Food Service Executive Chef

Amentum is seeking a Food Service Executive Chef for multiple OCONUS locations contingent upon award. The Food Service Chef - Executive leads the culinary team in delivering exceptional meal services, ensuring quality and variety in large-scale food operations. Essential Responsibilities Plan and execute high-quality meal services, ensuring variety and nutritional value. Lead and develop a team of culinary professionals. Maintain compliance with Serve-Safe standards and other regulatory requirements. Collaborate with the management team to enhance dining experiences. Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent experience, with significant experience in executive chef roles. Proven experience in leading and developing food service teams. Required clearances are site-driven, with an expectation of obtaining appropriate clearance within eight (8) months of contract award. Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands Work in a fast-paced kitchen environment. Physical demands include standing for long periods and lifting up to 50 pounds. Mental demands include creativity and the ability to manage stress effectively. Other Responsibilities: Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams. Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities. Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job. Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters ( . #J-18808-Ljbffr