Chef de Cuisine - Ohio Wesleyan University

Job Description

Responsible for developing and executing culinary solutions to meet guests' specific culinary event needs and tastes. Offers a wide variety of culinary solutions to customize and craft exceptional dining experiences. 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.

Scope of Role:

Ensures catering culinary operations comply with Harvest Table's Executional Framework. Delivers consistent quality in planning and culinary execution of events. Manages catering culinarians to ensure quality in final presentation of food.

Compensation Data

COMPENSATION: The salary range for this position is $70,000.00 to $80,000.00. If both numbers are the same, that is the amount that Aramark expects to offer. This is Aramark's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for this position as of the time of posting.

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. Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works. For more information about Aramark benefits, click here Aramark Careers - Benefits &Compensation (https://careers.aramark.com/benefits-compensation/) .

There is no predetermined application window for this position, the position will close once a qualified candidate is selected. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance to the extent that those laws apply to the opportunity.

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leadership

Ensures food offerings align with the Culinary Commitments. Ensures Harvest Table standards and techniques are applied consistently to the preparation and presentation of all food items. Manages and trains culinary brigade. Coaches associates by establishing a shared understanding of what needs to be achieved and how it is to be accomplished. Rewards and recognizes associates. Plans and executes daily huddles. Completes and maintains all staff records, including training records, shift opening/closing checklists, and performance data.

• Client Relationships

Develops and maintains effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships. Communicates on-site consumer and local competitor insights.

• Financial Performance

Responsible for delivering on food and labor targets.

• Productivity

Ensures full compliance with Operational Excellence fundamentals: managing waste, standard menus, recipes, and ingredients while managing customer-driven menus and labor standards. Understands end-to-end supply chain and procurement processes and systems, ensuring only authorized suppliers are used. Possesses full knowledge and oversees implementation of the Food Framework. Estimate accuracy of estimated food consumption for appropriate requisitions and/or food purchases. Ensures proper equipment operation and maintenance.

• Compliance

Ensures compliance with Harvest Table's food, occupational, and environmental safety polices in all culinary and kitchen operations. Complies with all applicable policies, rules, and regulations, including (but not limited to) those related to safety, health, and wage and hour practices.

Qualifications

• Ideally two to three years of post-high school education, preferably a culinary degree, and two to three years in a related position with this company or other organization(s).

• Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession.

• Requires experiential knowledge managing people and/or problems. Requires oral, reading, and written communication skills.

About Harvest Table Culinary Group

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.

At HTCG, 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.