Executive Chef - Toyota Center

About the Role

The Executive Chef is the leader for all things culinary at the Toyota Center, home of the NBA's Houston Rockets. This role involves setting menu standards, training team members, and representing Levy on social media. The ideal candidate will be an experienced food and beverage leader with a passion for hospitality, food, and retail.

Responsibilities

• Proactively coaching and motivating team members to deliver their best
• Identifying opportunities and driving improvements in food and financial performance
• Overseeing a safe and sanitary culinary department
• Working with purchasing and finance teams to develop financially viable and guest-delighting offers
• Building and developing the on-site culinary team
• Collaborating with regional and Home Office culinary teams to evolve the guest food experience
• Supporting revenue-driving efforts through social media participation
• Overseeing equipment maintenance routines
• Creating and distributing team member schedules based on revenue forecasts
• Designing and updating menus in line with trends, costs, and popularity
• Maintaining recipe specifications and partnering with purchasing for updates
• Overseeing kitchen management procedures (e.g., checklists, cleaning schedules, temperature checks)
• Creating customized group sales/event menus with sales teams
• Setting standards for chef table setups
• Creating prep sheets and line layout diagrams for efficient food production
• Delivering training and coaching on menu and culinary skills
• Managing team member breaks for well-being
• Attending management team meetings for interdepartmental collaboration
• Conducting pre-shift meetings and progressive discipline as needed
• Completing onboarding and orientation for new culinary team members
• Ensuring high standards in food ordering, delivery, prep, transportation, and service
• Responding to communications promptly
• Conducting calorific analysis on menu items per FDA guidelines
• Partnering to prevent product loss and support community outreach programs
• Managing culinary department budget and support travel for team members

Requirements

• 5+ years of culinary leadership experience
• Ability to taste and evaluate food and beverage products
• Culinary degree preferred
• High level of computer literacy
• Understanding of financial concepts
• Passion for hospitality, food, and retail
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with social media preferred

Qualifications

• Culinary degree preferred
• High level of computer literacy
• Understanding of financial concepts

Skills

• Leadership and team management
• Menu design and culinary innovation
• Financial and operational performance management
• Social media engagement
• Interpersonal and stakeholder management

Benefits

• Instapay (early access to wages) and high-interest savings through the EVEN app
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Program
• Discount Marketplace
• Employee Assistance Program

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