Lead Kitchen Chef: Menu Design & Team Leadership

Eurest USA; Loves Park (IL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Voluntary Benefits

Job summary

Eurest USA in Loves Park, IL is hiring for a full-time Chef, 6:00 am to 2:00 pm, Monday through Friday, at Woodward RCC. This role requires strong culinary and leadership skills, menu-building ability, and excellent customer service.

You will supervise cooks and kitchen staff, ensure sanitation and food quality, manage inventory, and help develop recipes and menus. The position offers an immediate start and pay range of $24.00 to $25.00 per hour, with benefits typical of Eurest.

Qualifications

• Strong culinary and leadership skills.
• Menu-building experience.
• Great customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, coordinates and participates in activities of cooks and other associates engaged in preparing, cooking and serving food. Ensures all food handling, sanitation and customer service standards are met.
• Supervises hourly kitchen associates, including interviewing, scheduling, payroll, training, counseling, participating in reviews and recommending disciplinary action.
• Efficiently prepares high quality food items according to standardized recipes to meet production, delivery and service schedules. Serves meals or prepares for delivery.
• Ensures proper presentation, food quality, portion control and maintenance of proper serving temperatures.
• Tracks food use, waste and consumption to requisition or purchase product.
• Receives and inspects product and supplies for quality and quantity to ensure appropriate inventory.
• Maintains sanitation of equipment, supplies and utensils. Cleans workstation thoroughly before leaving area. Keeps display equipment clean and free of debris during meal service to ensure compliance with sanitation, safety, production and merchandising requirements.
• Helps select and develop recipes and menus.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Menu building

Customer service

Job description

Eurest USA in Loves Park, IL is hiring for a full-time Chef, 6:00 am to 2:00 pm, Monday through Friday, at Woodward RCC. This role requires strong culinary and leadership skills, menu-building ability, and excellent customer service.

You will supervise cooks and kitchen staff, ensure sanitation and food quality, manage inventory, and help develop recipes and menus. The position offers an immediate start and pay range of $24.00 to $25.00 per hour, with benefits typical of Eurest.