Senior Executive Chef

Aramark; Greenville (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark in Greenville, North Carolina, is seeking a Senior Executive Chef responsible for supervising kitchen personnel and coordinating culinary activities. Your duties will include training staff, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring food quality and safety standards.

Ideal candidates will have a Culinary Certification and experience in menu development and cost management. Strong leadership skills in a diverse environment are essential. Join us to elevate culinary experiences!

Qualifications

• Requires a Culinary Certification.
• Ability to lead in a diverse environment with a focus on client and customer services.
• Previous experience with controlling food and labor costs.

Responsibilities

• Train and lead kitchen personnel.
• Develop relationships with all current and new vendors.
• Estimate food consumption and procure food supplies.

Skills

Kitchen supervision

Vendor relationship management

Menu pricing

Culinary techniques instruction

Food safety and sanitation

Education

Culinary Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Production Systems

Inventory Management Software

Job description

The Senior Executive Chef is responsible for directly supervising kitchen personnel. This role will supervise and coordinate all related culinary activities.

Job Responsibilities

• Train and lead kitchen personnel.
• Develop relationships with all current and new vendors.
• Estimate food consumption and requisition or purchase of food.
• Select and develop recipes as well as standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality.
• Establish presentation techniques and quality standards.
• Plan and price menus.
• Ensure accurate safety and sanitation in the kitchen including logs and procedures.
• You may cook selected items, no more than 20% of the time.
• You may coordinate special catering events and may also offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrate culinary techniques.
• Directly supervises kitchen personnel with responsibility for hiring, mentoring, performance reviews and initiating pay increases.

Qualifications

• RequiresaCulinary Certification.
• Theabilitytoleadinadiverseenvironmentwitha focusonclientandcustomerservicesisessentialtosuccessin this role.
• Previousexperiencewithcontrollingfood&laborcost,demonstrationcooking,menudevelopmentandpricingand development of culinary team preferred.
• Proficient with technology and ability to navigate systemsup to and including Microsoft Office, Production Systems, Inventory.

Education

Nearest Major Market: Raleigh

Nearest Secondary Market: Rocky Mount