Executive Chef - Guinness Chicago

Job Description

The Executive Chef is a management position overseeing chef managers as well as hourly culinary staff, responsible for developing and executing culinary solutions to meet customer needs and tastes. Offers a wide variety of culinary solutions to meet customer and client needs and tastes. Oversees and manages culinary operations to meet production, presentation, and service standards. Applies culinary techniques to food preparation and manages the final presentation and service of food.

The salary range for this position is $95,000 to $105,000. If both numbers are the same, that is the amount that Aramark expects to offer. This is Aramark’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for this position as of the time of posting.

Aramark offers comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources. Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage. Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works. For more information about Aramark benefits,  Aramark Careers - Benefits & Compensation.

Calling all culinary innovators! Join Aramark, the largest U.S.

-based food service provider and one of Forbes' Best Employers for 2024. As part of our commitment to culinary excellence, we offer unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and recognition. Our chefs have the chance to participate in the prestigious Pro Chef certification program at The Culinary Institute of America, with nearly 300 Aramark chefs already certified. You could also showcase your skills in our exciting Aramark Culinary Excellence (ACE) competition, where top chefs battle it out preparing four-course menus for ACF Master Chefs.

At Aramark, we value passion and dedication to craft, offering you the chance to create innovative menus across the United States. We believe our chefs are the driving force behind our culinary culture, shaping the way we inspire through food. With our focus on employee retention and development, you'll find opportunities to grow, advance, and make a lasting impact in the culinary world.

Join us and feed your potential in a company that truly values its chefs!

• Ensures culinary production appropriately connects to the Executional Framework
• Ensures proper culinary standards and techniques are in place for preparation of food items, including production, presentation, and service standards
• Manages a culinary team, including chef managers and hourly staff, to ensure quality in final presentation of food
• Train and manage culinary and kitchen employees to use best practice food production techniques
• Coach employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how it is to be achieved
• Reward and recognize employees
• Plan and execute team meetings and daily huddles
• Complete and maintain all staff records including training records, shift opening/closing checklists and performance data
• Develop and maintain effective client and guest rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships
• Interact directly with guests daily
• Aggregate and communicate regional culinary and ingredient trends
• Responsible for delivering food and labor targets
• Consistent focus on margin improvement; understanding performance metrics, data, order, and inventory trends
• Ensure efficient execution and delivery of all culinary products in line with the daily menu
• Maintain integrity of the standard Aramark food offer; responsible for always maintaining food quality and safety of items
• Full compliance with Operational Excellence fundamentals: managing waste, standard menus, recipes and ingredients through managing customer driven menus and labor standards
• Understand end to end supply chain and procurement process and systems, ensuring only authorized suppliers are used
• Full knowledge and implementation of the Food Framework
• Ensure accuracy of estimated food consumption for appropriate requisitions and/or food purchase
• Ensure proper equipment operation and maintenance
• Ensure compliance with Aramark SAFE food and Quality Assurance standards, occupational and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations
• Comply with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

• Requires at least 4 years of culinary management experience
• At least 2 years in an Executive Chef role required
• Requires a culinary degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to simplify the…