Executive Chef

2 days ago

Watertown, Massachusetts, United States Aramark Full time
About Harvest Table Culinary Group

We are a team of passionate professionals dedicated to delivering exceptional culinary experiences. Our mission is to provide high-quality food and services that exceed our customers' expectations.

We are committed to creating a workplace culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe that every employee should have equal opportunities to grow and succeed.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.

Job Description

The Executive Chef is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing the culinary operations of our team. This includes developing and executing culinary solutions to meet customer needs and tastes.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in culinary arts, with a minimum of 4 years of experience in a similar role. They will be responsible for managing a team of chef managers and hourly staff, ensuring that our culinary standards are met and exceeded.

The Executive Chef will be responsible for:

  • Developing and executing culinary solutions to meet customer needs and tastes
  • Overseeing and managing culinary operations to meet production, presentation, and service standards
  • Applying culinary techniques to food preparation and managing the final presentation and service of food
  • Ensuring culinary production connects to the Executional Framework
  • Managing a culinary team, including chef managers and hourly staff, to ensure quality in final presentation of food
  • Training and managing culinary and kitchen employees to use best practice food production techniques
  • Coaching employees to create a shared understanding of what needs to be achieved and how it is to be achieved
  • Rewarding and recognizing employees
  • Planning and executing team meetings and daily huddles
  • Completing and maintaining all staff records, including training records, shift opening/closing checklists, and performance data
  • Developing and maintaining effective client and guest rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships
  • Interacting directly with guests daily
  • Aggregating and communicating 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
  • Ensuring efficient execution and delivery of all culinary products in line with the daily menu
  • Maintaining integrity of the standard Harvest Table 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
  • Understanding end-to-end supply chain and procurement process and systems, ensuring only authorized suppliers are used
  • Full knowledge and implementation of the Food Framework
  • Ensuring accuracy of estimated food consumption for appropriate requisitions and/or food purchase
  • Ensuring proper equipment operation and maintenance
  • Ensuring compliance with Harvest Table SAFE food and Quality Assurance standards, occupational and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations
  • Complying with all applicable policies, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage, and hour

We are committed to providing a positive and inclusive work environment. If you are a motivated and experienced culinary professional, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

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