Executive Chef

Aramark Corporation; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark Healthcare+ in Philadelphia is seeking a Bench Executive Chef to lead culinary and production operations for the Penn Medicine Health System. This management role focuses on developing and executing menus and standards to meet customer tastes and service goals.

You will manage chef managers and kitchen staff, sustain high quality and safety, train teams, monitor costs, and drive client rapport. The position emphasizes end-to-end food delivery, labor targets, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Culinary Arts degree preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of experience as an Executive Chef or 5-10 years as a Chef Manager.
• Experience in a fast paced, high volume and complex production environment.
• Serv Safe Certification and/or HACCP knowledge.
• Knowledge of production systems and food service technology.
• Strong leadership skills to motivate and lead a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensures culinary production appropriately connects to the Executional Framework.
• Maintains proper culinary standards for production, presentation, and service.
• Manages a culinary team including chef managers and hourly staff.
• Trains and coaches culinary staff on best practice production techniques.
• Coaches employees by creating a shared understanding of goals and methods.
• Rewards and recognizes employees.
• Plans and leads team meetings and daily huddles.
• Maintains staff records including training and performance data.
• Develops client and guest rapport for mutually beneficial relationships.
• Interacts directly with guests daily.
• Communicates regional culinary trends and ingredients.
• Delivers food and labor targets and monitors margins.
• Focuses on margin improvement; analyzes performance metrics and inventory trends.
• Ensures efficient execution and delivery of all culinary products per daily menu.
• Maintains integrity of Aramark food offerings and food safety standards.
• Complies with waste control, standard menus, recipes, and labor standards.
• Understands end-to-end supply chain and procurement processes; uses approved suppliers.
• Follows the Food Framework and ensures accurate food consumption forecasts.
• Ensures proper equipment operation and maintenance.
• Adheres to Aramark SAFE food and Quality Assurance standards and safety policies.
• Complies with all applicable policies including safety, wage and hour.

Skills

Leadership

Menu Planning

Food Production

Food Safety

Staff Training

Education

Culinary Arts degree (preferred)

Serv Safe Certification

HACCP knowledge

Job description

Job Description

Aramark Healthcare+ is seeking candidates for a Bench Executive Chef position to manage and support culinary and production operations at the Penn Medicine Health System. This is a Management position, responsible for developing and executing culinary solutions to meet customer needs and tastes. Offers a wide variety of culinary solutions to meet customer and client needs and tastes. Oversees and manages culinary operations to meet production, presentation, and service standards. Applies culinary techniques to food preparation and manages the final presentation and service of food.

Job 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 maintenance
• Ensure compliance with Aramark SAFE food and Quality Assurance standards, occupational and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations
• Comply with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Qualifications

• Culinary Arts degree preferred
• Requires 3 to 5 years of experience as an Executive Chef or 5-10 years of experience as a Chef Manager
• Requires experience in a fast paced, high volume and complex production environment
• Serv Safe Certification and/or HACCP knowledge required
• Knowledge of production systems and food service technology
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and lead a team

Education

About Aramark

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Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.