Executive Chef - Oracle Park

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Salary
Range $130,000.00 - $140,000.00
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Work Schedule

Weekend Shifts
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Benefits

COMPENSATION: The salary range for this position is $130,000 to $140,000

Job Description

Aramark is a leading global provider of food services, facilities management, and uniform services, proudly serving millions of guests every day across 15 countries worldwide. Known for its commitment to excellence, Aramark has been recognized as one of Forbes' Best Employers for 2024, which highlights its dedication to fostering an inclusive and empowering workplace for its employees. Rooted in service and united by a shared purpose, Aramark continuously strives to do great things for its employees, partners, communities, and the planet. Aramark believes a career should develop talents, fuel passions, and empower professional growth, offering a working environment where employees are valued, challenged, and nurtured to reach their full potential.

The Executive Chef position at Oracle Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants, represents an exceptional opportunity to join Aramark’s culinary leadership team at a premier sports and entertainment venue. This management role is responsible for overseeing all culinary operations for varied events hosted at Oracle Park, delivering outstanding food service that meets the rigorous standards of this high-profile location. The Executive Chef will lead and inspire a diverse culinary team, including chef managers and hourly kitchen staff, ensuring food production, presentation, and service consistently meet or exceed established quality benchmarks.

In this role, the Executive Chef will apply advanced culinary techniques in food preparation and presentation, maintaining the integrity of the Aramark food offerings while innovating solutions to satisfy evolving customer tastes and preferences. This includes managing food safety protocols, operational excellence, supply chain awareness, and labor and cost efficiency, ensuring the delivery of exceptional culinary experiences that enhance guest satisfaction. The position entails direct guest interactions, fostering strong client relationships, and collaborating with teams to align regional culinary trends with the unique demands of events at Oracle Park.

Aramark values culinary innovation and offers substantial opportunities for professional development, including participation in the ProChef certification program through The Culinary Institute of America and the Aramark Culinary Excellence competition. The compensation package for this Executive Chef role ranges from $130,000 to $140,000, reflecting the high level of responsibility and expertise expected. Employees at Aramark enjoy a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision coverage, retirement savings plans, paid leave options, and more, emphasizing the company’s dedication to its workforce’s wellbeing and growth.

Candidates for this role should possess a culinary degree or equivalent experience, with at least four years in culinary settings and two years in managerial roles preferred. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, event-driven environment with flexibility in scheduling—including evenings, weekends, and holidays—is essential. Strong communication skills, the capacity to lead and motivate culinary teams, and a commitment to operational standards and food safety are critical for success in this position.

Joining Aramark as the Executive Chef at Oracle Park means becoming part of an organization that not only celebrates culinary excellence but also prioritizes employee development and engagement. It is an opportunity to make a significant impact in the sports and entertainment food service industry while advancing a rewarding career with one of the most respected names in the business.

Job Requirements

  • Culinary degree or equivalent experience
  • At least 4 years of culinary experience
  • At least 2 years in a management role preferred
  • Ability to multi-task effectively
  • Ability to simplify and communicate agenda clearly
  • Advanced knowledge of culinary principles and practices
  • Strong communication skills
  • Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays
  • Commitment to food safety and quality standards

Job Qualifications

  • 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
  • Ability to work an event based schedule which will include evenings, weekends and holidays

Job Duties

  • The Executive Chef is responsible for leading and developing the culinary staff and 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
  • 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
  • Train and manage culinary and kitchen employees to use best practice food production techniques
  • Coach employees by creating a shared understanding about what needs to be achieved and how it is to be achieved
  • Reward and recognize employees
  • Plan and execute team meetings and daily huddles
  • Complete and maintain all staff records including training records, shift opening/closing checklists and performance data
  • Develop and maintain effective client and guest rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships
  • Interact directly with guests daily
  • Aggregate and communicate 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
  • Ensure efficient execution and delivery of all culinary products in line with the daily menu
  • Maintain 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
  • Understand end to end supply chain and procurement process and systems, ensuring only authorized suppliers are used
  • Full knowledge and implementation of the Food Framework
  • Ensure accuracy of estimated food consumption for appropriate requisitions and/or food purchase
  • Ensure proper equipment operation and maintenance
  • Ensure compliance with Aramark SAFE food and Quality Assurance standards, occupational and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations
  • Comply with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour

Job Criteria

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)


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