Senior Executive Chef — Lead, Create & Elevate Kitchens

Aramark; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark in New York is seeking a Senior Executive Chef to supervise kitchen personnel and coordinate all culinary activities for client services. This role demands strong leadership, menu development, cost control, and rigorous safety standards in a dynamic hospitality setting.

The position offers opportunities to mentor a diverse culinary team, drive innovation, and influence food programs across multiple service lines within LifeWorks Restaurant Group.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry & culinary management experience.
• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• The ability to lead in a diverse environment with focus on client and customer services is essential to success in this role.
• Previous experience with control food & labor cost, demonstration cooking, menu development and pricing and development of culinary team preferred.
• P&L accountability and/or contract-managed service experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Train and lead kitchen personnel.
• Estimate food consumption and requisition or purchase food.
• Select and develop recipes as well as standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality.
• Establish presentation technique and quality standards.
• Plan and price menus.
• Ensure accurate equipment operation/maintenance
• Ensure accurate safety and sanitation in kitchen.
• 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 demonstrates culinary techniques.
• Directly supervises kitchen personnel with responsibility for hiring, mentoring, performance reviews and initiating pay increases.

Skills

Culinary management

Leadership

Cost control

Menu development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Aramark in New York is seeking a Senior Executive Chef to supervise kitchen personnel and coordinate all culinary activities for client services. This role demands strong leadership, menu development, cost control, and rigorous safety standards in a dynamic hospitality setting.

The position offers opportunities to mentor a diverse culinary team, drive innovation, and influence food programs across multiple service lines within LifeWorks Restaurant Group.