Our Promise

Balance - Quest fosters a fun, supportive environment that puts people first and strives for both culinary excellence and enduring relationships. Our flexible work opportunities encourage a healthy life balance for all of our valued team members.

Meaning - Quest believes that every aspect of what we do has significance, and therefore, our food is fresh and made from scratch, using high quality and responsibly sourced ingredients. We nourish our communities with wholesome meals and through our genuine and personal connections.

Recognition - Quest provides competitive compensation and benefits, and celebrates the fulfillment of our collective values at all levels of the organization. We support professional growth through training, development and access to highly visible leadership.

Position Summary

Responsible for managing all culinary functions for a school dining account which include the overall operation and maintenance of kitchen and storage facilities. Accountable for the cleanliness and sanitation of the Back of the House (BOH). Additionally, this position leads a team of associates and manage the preparation, portioning, service and sanitation of the BOH. 

Executive Chef Responsibilities:

Manage staff to include selection, work allocation, training, coaching and mentoring, problem resolution, performance evaluation and feedback, and corrective action.

Measure customer satisfaction levels and resolve any service issues immediately.

Handle all BOH financials and provide input with budget development and forecasting and manager BOH head count and labor dollars.

Manage food cost controls and control expenditures for the account as well as plan and create all menus.

Cost out recipes for all locations. 

Executive Chef Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Minimum three years of culinary and management experience · Strong management and client relations skills

Solid knowledge of financials

Proficient in MS Office

Responsible for meeting and maintaining state and local certification requirements (Food Service Manager) 

Previous experience in the food service industry working in schools / higher education 

Executive Chef Full Time Benefits:

Medical, Dental & Vision Yearly Bonus401k with matchingPTO Paid Unused Sick Time (8) Company Paid Holidays Public Transportation Benefits (Illinois Only)Shoes for Crews $40.00 Annual Credit Free Meals Paid Life & AD&D Insurance Bi-annual peer retreatQuest University Learning & DevelopmentCareer Path Growth and more!

There are full-time and part-time positions available. For more information about Quest Food Management Services, please visit our website at https://www.questfms.com/.

Quest Food Management Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.