CHEF (FULL TIME)

Eurest is a globally recognized leader in the foodservice industry, known for its unwavering commitment to service excellence and quality. As part of the Compass Group, Eurest combines a global reach with a localized approach, ensuring that its diverse clientele receives tailored, high-standard food service solutions. The company prides itself on fostering an ownership mindset among its employees, encouraging them to connect with people, inspire through food, create innovative solutions, and uphold the company's promise to deliver superior service. Eurest serves a broad spectrum of clients, including many Fortune 500 companies, making it a prestigious and dynamic place to work. Within this framework, Eurest offers exciting career opportunities characterized by professional growth and continuous learning in the culinary arts and food service management.

The current opening is for a full-time Chef position located at Millipore Sigma, 3300 South 2nd Street, Saint Louis, MO. This role operates on a Monday through Friday schedule from 5:30 am to 2:00 pm, offering a stable and predictable work week with nights and weekends off, along with paid holidays. The hourly pay range for this position is between $19.00 and $21.00, reflecting the importance of culinary expertise combined with supervisory skills required for this job.

The Chef will be responsible for directing, coordinating, and evaluating activities in the kitchen, focusing on food preparation, cooking, and food-service quality. This involves supervising a team of cooks and food-service associates, ensuring adherence to food safety and sanitation standards, and maintaining excellent customer service. The role also includes managing scheduling, payroll, and training duties for kitchen staff, as well as participating in hiring and disciplinary processes. A significant part of the position entails preparing high-quality food using standardized recipes, ensuring proper food presentation, portion control, and maintaining serving temperatures. The Chef will also oversee inventory management, including ordering, receiving, and inspecting food supplies to minimize waste and ensure cost control.

In addition to operational duties, the Chef will contribute to menu development and recipe innovation, leveraging their culinary knowledge to meet diverse customer preferences and dietary needs. Maintaining cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen equipment and workstations is critical to this role, with attention to compliance with all health and safety regulations.

Eurest values diversity and inclusion, supporting a workplace culture where all employees feel respected and are given equal opportunities to thrive. The company offers competitive benefits packages that include medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement plans, associate shopping programs, and various voluntary benefits such as pet insurance and legal services. With its commitment to employee wellness and growth, Eurest invites qualified culinary professionals to join its team and make a meaningful impact in the foodservice industry.