Executive Chef

Creative Dining; Sioux Center (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative company as an Executive Chef, where your culinary expertise will shine in a collaborative environment. You'll oversee kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality, nutritious meals are served while managing staff and maintaining inventory. This role at a vibrant university setting offers competitive pay and a chance to make a real impact in the community. If you’re passionate about food and leadership, this is the perfect opportunity to elevate your career and be part of a team that values creativity and excellence.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Bonus opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years cooking experience.
• ServSafe certification required.

Responsibilities

• Participates in hiring and training kitchen staff.
• Supervises culinary activities across operations.
• Establishes food quality standards.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Food Quality Standards

Inventory Control

Management Skills

Education

Culinary Arts Degree

Job description

Be Creative…with Creative Dining Services!

Creative Dining Services is currently seeking an Executive Chef at Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa! As the culinary expert, the Executive Chef works within the Dining Services Department to ensure high quality, properly seasoned, nutritious food is being provided throughout the operation, in a fiscally responsible and safe manner. The Executive Chef is part of the Dining Services Management team that works professionally together to make sure the needs of the customer, client, staff, and colleagues are met.

Core Responsibilities of the Executive Chef:

• Participates in hiring, training, scheduling, time keeping, performance appraisals, and disciplinary actions of kitchen staff
• Supervises and coordinates culinary activities in all operations
• Makes food purchases and controls inventory in a fiscally responsible manner
• Standardizes the production of menus and recipes to ensure quality is offered at all times; communicates with the Creative Dining Services Home Office regarding changes to production recipes and menus as necessary
• Establishes food quality standards; participates in Food Committee meetings

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Culinary Arts Degree, with a minimum of five years cooking experience
• ServSafe certification
• Management experience, preferred
• Membership to the American Culinary Federation, preferred

We Offer:

• Competitive pay
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Bonus opportunities
• 401(k) with a company match
• Paid time off
• And much, much more!

Why Creative Dining Services?

Creative Dining Services partners with college, universities, Fortune 100 companies, full-service senior living communities, conference centers and K-12 schools and camps to provide a different kind of hospitality and facility management services experience – one that’s fun, innovative, and focused on your community. Why? Because that’s how it should be.

Creative Dining Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.