On-Call Chef

About the role

Join the culinary team at Pixar Animation Studios as an On Call Chef, supporting the Chef de Cuisine and Senior Sous Chef in managing all aspects of our two Cafés. You’ll help craft weekly, seasonal, and cost-efficient menus, contribute to catering menu creation and event execution, and ensure every dish meets Pixar’s high standards of quality, consistency, and safety. This role also involves maintaining compliance with food safety and handling requirements, ordering kitchen supplies, and ensuring the proper upkeep of equipment—all while enjoying nights, weekends, and holidays free.

Responsibilities

• Create weekly cost-efficient menus that are seasonally inspired and broadly appealing.
• Provide input and support for Chefs and line cooks preparing and serving a high-volume, from-scratch menu with excellent consistency and compliance with quality, portioning, cooking, and serving standards.
• Consult and provide feedback for kitchen personnel, including scheduling, evaluating, and offering constructive feedback.
• Train café employees in safety, cleanliness, sanitation, food preparation, and guest services.
• Order, receive, and store all necessary food and kitchen supplies in accordance with the Café’s needs, budget, and procedures.
• Manage overall cost containment through effective ordering, menu selection, and product utilization.
• Ensure proper food handling, refrigeration temperature control, and hazardous materials management by Café employees.
• Attend weekly menu planning meetings with the Chef Team.
• Pursue continued education to enhance professional knowledge and refine management skills.
• Fulfill ad hoc requirements as necessary.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in varied kitchen leadership positions.
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar capacity.
• Proficiency in verbal, written, and digital communication.
• Ability to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen staff, dining room staff, and guests.
• Demonstrated excellence in guest service skills: reliable, consistent, and courteous.

Skills

• Ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Strong kitchen organizational skills.
• Ability to compose and refine accurate prep lists and order guides for weekly changing menus and catering menus.
• Ability to foster a collaborative and uplifting team environment.
• Exceptional knife skills.
• Basic computer knowledge: email, Google Sheets/Docs, Word, Excel, and Slack for vendor and employee communication.
• Ability to use sound judgment and objectively assess situations using relevant information and past experience.

Physical Requirements

• Able to work in a standing position for extended periods of time.
• Able to reach, bend, stoop, and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.

Pay

The hiring range for this position in Emeryville is $23.70 to $30.67 per hour. The base pay offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.