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Aramark

Executive Chef

Aramark, New York, New York, us, 10261

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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. LifeWorks Restaurant Group, an independently operated division of Aramark, designs custom solutions for clients looking to take amenities to the next level. Our team of forward-thinkers look at each opportunity as an experience – not a requirement – and deliver out-of-this world, truly sensory experiences, feeding company culture. Responsibilities

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 Trains and manages culinary and kitchen employees to use best practice food production techniques Coaches employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how it is to be achieved Rewards and recognizes employees Plans and executes team meetings and daily huddles Completes and maintains all staff records including training records, shift opening/closing checklists and performance data Develops and maintains effective client and guest rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships Interacts directly with guests daily Aggregates and communicates regional culinary and ingredient trends Is responsible for delivering food and labor targets Has a consistent focus on margin improvement; understanding performance metrics, data, order, and inventory trends Ensures efficient execution and delivery of all culinary products in line with the daily menu Maintains 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 Understands end to end supply chain and procurement process and systems, ensuring only authorized suppliers are used Full knowledge and implementation of the Food Framework Ensures accuracy of estimated food consumption for appropriate requisitions and/or food purchase Ensures proper equipment operation and maintenance Ensures compliance with Aramark SAFE food and Quality Assurance standards, occupational and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations Complies with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour Qualifications

Requires at least 4 years of culinary experience At least 2 years in a management role preferred Requires a culinary degree or equivalent experience Ability to multi-task Ability to simplify the agenda for the team Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession This includes experiential knowledge required for management of people and/or problems Requires oral, reading, and written communication skills Benefits

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. Equal Employment Opportunity

Aramark believes 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.

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