Head Chef - Lead Culinary Team & Menu Innovation

LifeWorks Restaurant Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Job summary

LifeWorks Restaurant Group is seeking a Chef de Cuisine to lead culinary operations at a Los Angeles location. The role involves training kitchen staff, supervising culinary activities, and ensuring safety and quality in food preparation and presentation.

Compensation ranges from $80,000 to $90,000, with comprehensive benefits through Aramark. The position emphasizes leadership, recipe development, and coordination of catering events in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Trains and leads kitchen personnel.
• Supervises/coordinates all related culinary activities.
• Estimates food consumption and requisition or purchase food.
• Selects and develops recipes and standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality.
• Establishes presentation technique and quality standards, and plans and prices menus.
• Ensures proper equipment operation/maintenance and ensures proper safety and sanitation in the kitchen.
• Oversees special catering events and may also offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrate culinary techniques.

Responsibilities

• Trains and leads kitchen personnel.
• Supervises/coordinates all related culinary activities.
• Estimates food consumption and requisition or purchase food.
• Selects and develops recipes and standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality.
• Establishes presentation technique and quality standards, and plans and prices menus.
• Ensures proper equipment operation/maintenance and ensures proper safety and sanitation in the kitchen.
• Oversees special catering events and may also offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrate culinary techniques.

Skills

Train kitchen staff

Supervise culinary activities

Menu planning

Recipe development

Quality standards

Food safety

Catering coordination

Communication skills

Education

Culinary degree preferable

Job description

LifeWorks Restaurant Group is seeking a Chef de Cuisine to lead culinary operations at a Los Angeles location. The role involves training kitchen staff, supervising culinary activities, and ensuring safety and quality in food preparation and presentation.

Compensation ranges from $80,000 to $90,000, with comprehensive benefits through Aramark. The position emphasizes leadership, recipe development, and coordination of catering events in a dynamic team environment.