Executive Chef Manager

Addition Management; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Addition Management is seeking an Executive Chef/General Manager to lead culinary and kitchen operations, ensuring HACCP compliance and premium food safety standards.

The role focuses on local sales, client engagement, staff development, and delivering world-class guest service while coordinating menus, demos, and promotions for key accounts and events.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in hands-on culinary operations with Safe Food Handling & Allergen Certification.
• 3+ years in food/bev operations management overseeing staff and client engagement.
• Base knowledge of finance and Department of Health Regulations.
• Experience scheduling and managing P&L, labor and food costs within a budget.
• Willingness to work weekends/holidays; valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Manage culinary and kitchen operations staff with HACCP and Food Safety adherence.
• Drive local sales, client engagement, service standards, and customer loyalty.
• Develop client-facing menus and regional menu proposals.
• Visit clients/vendors and perform food demonstrations.
• Use Shipday for order logistics and delivery details.
• Support kitchen finance, payroll, HR, IT, and District Manager activities.
• Oversee payroll/labor scheduling and payroll accuracy.
• Maintain budgets and quality standards.
• Supervise staff training and performance reviews.

Skills

Culinary ops

Food safety

Allergen cert

Ops management

Purchasing

Inventory

Par levels

Recipes

Knife skills

Finance basics

DOH regs

P&L budgeting

Fulfillment ops

Spanish

Driver's license

Job description

Growing Hospitality Services provider seeks a new Executive Chef/General Manager to join their team.

Responsibilities:

• The Chef Manager is responsible for managing the culinary and kitchen operations staff, and the overall compliance with HACCP, Food Safety and D365 specifications
• The Chef Manager will also be directly accountable for the execution of local sales and promotional efforts, client engagement, personal relationships, and outstanding customer service and client loyalty performance standards.
• The Chef Manager will actively participate in promotional activities and client facing relationship building efforts that result in enhancements to revenue, quality, world-class Guest Service, and employee/customer relations.
• Develop and implement client facing menus, written menu proposals, regional menus. Recipes and promotional foods and tastings as required.
• Visits Clients, Vendors, and offers/Performs food demonstrations at FBO’s and conferences.
• Utilize Shipday for all logistical information. All employees who are organizing or delivering catering are required to use Shipday for all order logistics and deliveries to include delivery photo at point of delivery and the name of the recipient at point of delivery.
• Responsible for supporting operational directives for kitchen accuracy, office administration, personnel, local clients, facility, capital assets, government compliance and corporate requirements.
• Must be able to demonstrate strong Managerial skills, including team building, hiring, skills training, discipline, performance reviews, cross-training and employee development.
• Supports quality and execution of catering operation, supervises and trains staff, oversees the quality and accuracy of preparation and service of food and concierge services.
• Responsible for supporting the District Manager in operational execution of all culinary events, including regional menu coordination, leads and creates plans for staff training, development, and approving payroll records.
• Supports District Manager, Payroll Department, HR, IT & Finance in processing Payroll/Labor, scheduling, performance reviews, training, hiring, discipline and all related paperwork on time and accurately.
• Responsible for supporting the kitchen’s financial performance in accordance with all established quality performance standards, corporate guidelines, and budgets.
• Responsible for managing kitchen adherence to execute corporate guidelines in maintaining operations, HACCP/food safety & premium quality, customer
• Supports District Manager in supervising local employees in compliance with the most recent company handbook and in a manner consistent with company established goals and objectives.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in hands-on culinary operations with Safe Food Handling & Allergen Certification preferred.
• 3+ years in food/Bev operations management experience overseeing staff, client engagement, inventory management, systems & process implementation.
• Strong experience in food purchasing/ordering, inventory, setting up par levels, recipe selection, culinary preparation methods and knife skills are essential.
• Must have a base knowledge of finance and accounting principles and Department of Health Regulations.
• Must demonstrate ability to schedule and manage P&L, labor and food cost within a budget.
• Must be able to manage fulfillment team and process as well as vehicle fleet, off-site employee management and the expenses associated with this business component.
• Multi-lingual is a plus (Spanish).
• A flexible work schedule required, including weekends and holidays
• Must have a valid driver’s license with clean driving history.
• All candidates will be subject to background check & drug screening.