Executive Chef: Lead Culinary Team & Guest Experience

Aramark Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark is seeking an Executive Chef in Houston to oversee chef managers and hourly culinary staff, developing and executing culinary solutions to meet client tastes and standards.

You will manage culinary operations, ensure food safety, lead training, and drive cost control while delivering high-quality meals and engaging with guests. This role emphasizes leadership, quality, and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced hospitality environment.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 4 years of culinary experience.
• At least 2 years in a management role preferred.
• Requires a culinary degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to simplify the agenda for the team.
• Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession.
• This includes experiential knowledge required for management of people and/or problems.
• Requires oral, reading, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensures culinary production connects to the Executional Framework.
• Ensures proper culinary standards and techniques for production, presentation, and service.
• Manages a culinary team to ensure quality in final presentation of food.
• Train and manage culinary employees to use best practice food production techniques.
• Coach employees to create a shared understanding of goals and methods to achieve them.
• Reward and recognize employees.
• Plan and execute team meetings and daily huddles.
• Complete and maintain staff records including training and performance data.
• Develop and maintain client and guest rapport for mutually beneficial relationships.
• Interact directly with guests daily.
• Aggregate and communicate regional culinary and ingredient trends.
• Deliver food and labor targets.
• Focus on margin improvement; monitor performance metrics, data, orders, and inventory trends.
• Ensure efficient execution and delivery of all culinary products.
• Maintain integrity of the Aramark food offer; uphold food quality and safety.
• Comply with safety, wage, and hour policies.

Skills

Team leadership

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Culinary expertise

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent

Job description

Aramark is seeking an Executive Chef in Houston to oversee chef managers and hourly culinary staff, developing and executing culinary solutions to meet client tastes and standards.

You will manage culinary operations, ensure food safety, lead training, and drive cost control while delivering high-quality meals and engaging with guests. This role emphasizes leadership, quality, and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced hospitality environment.