Aramark

Executive Chef - Federal Executive Institute


Charlottesville, VA
Full-time
7 months ago
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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.

Aramark offers a wide array of comprehensive benefit programs and services. Aramark has designed its benefits to promote a culture of health and well-being and provides you with the plans, resources, and tools to help you Take Care of your Health, Family, Finances, and Future.

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. Responsible for delivering food and labor targets. 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.

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.

Job Benefits extracted by

  • Comprehensive Insurance Plan (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA options).
  • 401(k) - Aramark matches 50% of the first 6% of contributions.
  • Tuition Assistance Program.
  • 15 days vacation + 8 PTO days + 11 Federal holidays.

Skills Required extracted by

  • At least 4 years of culinary experience.
  • Minimum 2 years in a management role preferred.
  • Culinary degree or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to multi-task and simplify agendas.
  • Advanced knowledge of food profession principles and practices.
  • Strong oral, reading, and written communication skills.

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