Restaurant Group, part of Aramark, is seeking a Catering Executive Chef to lead chef managers and hourly culinary staff, developing and executing culinary solutions for high-end catering and dining experiences. You will oversee menu creation, manage food and labor budgets, maintain inventory controls, and ensure exceptional food quality and presentation.

Responsibilities include guiding culinary teams to meet standards, training staff on production techniques, interacting with guests,

Responsibilities

• Ensures culinary production appropriately connects to the Executional Framework
• Ensures proper culinary standards and techniques are in place for preparation of food items, including production, presentation, and service standards
• Manages a culinary team, including chef managers and hourly staff, to ensure quality in final presentation of food
• Train and manage culinary and kitchen employees to use best practice food production techniques
• Coach employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how it is to be achieved
• Reward and recognize employees
• Plan and execute team meetings and daily huddles
• Complete and maintain all staff records including training records, shift opening/closing checklists and performance data
• Develop and maintain effective client and guest rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships
• Interact directly with guests daily
• Aggregate and communicate regional culinary and ingredient trends
• Responsible for delivering food and labor targets
• Consistent focus on margin improvement; understanding performance metrics, data, order, and inventory trends
• Ensure efficient execution and delivery of all culinary products in line with the daily menu
• Maintain integrity of the standard Aramark food offer; responsible for always maintaining food quality and safety of items
• Full compliance with Operational Excellence fundamentals: managing waste, standard menus, recipes and ingredients through managing customer driven menus and labor standards
• Understand end to end supply chain and procurement process and systems, ensuring only authorized suppliers are used
• Full knowledge and implementation of the Food Framework
• Ensure accuracy of estimated food consumption for appropriate requisitions and/or food purchase
• Ensure proper equipment operation and maintenanceg

Job description

LifeWorks Restaurant Group, part of Aramark, is seeking a Catering Executive Chef to lead chef managers and hourly culinary staff, developing and executing culinary solutions for high-end catering and dining experiences. You will oversee menu creation, manage food and labor budgets, maintain inventory controls, and ensure exceptional food quality and presentation.

Responsibilities include guiding culinary teams to meet standards, training staff on production techniques, interacting with guests,