About This Position

he Catering Chef works in direct support of the Director of Catering and Concessions overseeing culinary operations for the Cornell Catering team. This role is charged with developing and implementing unique world-class catering menus and customer experiences for over 2,000 events annually. The Chef will work closely with the sales, events, and operations teams in the design, transport, and execution of events.

A successful Chef, will

• • Monitor and evaluate the units financial environment and other business indicators from a culinary perspective to implement and improve operational efficiencies and profitability
• • Establish a pattern of management to monitor, and ensure, food safety, food quality, and customer service standards as well as ensure a safe & welcoming environment for our staff.
• • Develop and maintain strong and lasting relationship with our community partners, guest, clients and other work groups to advance organizational goals and outreach initiatives including attending culinary competitions and key food service industry conferences.
• • Demonstrate culinary excellence and creativity in their menu selection and ingredient adjustments to ensure great tasting, high-quality, and cost effective meal options including a variety of standard, specialty, and seasonal menus for the sales team to utilize in planning events
• Among others