EXECUTIVE CHEF II - RESIDENTIAL DINING - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY

Executive Chef II - Residential Dining

Do you enjoy crafting and implementing innovative culinary solutions to customers? We are currently seeking an Executive Chef II - Residential Dining at the University of Maryland Baltimore County in Baltimore, MD. You will be a lead culinarian within our dining programs. As a key leader in our dining programs, you'll spearhead menu development and preparation, infusing creativity, and precision into every dish. This role entails supervising budgeting and food costing, ensuring client and customer satisfaction, and fostering employee training and growth. With Chartwells rapid growth trajectory, there's immense potential for you to advance expertly and make an immediate impact in our culinary landscape!

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan regular and modified menus according to established guidelines, follows standardized recipes, portioning and presentation standards.
• Complete and apply daily production worksheets and waste log sheets.
• Supervise and mentor chefs, cooks, and other team members on food preparation, safe handling, equipment operation, and sanitation practices.
• Ensure the implementation of culinary standards, including recipe compliance and food quality.
• Lead inventory of food and non-food supplies, maintaining compliance with established guidelines while ensuring necessary products are available when needed.
• Enforce federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations and department procedures.
• Forecast annual food and labor costs and supervise actual financial results.
• Foster strong client relationships to align our programs with their objectives, driving happiness and retention.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the efficient functioning of dining service operations.

Qualifications:

• A.S. degree or equivalent experience.
• Three or more years of progressive culinary or kitchen management experience, depending on formal degree or training.
• Experience in high-volume, hands-on foodservice operations.
• Must be experienced with computers.
• ServSafe Certified.

Embark on a dynamic career journey with us, where innovation and creativity thrive, and your contributions make a tangible impact on campus life! Join our team and be part of crafting outstanding dining experiences at UMBC!

Chartwells Higher Ed maintains a drug-free workplace. Associates at Chartwells Higher Ed are offered many fantastic benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, holiday time off, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, paid parental leave, and personal leave.