Senior Executive Chef: Lead Culinary Team & Menu Innovation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

LifeWorks Restaurant Group, part of Aramark's Workplace Experience Group, seeks a Senior Executive Chef in New York to lead kitchen operations, supervise culinary staff, and drive menu development with strong cost controls. The role emphasizes instruction, catering coordination, and maintaining high safety standards.

The successful candidate will bring 8+ years of culinary management, P&L awareness, and proven leadership in diverse environments, with a focus on client satisfaction and service

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry & culinary management experience.
• 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

Leadership

Culinary management

Menu development

Pricing & cost control

P&L accountability

Bachelor's degree

Diversity & inclusion

Demonstration cooking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

LifeWorks Restaurant Group, part of Aramark's Workplace Experience Group, seeks a Senior Executive Chef in New York to lead kitchen operations, supervise culinary staff, and drive menu development with strong cost controls. The role emphasizes instruction, catering coordination, and maintaining high safety standards.

The successful candidate will bring 8+ years of culinary management, P&L awareness, and proven leadership in diverse environments, with a focus on client satisfaction and service