Restaurant Executive Chef - Citizens Live at the Wylie

Pittsburgh, PA, USA|

Job Overview

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Professional Development

Employee Discounts

Disability insurance

Job Description

Aramark is a global leader in food, facilities, and uniform services, proudly serving millions of guests every day across 15 countries. Rooted in service and united by a shared purpose, Aramark strives to create meaningful impacts for its employees, partners, communities, and the planet. The company is committed to fostering a workplace that values equal employment opportunities and diversity, ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for all individuals. With a forward-thinking approach, Aramark encourages professional development and personal growth, helping employees reach their full potential through new challenges and opportunities.

The Executive Chef role at Aramark is a pivotal management position responsible for overseeing culinary operations and leading a team of chef managers and hourly culinary staff. This position requires someone who can design and execute culinary solutions that cater to diverse customer needs and tastes, ensuring high standards of food production, presentation, and service. The Executive Chef will play a critical role in maintaining the integrity of Aramark's food offerings, guaranteeing food quality, safety, and consistency across all operations.

As the leader of the culinary team, the Executive Chef manages the entire kitchen workflow, training employees on best practices and fostering an environment of continuous learning and development. This role involves hands-on coaching, rewarding performance, addressing challenges, and driving team communication through meetings and daily huddles. Moreover, the Executive Chef directly interacts with guests to ensure satisfactory experiences and cultivates strong client relationships.

The position also demands a strategic focus on operational excellence by managing inventory, waste, labor, and food costs effectively. The Executive Chef must have in-depth knowledge of operational policies, safety standards, supply chain management, and procurement processes. Ensuring compliance with all relevant regulatory and company standards is paramount to this role.

Overall, the Executive Chef at Aramark is not only a culinary expert but also an influential leader who blends creativity, management skills, and operational acumen to deliver exceptional culinary experiences and support the company’s mission of service and sustainability.

Job Requirements

Requires at least 4 years of culinary experience
At least 2 years in a management role preferred
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
Includes experiential knowledge required for management of people and/or problems
Requires oral, reading, and written communication skills

Job Qualifications

Requires at least 4 years of culinary experience
At least 2 years in a management role preferred
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
Includes experiential knowledge required for management of people and/or problems
Requires oral, reading, and written communication skills

Job Duties

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