K-12 School Chef: Menu Creation & Catering Lead

Compass Group USA; Elkins Park Gardens (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state

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 K-12 is seeking a Chef to ensure client and customer service satisfaction by providing culinary resources and support. You may be responsible for scheduling, discipline, and hiring within the department, and assist in developing menus, recipes, and ordering. This is an energetic, entrepreneurial culinary opportunity.

You will contribute to healthful dining programs and lead culinary operations, with the chance to work with a dynamic team in a K-12 setting.

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 knowledge of 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

Culinary management

Hands-on chef experience

Food cost control

MS Office

Excel

Education

Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Chartwells K-12 is seeking a Chef to ensure client and customer service satisfaction by providing culinary resources and support. You may be responsible for scheduling, discipline, and hiring within the department, and assist in developing menus, recipes, and ordering. This is an energetic, entrepreneurial culinary opportunity.

You will contribute to healthful dining programs and lead culinary operations, with the chance to work with a dynamic team in a K-12 setting.