Head Chef - From-Scratch Menus, Few Late Nights & Weekends

Upper Crust Food Service, LLC; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Few late nights

Holiday time off

Paid vacations

401K with company match

Health, dental, vision, and pet ins.

Job summary

Upper Crust Food Service is seeking a classically trained Head Chef to create and execute fresh, from-scratch weekly menus with input from clients and management. You will direct all food preparation and staff, ensuring top quality meals and strict sanitation, while maintaining strong communication with the management team.

This role offers a kitchen leadership path with limited late nights, holidays off, and opportunities to plan events, lead kitchen teams, and showcase flavor and presentation

Qualifications

• 3+ years in professional, high-volume food production or catering.
• Must pass a background check; sanitation certification required or obtainable within 30 days.
• Culinary degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, design, and execute menus.
• Menu meetings with the chapter required.
• Create high-quality meals with great presentation and flavor.
• Send photos of meal presentations to management.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen and dining room.
• Oversee and train kitchen staff, manage schedules, and assess performance with management's approval.
• Order supplies per budget and stock inventory.
• Enforce sanitation and food safety standards per regulations.
• Assist in planning and executing special events as directed by management.
• Communicate with management via calls, emails, and texts.

Skills

Teamwork

Instructions

Customer handling

Cooking methods

Professional appearance

Kitchen management

Emergency solutions

Industry best practices

Education

3+ years in high-volume food production/catering

Culinary degree (plus)

Manager-level sanitation certification or to obtain within 30 days

Job description

Upper Crust Food Service is seeking a classically trained Head Chef to create and execute fresh, from-scratch weekly menus with input from clients and management. You will direct all food preparation and staff, ensuring top quality meals and strict sanitation, while maintaining strong communication with the management team.

This role offers a kitchen leadership path with limited late nights, holidays off, and opportunities to plan events, lead kitchen teams, and showcase flavor and presentation