CHEF MANAGER - UNIVERSITY OF NOR

The Chef Manager is located at the University of Alaska Anchorage. This is a high-volume dining facility located on a college campus. The Chef Manager is a unique and exciting opportunity for an energetic and motivated manager who is constantly seeking excellence in service standards. This key leadership position is directly responsible for the successful operation of food service activities including retail, quality improvement, sanitation and infection control.

The Chef Manager ensures client, customer service satisfaction with efficient cost-effective management, meeting and exceeding stated expectations. They will also provide strong leadership to a team whose focus is exceptional service, exceptional quality and driving customer service.

Directs a high quality, cost effective general kitchen and food preparation operation.

Understands and consistently complies with NSBLP required portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards, and teaches these standards to staff.

Menu planning, ordering, and inventory with other associated food service activities.

Plans a variety of balanced, attractive menus and food/ service options.

Quality focused with the ability to grow student meal participation while controlling costs.

Assumes 100% responsibility for quality of products served.

Maintains excellent employee and client relations to continuously improve the quality of provided services, resolve problems, and facilitate the acceptance and implementation of new services.

Plans and implements an effective staff-training program.

Continuously seeks to improve the quality of assigned activities.

Develops, maintains, or approves various administrative matters or materials such as budget expenditures or development, operational reports, cost analysis or records, time sheets, payroll matters, personnel or accounting materials, work schedules, etc.

Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Assures all kitchen locations are properly staffed.

Periodically physically performs all types of high-volume food preparation and production duties and fills in for absent employees/ open positions.

Documents positive steps regularly taken to implement an effective safety program.

Fosters a high degree of sanitation in all assigned areas.

Performs inventory and quality control tasks as well as completes various inspection checklists.

Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit's success also may be assigned

Must have a High school diploma or GED equivalent.

The Chef Manager will have extensive experience in a commercial kitchen food service operation, restaurant, hotel or hospital. With emphasis menu development, food/beverage cost control and inventory management.

At least five (5) years of responsible experience as a food service manager.

Prior experience must evidence supervisory skills and knowledge of food preparation and quality control procedures.

Must have a Food Handler's Card of ServSafe contingent upon 30 days of hire.

Must have knowledge and training in using a variety of food production equipment.

A valid Driver's License and an acceptable driving record for the past three (3) years to be eligible under NMS' vehicle insurance policy.

Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.

Must have basic proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications; Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.

Preference will be given to individual with a minimum of three (3) years of consecutive employment in similar operations with comparable responsibilities.

One (1) year of school cafeteria dining experience.

Preference will also be given to those with prior work experience in a high production setting.

This is an industrial school kitchen setting.

Office conditions: Customer Interaction: High

Travel: None

An individual is ineligible to work in any position that has Regular Contact with or Control over Children, Dependent Adults or Vulnerable Persons if the individual has been convicted of:

One or more felonies and/or two or more misdemeanors of Crimes Against Persons and/or Crimes of Violence.

Any Crime against a Child, Dependent Adult or Vulnerable person, regardless of its classification as a felony, misdemeanor, or other type of offense.

Any Sex Crime, regardless of its classification as a felony, misdemeanor, or other type of offense.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, gender-identity and sexual orientation), age, disability, genetic information, veteran protected status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. NANA grants employment preference to shareholder of NANA, their spouses and descendants to the extent allowed by law.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, veteran protected status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.