REGIONAL CHEF- Saint Louis, MO Job at Fresh Ideas
REGIONAL CHEF - Saint Louis, MO
Fresh Ideas Management is a dynamic food service management company that believes good food is a powerful thing. Food brings people together and food creates memories.
Fresh Ideas encourages creativity by creating fun working environments for our teams! Our diverse teams enjoy a workplace where creativity, openness and innovation flow free and new, Fresh Ideas are encouraged. Our team-members are excited about creating delicious, unique and engaging dining experiences for our guests.
Fresh Ideas offers a full benefits package, flexible schedules that respect one of our core values, work life balance, and ongoing training and development opportunities. This, along with our rapid growth, means accelerated promotion opportunities for every motivated Fresh Ideas team member!
Job Summary
The Regional Chef reports to the Vice President of Culinary Operations. A high level of flexibility is required in the position of the travelling support chef. This position requires travel approximately 75-80% of the scheduled work week. This position will require some weekend and overnight travel and work responsibilities.
Ability to support all areas of the culinary field and Fresh Ideas accounts as needed including cooking, ordering, menu development, food cost analysis, monitoring waste prevention, scheduling of production team members, inventory processes and apply specific culinary training to both non-exempt and exempt team members.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supports culinary personnel at Fresh Ideas accounts - short term and long term.
- Demonstrates high level of culinary expertise including day to day operations and the execution of catering events both individually and as a team member.
- Proficient in ordering, conducting and documenting inventory procedures, food production systems, monitoring food cost and working with online menu systems.
- Ability to evaluate the overall culinary performance of a team and develop written action plans to use as a guide for desired outcomes.
- Ability to schedule culinary teams appropriately at the unit level.
- Ability to write and analyze cycle menus.
- Demonstrates the ability to train and implement Fresh Ideas culinary standards at the unit level and in group training settings.
- Demonstrates proficiencies in all aspects of financial management of all dining department resources.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Culinary degree preferred
- A minimum of three years of culinary management experience is required
- At least two years of multi-site culinary management experience is required
- High volume production and catering experience is essential
- Previous experience managing cost controls
- Desire to learn and grow with a top notch foodservice company
About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry
Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. *Los Angeles applicants: Compass Group will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban the Box ordinance)
Associates at Fresh Ideas are offered many fantastic benefits.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/ AD
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
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