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Aramark lists this Senior Executive Chef opportunity in greenville, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description
Ready to lead a high-profile dining program and make a lasting impact on a vibrant college campus? We're seeking an innovative Senior Executive Chef to lead a dynamic culinary operation serving 1,000+ meals daily while creating memorable dining experiences for students, faculty, and guests.
This is an opportunity to join a growing organization that values creativity, leadership, and culinary excellence. As the face of the dining program, you'll influence campus culture, mentor talented culinary teams, engage directly with clients and stakeholders, and showcase your passion for exceptional food.
What You'll Bring:
Executive Chef leadership experience in a high-volume operation (1,000+ meals per day)
Strong financial and operational management skills
Client-facing presence with exceptional relationship-building abilities
Background in university dining, healthcare, senior living, contract foodservice, military, or other large-scale culinary environments
If you're looking for a role where your food, leadership, and vision can shape an entire campus community while advancing your career with a growing company, we would love to meet you.
Job Responsibilities
Train and lead kitchen personnel.
Develop relationships with all current and new vendors.
Estimate food consumption and requisition or purchase of food.
Select and develop recipes as well as standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality.
Establish presentation techniques and quality standards.
Plan and price menus.
Ensure accurate equipment operation/maintenance
Ensure accurate safety and sanitation in the kitchen including logs and procedures.
You may cook selected items, no more than 20% of the time.
You may coordinate special catering events and may also offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrate culinary techniques.
Directly supervises kitchen personnel with responsibility for hiring, mentoring, performance reviews and initiating pay increases.
At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. To meet our commitments, job duties may change, or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.
Qualifications
8+ years of industry & culinary management experience
Requires a Culinary Certification.
The ability to lead in a diverse environment with a focus on client and customer services is essential to success in this role.
Previous experience with controlling food & labor cost, demonstration cooking, menu development and pricing and development of culinary team preferred.
Proficient with technology and ability to navigate systems up to and including Microsoft Office, Production Systems, Inventory.
P&L accountability and/or contract-managed service experience is desirable.
Education
About Aramark
Our Mission
Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.
At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
About Aramark
The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at or connect with us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter .
Worksite address
greenville, NC, 27858, US
Who can apply
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