Senior Executive Chef: Lead Culinary Excellence & Team

Compass Group USA; Sun City (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

FSAs

Personal Leave

Job summary

CCL Hospitality Group in Sun City, AZ is seeking an inspirational Sr Executive Chef to lead daily kitchen operations, recruit and train staff, and showcase culinary talent through show quality menus while controlling food and labor costs.

You will ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards, develop menus with seasonal ingredients, mentor onsite staff, and partner with clients to deliver exceptional resident experiences and financial results.

Qualifications

• A.S. or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive culinary/kitchen management experience, depending upon formal degree or training.
• Hands-on chefs experience a must.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• Must be experienced with computers; to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point), Outlook, E-mail and the Internet

Responsibilities

• Lead daily culinary production in preparation and production of meals, food quality and presentation, compliance with all safety and sanitation standards and regulation, team member productivity and performance, cost controls and overall profitability.
• Determines how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
• Provide direction on menu development based on product availability; creates distinctive specials that incorporate seasonal or special ingredients.
• Seeks out sources for fresh food; monitors all produce and meat for freshness.
• Maintain product consistency by conducting inspections of seasonings, portion, and appearance of food.
• Research customer preferences and develops a menu which incorporates local foods and flavors.
• Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local and company health, safety, sanitation standards.
• Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Communicates the importance of safety procedures, detailing procedure codes, ensuring employee understanding of safety codes, monitoring processes and procedures related to safety.
• Monitors the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Follows and enforces food safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.

Skills

High-volume kitchen management

Culinary leadership

Food cost controls

Computer proficiency

Batch cooking

Client satisfaction focus

Education

AS degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

CCL Hospitality Group in Sun City, AZ is seeking an inspirational Sr Executive Chef to lead daily kitchen operations, recruit and train staff, and showcase culinary talent through show quality menus while controlling food and labor costs.

You will ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards, develop menus with seasonal ingredients, mentor onsite staff, and partner with clients to deliver exceptional resident experiences and financial results.