CHEF

$50,000 - $50,000/Yr

Chartwells - Newport, KY

Part-time,Full-time - Entry Level

Newport, KY

51-100 employees

Food Services and Drinking Places

About the position

The Chef position at Compass Group involves providing culinary resources and support to ensure client and customer satisfaction. The role includes managing scheduling, discipline, and hiring, as well as assisting in menu development and catering events. This position is ideal for an energetic culinary professional looking to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides frontline culinary resources and support.
• Assists with food cost control, menu planning, purchasing, and ensures food quality guidelines are followed.
• Assists with planning and creating menus.
• Produces and executes catering events.
• Rolls out new culinary programs in conjunction with marketing and culinary team.
• Assists with managing cost controls and control expenditures for the account.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 1 to 3 years of culinary management experience.
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, health care, and/or related food service operations.
• Hands-on chef experience is required.
• Extensive catering experience is preferred.
• High volume batch cooking and complex food service operations experience is preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• ServSafe Certification is preferred.
• Computer skills and knowledge of MS Office products including Excel.
• Associate's degree in Culinary Arts is preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in high volume catering operations.
• Knowledge of current food trends and dietary restrictions.

Benefits

• Commuter assistance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Free parking
• Medical
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Retirement Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program