Executive Chef — Lead Creative, High-Volume Kitchen

Unidine; Lower Gwynedd Township (PA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

FSAs

Job summary

Unidine is seeking an Executive Chef in Gwynedd, PA to lead daily kitchen operations, recruit and train staff, and deliver high-quality, show-stage meals. You will drive food quality, safety, and cost controls while developing menus and mentoring onsite staff.

The role demands at least 5 years in kitchen leadership, strong catering experience, and a hands-on approach. Proficiency with MS Office and ServSafe certification are highly desired.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressive culinary/kitchen management experience, depending upon formal degree or training.
• Extensive catering experience a plus
• High volume, complex foodservice operations experience - highly desirable
• Institutional and batch cooking experiences
• Hands-on chefs experience a must.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation
• Must be experienced with computers; to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point), Outlook, E-mail and the Internet
• Must be willing to participate in client satisfaction programs/activities.
• ServSafe certified - highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily culinary production in preparation and production of meals, food quality and presentation, compliance with safety and sanitation standards and regulation, team member productivity and performance, cost controls and overall profitability.
• Determines how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
• Provide direction on menu development based on product availability; creates distinctive specials that incorporate seasonal or special ingredients.
• Seeks out sources for fresh food; monitors all produce and meat for freshness.
• Maintain product consistency by conducting inspections of seasonings, portion, and appearance of food.
• Research customer preferences and develops a menu which incorporates local foods and flavors.
• Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local and company health, safety, sanitation standards.

Education

A.S. or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Unidine is seeking an Executive Chef in Gwynedd, PA to lead daily kitchen operations, recruit and train staff, and deliver high-quality, show-stage meals. You will drive food quality, safety, and cost controls while developing menus and mentoring onsite staff.

The role demands at least 5 years in kitchen leadership, strong catering experience, and a hands-on approach. Proficiency with MS Office and ServSafe certification are highly desired.