
Chef Manager
Plymouth, MNFull-time$62–65K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Elior North America is seeking a Chef Manager for a small corporate dining account in Minneapolis. The role leads a team of food service workers and manages the food service operation, including staffing, culinary and safety standards, purchasing, budgeting, and customer service. The account operates Monday through Friday.
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Full job description
Chef Manager
Job Reference Number: 43939
Employment Type: Full-Time , Onsite
Segment: Dining & Events
Brand: Corporate-Chefs
Location: Minneapolis, MN
The Role at a glance:
We are looking to add a motivated, effective Chef Manager to our Corporate Chefs team in Minneapolis, MN. As a Chef Manager, you will have the opportunity to lead a talented team of food service workers and manage all aspects of a Corporate food service operation. This is a small corporate dining account and a Monday - Friday operation.
What you'll be doing:
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Managing all functions of the food service department and its resources.
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Manage and lead a team of associates, including hiring and training new employees.
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Ensuring that staff meet all culinary, safety, and sanitation standards and regulations.
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Budgeting for the department, including directly purchasing ingredients and ensuring the account meets all targets and forecasts.
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Conferring with the district manager or other departments regarding the technical and administrative aspects of dining service.
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Addressing customer service needs.
What we're looking for:
Must-haves:
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At least five years of experience coordinating food service operations.
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Previous experience with industrial cooking.
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Excellent communication skills and experience communicating with both hourly staff and company executives.
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The ability to manage in a diverse environment with a strong focus on client and customer services and satisfaction.
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Experience with and knowledge of all Microsoft Office suite applications.
Nice-to-haves:
- ServSafe and/or HACCP certification
Compensation Range
$62,000 - $65,000
Plus 5% bonus
Our Benefits:
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Medical (FT Employees)
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Dental
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Vision
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Voluntary UNUM offering for Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
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Discount Program
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Commuter Benefits (Parking and Transit)
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EAP
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401k
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Sick Time
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Holiday Pay (9 paid holidays)
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Tuition Reimbursement (FT Employees)
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Paid Time Off
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About Corporate Chefs:
Offering foodservice management services to businesses across 17 states and the District of Columbia, Corporate Chefs is an on-site restaurant company that works to provide excellent dining solutions to our clients. With over 30 years of industry experience, we pride ourselves on cooking every meal from scratch, sourcing our ingredients locally, and focusing on the health and wellbeing of our clients.
About Elior North America:
Elior North America is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. We take pride in supporting the development of our employees and their skills at all levels and in fostering an environment of growth.
At Elior North America, we are committed to offering growth and advancement opportunities for all of our employees. The valuable skills and experience you’ve gained with Elior will propel you further in your career, whether with our corporate office or one of our brand segments.
Disclaimer: This job description can be revised by management as needed.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,016 open Food Service Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$62–65K/yr
- US median$62–75K/yr524 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $64K, is 7% below the US median midpoint ($68K) — in the middle half of Food Service Manager salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,016 open Food Service Manager jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Compass Group, North America165 open
- Thorntons LLC154 open
- ARAMARK133 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Food Service Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 625 postings).
- Education
- 30 of the 1,016 open Food Service Manager jobs (3%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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