Executive Personal Chef - Chicago, IL
About the Company:
Love Your Fat Personal Chefs (LYFPC) is a health and functional foods focused personal and private chef company in Chicago. Our clients are among some of the top professional athletes in Chicago, C-suite executives, and busy affluent families. We primarily work with them on creating delicious and balanced meals that functionally help them achieve their health-related goals. We work hand-in-hand with dieticians and other health care pros to make sure our clients are getting the correct foods into their diet. We work in-home 10% of the time, and do 90% drop-off service. All of our clients receive completely unique and customizable meal plans that fit around their busy schedules. We also do catering for our many influential clients at their homes in Chicago and vacation homes abroad.
Job Summary:
The Executive Personal Chef will ensure excellence in culinary operations at our commissary kitchen in East Garfield Park (soon to be Logan Square) both for Client Food and Catering. The Chef is responsible for providing strong leadership to the culinary team and continuously improving operations. The Chef is responsible for keeping the clients tastes, standard, and health goals at the forefront of what they do. The Chef is also responsible for continuously developing new products and recipes per evolving nutritional and dietary trends, product sourcing, and customer feedback while maintaining the standards of high quality and care.
Key Responsibilities:
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Love Your Fat Personal Chefs Total Rewards Package:
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Apply:
Send resume to nancy@industrialcouncil.com.
Love Your Fat Personal Chefs (LYFPC) is a health and functional foods focused personal and private chef company in Chicago. Our clients are among some of the top professional athletes in Chicago, C-suite executives, and busy affluent families. We primarily work with them on creating delicious and balanced meals that functionally help them achieve their health-related goals. We work hand-in-hand with dieticians and other health care pros to make sure our clients are getting the correct foods into their diet. We work in-home 10% of the time, and do 90% drop-off service. All of our clients receive completely unique and customizable meal plans that fit around their busy schedules. We also do catering for our many influential clients at their homes in Chicago and vacation homes abroad.
Job Summary:
The Executive Personal Chef will ensure excellence in culinary operations at our commissary kitchen in East Garfield Park (soon to be Logan Square) both for Client Food and Catering. The Chef is responsible for providing strong leadership to the culinary team and continuously improving operations. The Chef is responsible for keeping the clients tastes, standard, and health goals at the forefront of what they do. The Chef is also responsible for continuously developing new products and recipes per evolving nutritional and dietary trends, product sourcing, and customer feedback while maintaining the standards of high quality and care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee culinary operations for Meal Delivery, In-home Cooking, and Catering with continuous improvement in mind
- Ensure consistent, high-quality execution of daily production
- Understand current production system and daily operations to improve
- Establish and optimize organizational methods and standard operating procedures
- Work with culinary team to optimize processes
- Develop, implement, and track culinary operational improvements to support and grow the business
- Research & Development to support growth for meal delivery and catering opportunities-
- Create new dishes
- Recipe development
- Design menus
- Introduce new recipes/products to the LYFPC culinary team with thorough training and follow up
- Procurement-
- Responsible for large procurement orders- food, packaging, supplies
- Create and maintain relationships with vendors
- Leadership & Employee Development-
- Provide exceptional leadership to the culinary team through personnel training and development, fostering a culture of feedback, respect, accountability, and collaboration
- Work closely with Salad Club Kitchen Manager and Leads
- Act as a connection point between the Operations team and the kitchen to communicate customer concerns and kitchen needs and support big picture objectives
- Financial Responsibilities-
- Responsible for cost management of Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), labor, food cost; support kitchen management to meet/exceed targets
- Meet with Director of Operations and Owner to review weekly COGs
- Assist in developing budgets, forecasts, and operating plans for future periods and initiatives
- Develop and track Kitchen Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Analyze data gained from these and use it to strategize or modify kitchen behaviors
- Assist the Salad Club KM with personnel management, to include scheduling, onboarding, and general management of kitchen staff
- Assist the Salad Club Kitchen Manager in promoting the maintenance of a clean kitchen and kitchen equipment
- Work with Salad Club KM to ensure all companies are in accordance with Illinois Sanitation and Safety Procedures
Work Schedule:
- Sundays – Thursdays (day shift)
Qualifications:
- At least 3-5 years’ experience as an Executive Chef, Corporate Chef, Private Chef or similar role
- Degree in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, or related field preferred
- Experience managing culinary operations
- Experience creating new dishes, developing recipes, and designing menus
- Experience managing and developing kitchen staff
- Procurement experience required- analysis, negotiation, relationship building
- Previous experience in catering, production kitchens, high-volume preferred
- Familiarity with cooking with dietary restrictions (gluten free, dairy free, corn free, soy free, paleo, etc.)
- ServSafe Manager certificate preferred; ServSafe Allergens certificate required
- Proficient in Google Suite (especially Excel/Sheets)
- Experience working within a budget
- Familiarized with the concept of COGS, and the ways in which it is affected by food and labor costs
- Must have a personal affinity for operational improvement, timeliness, cleanliness, organization, and efficiency, and a willingness to help foster these qualities in the rest of our kitchen staff
- Strong sense of compassion and a willingness to teach those of various backgrounds
- Good at working with others and generally embraces a team-centric approach to tackling large projects and problem-solving
- Specifically embraces technology as a method for problem solving
Love Your Fat Personal Chefs Total Rewards Package:
- 65k-70k per year depending on experience level
- Medical, dental, and vision
- Personal wellness stipend
- Free 3-salad subscription to Salad Club
- 401(k) plan
- Unlimited PTO
- Opportunity to have an impact on LYFPC’s growth
Compensation Details:
- Compensation: Salary ($65,000.00 - $70,000.00)
- Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, 401k, Commuter Benefits, Dining Discounts, Wellness Program
Required Skills:
- College Degree
- Servesafe Certified
- Google Suite
- Mac OS
Apply:
Send resume to nancy@industrialcouncil.com.