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Production Chef ~ Management Position ~ Assistant Food Service Director

SAGE Dining Services
Wichita, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 3/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/16/2025

SAGE Dining Services® is seeking a highly organized and talented Assistant Food Service Director of Production with experience in high-volume dining and high-end catering for a private day school in Wichita, KS. This position involves hands-on management of production, including cooking, inventory management, ordering, maintaining production records, and menu planning, while also supporting overall operations at the location.

The production chef will design and produce menus that cater to the community population, assist with ordering and inventory, mentor the kitchen team, and contribute to general location management. Additionally, the AFSD will support deliveries to the early childhood development center and lower and middle schools, as well as help manage the upper school retail space. The ideal candidate excels at multitasking and thrives in fast-paced environments.

You would be joining an amazing company! SAGE's accolades this year 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.

If you’re a creative, hands-on culinarian with strong leadership skills, a passion for delivering exceptional dining experiences, and a commitment to building lasting connections within the community, we encourage you to apply today!

Pay Type :

60,000 - $65,000 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 : $60,000 - $65,000

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