What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chef Manager (Hands on Food Service Director) position at SAGE Dining Services?

SAGE Dining Services® is seeking a highly qualified Food Service Director / Chef Manager (hands-on) with high end catering and large volume production experience in campus dining at a day school in Wichita, Kansas. We serve over 700 students and faculty every day on various dining programs. We produce multiple menus that are brought over to kitchens that service early childhood, lower school, and middle school age groups. We serve the high school at our main kitchen. Our menus represent a balance of trendy foods, comfort foods, local, and made from scratch offerings. The Upper school is a retail program with a breakfast concept and lunch is offered daily. We cater events from intimate simple gatherings to grand elegant events. The venues is closed for most weekends, nights and major holidays.

Our chefs and culinary teams are talented individuals who know how to prepare a great meal! Menus, written by our chefs and prepared from scratch , reflect local and regional foods, flavors and culinary styles. Our culinary teams' cooking methods, recipe development, and expertise make every dining experience truly unique. Our catering events rival five-star restaurants.

You would lead a tenured team of 6 hourly team members and have a salaried AFSD / Chef. You have an opportunity to provide high end catering and fun student experiences. You must be creative, hospitality minded, self-motivated, and be a self-educator. We are looking for an individual who will be confident in community engagement and continue our long standing relationship with our clients and this community.

SAGE's accolades include the Daily Record's Empowering Women Award and Maryland's Most Admired CEO Award as well as Newsweek's List of America's Greatest Workplaces 2024. In 2022, SAGE was recognized as the Food Service Operator of the year by the International Food Service Manufacturers Association, otherwise known as the Silver Plate award.

So if you absolutely have a passion for food, want to have a schedule that is more "life friendly" than that of a restaurant, contact us today. Our best managers are as skilled in front of the house presentation as they are in the kitchen.

This is a management salaried year-round position..

Pay Type :

75,000 - $80,000 Salary

Time Commitment : Full Time

What you'll get :

Competitive salary and benefits.
Collaborative environment.
Emphasis on training and development.
Opportunities for advancement.
Mission based company with values you trust.
Appreciative community.
Tremendous amount of resources and tools at your fingertips.

What you'll do :

Demonstrate exemplary customer service skills and develop client relationships.

Hire, mentor, and train Team Members in a positive environment.

Create menus for daily meal service as well as for a variety of catering events.

Implement and maintain HACCP standards

Manage merchandising.

Deliver fabulous catering results every time.

Communicate clearly, professionally, and effectively.

Deliver budgeted financial results.

Manage ordering and inventory.

Develop strong client and customer relationships.

What you'll need :

Strong leadership abilities.

Demonstrated ability to manage a food service operation in a financially responsible manner.

Outstanding customer service skills and ability to develop client relationships.

Substantial culinary knowledge : trends, techniques, and processes.

Proven ability to hire, train, evaluate, and manage people.

Minimum five years food service management experience.

Intermediate to advanced computer skills.

Salary : $75,000 - $80,000

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