Senior Executive Chef And Associate Director Of Culinary Services At Wsu

Unleash your culinary passion and join a distinguished team at Washington State University as an Associate Director of Culinary Services and Senior Executive Chef. WSU holds position as one of America's top research universities, renowned for its innovative food, sustainability, and exceptional quality services. You will shape the culinary vision for Dining Services, overseeing the creation, testing, and implementation of Culinary programs. In this leadership position, you'll provide culinary guidance to unit chef/managers and their staff, ensuring adherence to culinary standards, sanitation practices, and comprehensive training. Seize this exceptional opportunity to showcase your culinary expertise and elevate the university's dining services to new heights. 

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Another Source’s client, Washington State University is recruiting an Associate Director of Culinary and Senior Executive Chef to join their team on campus in Pullman, WA. 

One of America’s top research universities, WSU is one of just 115 U.S. colleges and universities—out of 4,300+ public and private institutions—named among doctoral universities with the “highest research activity” in the Carnegie Classification (2018). WSU aims to become one of the nation’s top 25 public research universities, preeminent in research and discovery, teaching, and engagement, by 2030. WSU Dining Services strives to be a nationally recognized dining program for excellence in innovative food, sustainability and quality services. 

About Pullman:  

• Welcome to Pullman Video  
• Brelsford WSU Visitor Center  
• Pullman Chamber of Commerce 

Job Summary: 

This role is responsible for creating the culinary vision, planning, organizing, and managing the concept development, creation, testing, and implementation of Culinary programs within Dining Services resulting in annual gross sales of $20 million. Supports the organizational mission and is responsible for meeting overall food cost goals for Dining Services; provides culinary guidance to the unit chef/managers (5) and their culinary production staff (45); and maintaining culinary standards, sanitation and training for a large university’s retail/catering dining service team. Ensures positive impact to student success by leading the culinary vision for all dining operations serving 4500 – 5500 students in residence, and the Pullman campus with 20,000 students. This position will be directly responsible for supervising and providing direction to General Manager who leads Catering, Test Kitchen, Grab and Go and Bakeshop operations, comprised of a team of four (4) Associate Managers, (7) civil servant positions, and 80 – 100 student employees. 

Dining Services 

About Dining Services  

Sustainability at WSU Dining Services   

Experience WSU  

Salary & Benefits:  

Visit the HRS Benefits website for details on competitive benefits available: https://hrs.wsu.edu/employees/benefits/ 

The salary range for this role is $6,833 - $7,750 per month ($81,996 - $93,000 annually). 

Breakdown of Role:  

40% - Administration and culinary planning 

20% - Business and operations  

20% - Oversight of Foodservice Software Solution with Menu and Inventory Management System and support of other dining system applications  

10% - Provide culinary vision and operating support for the University catering operations  

5% - Actively promote dining services within the campus and community  

5% - Miscellaneous duties  

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field  
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in a related field which has included at least two (2) years of management experience 

OR  

• Master’s degree in a relevant field may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience above.  
• Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis 

AND 

• Experience in culinary operations, including responsibility for multi-unit food service operations, development of Culinary programs for multi-unit operations that reflect culinary depth and breadth in concept development, facility development, equipment specification, recipe development, menu management, food and labor cost controls, plating and presentation.  
• Proficiency using computer software.  
• Experience with menu management and inventory management software.  
• Demonstrated work experience of supervision and training of a diverse work staff.  
• Must be ServSafe certified.  
• Possession of, or ability to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver’s license 

WSU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action educator and employer.  WSUemploys only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

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