Area Chef

The Senior Executive Chef is responsible for directly supervising kitchen personnel. This role will supervise and coordinate all related culinary activities. At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done makes 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.

• 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 demonstrate culinary techniques.
• Directly supervise kitchen personnel with responsibility for hiring, mentoring, performance reviews and initiating pay increases.

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

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

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