Area Executive Chef

Overview

Company Details:
Our  client is a global leader that serves 100 million consumers each day through its unique combination of On-site Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. They provide clients an integrated offering developed over more than 50 years of experience: from food services, reception, maintenance and cleaning, to facilities and equipment management; from services and programs fostering employees’ engagement to solutions that simplify and optimize their mobility and expenses management, to in-home assistance, childcare centers and concierge services.

Position Details:
Our client is seeking a strong, experienced culinarian for an Area Executive Chef who will have primary culinary responsibility at the University of Jamestown campus and will also assist with special events/catering and provide support and culinary training for 4 other North Dakota University Culinary Programs.

This is a hands-on Executive Chef role that requires previous experience managing high volume dining and food production, preferably campus or hospital background, have experience overseeing multiple locations/sites, and have strong special events/catering culinary experience. Providing college campuses with food, nutrition, environmental, and facilities management solutions.

The ideal Executive Chef will have a Culinary Degree or equivalent experience as well as diverse menu knowledge in a high-volume dining operation. This is an excellent opportunity to take that next step in your culinary career!

• Develop and motivate team members to embrace culinary innovations – throughout the 5 campus accounts.
• Be responsible for purchasing, menu compliance, inventory, and food cost analysis and food production forecasting and working knowledge of automated Food Management Systems.
• Ensure Culinary standards including recipe compliance and food quality are implemented.
• Ensure food safety, sanitation and workplace safety standard compliance.
• Must be willing to travel to location sites weekly, some overnights.

• Strong, steady culinary background, with the demonstrated ability to stay current with new culinary trends.
• Solid background with menu creation and culinary catering production.
• High level understanding of controlling food cost while still delivering high quality cuisine.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to maintain the highest of culinary standards.
• Strong coaching and employee development skills.
• Passion for food and innovation.
• Valid Driver's License Required.

This position provides culinary support to unit (s) in terms of cross unit culinary expertise, sales presentation support, bench strength to District/Area. Position supports a large area, as well as large culinary needs – i.e. large catering functions;
This job also supports training - training and development of frontline and new culinary exempt hires, menu development, culinary development of the programs/platforms. Financial plate costing; food management systems – FMS training and management; compliance product and vendor compliance.

Travel capabilities, setting up systems, assist in recruitment – frontline and management; maintain and set standards; financial knowledge – plate cost, cost of sales, product management, P&L, Inventories.

• Menu development;
  Culinary planning;
  Culinary production;
  Recipe development.
• Plate costing;
  Inventory management, FMS (implementation and training).
• Training – food safety / FMS / Standards.
• Staffing support – recruiting, selection of chefs, development.
• Computer capabilities – culinary systems knowledge and expertise - FMS.
• Representing company in presentations – sales, new programs, retention, etc.

• Minimum Education Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum Management Experience - 5 years.
• Minimum Functional Experience - 3 years.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
• Experience managing high volume dining and food production, preferably campus or hospital background.
• Experience overseeing multiple locations/sites and have strong special events/catering culinary experience.
• Management Experience - 5 years.
• Functional Experience - 3 years.
• Valid Driver's License Required

Company Info

Recruitment Division 6645 Kitimat Road, Unit 27
Mississauga, ON, Canada

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