Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $73,058.00 - $91,323.00
Work Schedule
Night Shifts
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
No waiting period for benefits
Eligible day 1
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee assistance program
Job Description
LSG Sky Chefs is a globally recognized leader in the airline catering and hospitality industry, renowned for delivering exceptional culinary services to airline customers across North and Latin America. Celebrated as the "Airline Caterer of the Year in North America" for 2023 and 2024, the company prides itself on innovation, quality, and service excellence. With a strong heritage and dynamic approach, LSG Sky Chefs employs a talented workforce dedicated to crafting outstanding food experiences that meet the high expectations of airlines and their passengers.
This highly respected company operates near O'Hare International Airport in Des Plaines, USA, offering on-site employment ... Show More
This highly respected company operates near O'Hare International Airport in Des Plaines, USA, offering on-site employment ... Show More
Job Requirements
- Five years of experience in commercial cooking
- Apprenticeship or graduation from an accredited culinary school
- Knowledge of food and hygiene regulations (example: HACCP)
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Service orientation
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows-based computer applications
Job Qualifications
- Five years of experience in commercial cooking
- Apprenticeship or graduation from an accredited culinary school
- Additional certifications (e.g., diet chef, industrial chef, design chef) or equivalent professional experience preferred
- Certification with the American Culinary Federation a plus
- Knowledge of food and hygiene regulations (e.g., HACCP)
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Service orientation
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows-based computer applications
Job Duties
- Supports all food production activities in the hot and cold kitchen in responsible CSC
- Identifies deviations in inventories and production, initiates countermeasures if necessary
- Supports the controls and adjustments of production plans, estimates consumption of food and equipment required to execute daily production
- Ensures compliance of recipe specifications and conducts sense-checks (Gold Standards)
- Participates in the development of food products and menus as needed
- Updates and distributes catering manuals within responsible CSC
- Supports cost controlling of budget, personnel, and material costs
- Participates in menu presentations internal and external
- Coordinates and controls countermeasures in production in case of customer complaints
- Develops and supports training strategy and training plans for kitchen staff in responsible CSC
- Represents kitchen and kitchen staff in front of external stakeholders
- Researches and incorporates industry innovations and emerging food trends
- Participates in marketing activities as needed
- Ensures quality of goods received
- Guarantees tidiness in food storage and first in - first out principle
- Ensures adherence to hygiene, health and safety standards, and HACCP regulations
- Organizes, staffs, and directs area of responsibility
- Guides, motivates, and develops subordinate employees
- Implements and controls cost budget and initiates corrective actions
- Participates and supports company initiatives such as Global Quality Standard, HACCP, Lean Manufacturing
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Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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