Executive Chef

StoryPoint; Waukee (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

StoryPoint is seeking an Executive Chef to lead culinary operations for our dining and catering program. You will manage resident dining, events, food costs, safety, and staff performance while ensuring high-quality plates and service.

Responsibilities include training staff, menu development, pricing, labor control, and collaboration with site leadership. Strong leadership, customer focus, and proficiency with MS Office preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or related culinary degree.
• Certified Executive Chef preferred.
• Minimum four years of industry and culinary management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and commitment to customer service.
• Experience with menu development and pricing.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in culinary labor, food and small ware financial management.

Responsibilities

• Achieve 100% resident satisfaction through plate presentation and taste.
• Establish presentation techniques and ensure quality standards.
• Hire, coach, train, inspire and direct culinary staff; manage scheduling and reviews.
• Develop Sous Chef and Lead Cook for leadership duties.
• Control food costs, labor costs, menu engineering, recipes, and standardization.
• Ensure equipment operation and safety/sanitation policies.
• Oversee catering events and offer culinary instruction or demonstrations.
• Promote positive public relations with residents, families, and guests.
• Function as Manager on Duty with site leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Time management

Menu development

Pricing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or related culinary degree

Certified Executive Chef

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role Overview

The Executive Chef is responsible for the successful management of all aspects of the culinary and dining department. Responsibilities include retail sales, special events planning, food costs and inventory control, safety and sanitation, and maintaining excellent resident, customer and employee satisfaction.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or related culinary degree.
• Certified Executive Chef preferred.
• Minimum four years of industry and culinary management experience.
• Must demonstrate proven leadership abilities, commitment to customer service, and strong organization and time management skills.
• Must have previous experience and be proficient with menu development and pricing.
• Must have experience in all Microsoft Office applications required.
• Culinary labor, food and small ware financial management experience required.

Primary Responsibilities

• Achieve 100% resident satisfaction through plate presentation and taste. The Executive Chef circulates dining rooms at meal times daily for resident feedback.
• Establish presentation techniques and ensure quality standards.
• Hire, coach, train, inspire and direct culinary staff. Maintain proper scheduling, employee reviews.
• Develop Sous Chef and Lead Cook to take on additional leadership and management duties.
• Directly responsible for food control, labor costs, menu engineering, recipe creation and standardization of recipe production to ensure consistency.
• Ensure proper equipment operation/maintenance, proper safety and sanitation policies for followed in the work areas.
• Oversee special catering events and offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrate culinary techniques.
• Consistently maintains a positive attitude, which supports a team environment. Promotes positive public relations with residents, family members and guests.
• Function as Manager on Duty as scheduled with site leadership team.

General Working Conditions

This position entails standing for long periods of time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to communicate effectively with others, sit, stand, walk and use hands to handle keyboard, telephone, paper, files, and other equipment and objects. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to review detailed documents and read computer screens. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The work environment requires appropriate interaction with others. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Occasional travel to different locations may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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