Senior Executive Chef: Lead Menu & Culinary Excellence

Compass Group USA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Personal Leave

Job summary

Compass Group USA, through Flik Hospitality, seeks a Senior Executive Chef to lead culinary operations across a unit, ensuring trend-aligned, efficient, safe, and sanitary food production. You will drive menu development, inventory, purchasing, food cost controls and staff development.

You will develop high culinary standards and train a local culinary team while guiding CSR initiatives, seasonality, health/wellness, and campus cuisine quality.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in Food Services Technology/Management or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of progressive culinary or kitchen management experience, depending on formal degree or training.
• Experience with planning and managing catering events from a culinary perspective.
• Strong leadership skills and desire to work with an industry leader.
• Knowledge of food and catering trends with focus on quality, production, sanitation, cost controls, and presentation.
• Proficient computer skills (Microsoft Office, Email and Internet).
• Ability to communicate at various levels including management, departmental, customer and associate.

Responsibilities

• Develops high culinary standards for our retail, board meals, dining and catering operations.
• Trains, develops and provides inspirational leadership to local culinary team.
• Leads Corporate Social Responsibility, food seasonality, health/wellness and high-quality culinary arts on campus.
• Analyses ongoing performance and trends in the local operation and devises and leads improvements.
• Demonstrates a complete understanding of daily menu items and explains them to customers.

Skills

Leadership

Menu development

Food cost controls

Staff management

Education

Culinary degree

Bachelor's degree in Food Services Tech/Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Compass Group USA, through Flik Hospitality, seeks a Senior Executive Chef to lead culinary operations across a unit, ensuring trend-aligned, efficient, safe, and sanitary food production. You will drive menu development, inventory, purchasing, food cost controls and staff development.

You will develop high culinary standards and train a local culinary team while guiding CSR initiatives, seasonality, health/wellness, and campus cuisine quality.