Chef Manager

About the Role

Responsible for leading the Quest nutrition and guest experience efforts, providing vision, leadership, and strategic guidance to the company in these areas. Ensures that Quest’s vision, values, and founding principles are effectively communicated and practiced. Manages assigned company locations and team members.

Responsibilities

• Cascade the vision of Quest Food Management Services, ensuring the Quest vision, values, and founding principles are effectively communicated, understood, and practiced.
• Demonstrate commitment to Quest’s vision, values, and missions through daily actions.
• Manage staff, including selection, work allocation, training, coaching, mentoring, problem resolution, performance evaluation, feedback, and corrective action.
• Lead the development of the food experience offered by Quest, including the company’s food “brand” via recipes, menus, concepts, and merchandising.
• Develop systems and processes to ensure all food experiences are operationally and financially executable.
• Champion and advance Quest's nutritional standards in recipe, menu, and brand development.
• Provide expertise in nutrition and wellness throughout Quest, including nutrition counseling for customers, operational advice on dietary needs, and sharing nutrition and allergen information.
• Support Quest’s purchasing efforts to align product selection with the food experience.
• Lead Quest’s food safety and sanitation efforts, ensuring every meal is served with the highest levels of safety for guests.
• Provide leadership in Quest’s corporate marketing and sales strategies.
• Serve as Quest’s internal subject matter expert on sustainability, identifying ways to partner with clients on onsite sustainability solutions and participate in industry best practices.
• Provide hands-on support for special events and coverage for gaps in management presence at the account level.
• Support sales and marketing efforts for account retention and acquisition.

Schedule

Monday–Friday. No nights, no weekends.