School Dining Chef Leader: Elevate Menus & Service

Compass Group USA; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Flik Independent School Dining is seeking a Chef Manager to lead culinary and dining operations across a school dining program, ensuring high quality, safety, sustainability, and guest satisfaction. This role blends hands-on kitchen leadership with administrative duties including inventory, cost control, staff supervision, and compliance.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of culinary management experience in contract foodservice or high-volume settings, with strong P&L awareness and a

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of culinary management experience in contract foodservice, fine dining, or high-volume restaurant settings.
• Strong understanding of P&L management and experience in a contract-managed service environment preferred.
• Confirmed expertise in menu development, production planning, cost control, and inventory management.
• Extensive knowledge of culinary trends, sustainability practices, and food safety regulations.
• Knowledge of exhibition cooking and interacting with guests in a customer-focused environment.
• Effective team leadership and performance management skills, including conducting performance evaluations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
• ServSafe Certification preferred.
• Culinary degree or equivalent experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead culinary operations, including production, menu planning, and sanitation.
• Run full food service operations: inventory, ordering, receiving, vendor relations.

Skills

Culinary management

P&L management

Menu development

Cost control

Inventory management

Team leadership

Food safety knowledge

Microsoft Office

ServSafe Certification

Education

Culinary degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Flik Independent School Dining is seeking a Chef Manager to lead culinary and dining operations across a school dining program, ensuring high quality, safety, sustainability, and guest satisfaction. This role blends hands-on kitchen leadership with administrative duties including inventory, cost control, staff supervision, and compliance.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of culinary management experience in contract foodservice or high-volume settings, with strong P&L awareness and a