Head Chef & Menu Leader - High-Volume Campus Dining

Compass Group USA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Personal Leave

Job summary

Chartwells Higher Education is hiring a Chef to ensure client and customer service satisfaction by providing culinary resources and support. You may manage scheduling, discipline, and hiring, and assist with menu development, ordering, and new culinary programs.

This is an energetic culinary leadership opportunity within a diverse organization. Join Chartwells Higher Education, a Compass Group USA member, and contribute to high-tech, food-infused spaces that foster growth and learning.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of culinary management experience.
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, health care, and/or related food service operations.
• Hands-on chef experience is required.
• Extensive catering experience is preferred.
• High volume batch cooking and complex food service operations experience is preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• ServSafe Certification is preferred.
• Computer skills and MS Office products including Excel.
• Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides frontline culinary resources and support.
• Assists with food cost control, menu planning, purchasing, and ensures food quality guidelines are followed.
• Assists with planning and creating menus.
• Produces and executes catering events.
• Rolls out new culinary programs in conjunction with marketing and culinary team.
• Assists with managing cost controls and control expenditures for the account.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Hands-on chef experience

Culinary leadership

Computer skills

Education

Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts

Tools

MS Office Excel

Job description

Chartwells Higher Education is hiring a Chef to ensure client and customer service satisfaction by providing culinary resources and support. You may manage scheduling, discipline, and hiring, and assist with menu development, ordering, and new culinary programs.

This is an energetic culinary leadership opportunity within a diverse organization. Join Chartwells Higher Education, a Compass Group USA member, and contribute to high-tech, food-infused spaces that foster growth and learning.