Executive Chef - Frost Bank Center, Freeman Coliseum, & Toyota Center

Aramark

San Antonio, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Budget Management, Budgeting, Business Growth, Calendar Management, Catering Services, Coaching, Communication Skills, Cook Dishes, Cost Control, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Culinary Operations, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Event Management, Food Delivery, Food Production, Food Safety, Inventory Management, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, People Management, Performance Analysis, Procurement Management, Production Schedule, Profit & Loss, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulatory Compliance, Restaurant, Safety Compliance, Safety Standards, Sanitation, Schedule Development, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Training Program, Training/Teaching, Twitter, Waitressing, Writing Skills
LOCATION
San Antonio, TX
POSTED
1 day ago

Job Description

The Executive Chef leads the culinary vision and operations for all premium dining experiences within the Frost Bank Center, Freeman Coliseum, and Toyota Center including suites, catering, inclusive clubs, concessions, and the arena?s signature restaurant. This role ensures exceptional quality, creativity, and consistency across all culinary offerings while maintaining efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Job Responsibilities

Culinary Leadership:

  • Create and maintain a ?guest first? culture at all levels of the culinary team.
  • Develop and execute innovative menus for suites, catering, inclusive clubs, and the restaurant, aligning with the arena?s premium service standards.
  • Stay ahead of food trends and incorporate them into offerings to enhance the guest experience.
  • Maintain consistent presentation, taste, and quality for all food served across premium areas.

Team Management:

  • Sets the tone for a high-performing kitchen culture by leading with professionalism, accountability, and respectfully fostering teamwork, consistency, and pride in execution at every level.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a diverse culinary team, including sous chefs, cooks, and kitchen staff.
  • Oversee the Chef de Cuisine for each area to ensure staffing levels are appropriate for events and day-to-day operations in each area.
  • Foster a culture of excellence, teamwork, and professional growth within the culinary team.
  • Conduct regular training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of all culinary staff.
  • Monitor staff performance and provide constructive feedback, coaching, and recognition.

Operational Oversight:

  • Oversee kitchen operations, ensuring compliance with health, safety, and sanitation standards.
  • Manage food production schedules to meet event demands, minimize waste, and optimize productivity.
  • Collaborate with front-of-house teams to ensure seamless delivery of food to guests.

Food Safety

  • Owns and enforces a culture of uncompromising food safety by ensuring all products are handled, stored, and served in full compliance with health regulations and company standards?protecting guests, team members, and the brand at all times.

Budget and Cost Management:

  • Work with the AGM of Premium to develop and manage the culinary department?s budget, focusing on cost control, waste reduction, and profitability.
  • Manage procurement and inventory within the Aramark purchasing program guidelines targeting 100% compliance.
  • Ensure all menus include Premium PCAs and Build Sheets to ensure costs are aligned and recipes are easy to follow.
  • Monitor inventory and ordering to ensure efficient stock levels targeting a year-over-year inventory reduction adjusted for business growth.

Collaboration and Communication:

  • Work closely with the Premium and Concession AGMs and other department heads to align culinary operations with overall arena goals.
  • Engage with clients and event planners to customize catering menus and ensure satisfaction.
  • Act as the culinary ambassador for the arena, representing the brand with professionalism and creativity.

Expectations: The Executive Chef is expected to elevate the culinary program, ensuring it reflects the arena?s reputation for premium quality and guest satisfaction. This includes driving innovation, fostering a strong team, and maintaining operational excellence across all premium dining outlets.

Qualifications

  • Requires at least 4 years of culinary experience 

  • At least 2 years in a management role preferred  

  • Requires a culinary degree or equivalent experience 

  • Ability to multi-task 

  • Ability to simplify the agenda for the team 

  • Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession. 

  • This includes experiential knowledge required for management of people and/or problems.  

  • Requires oral, reading, and written communication skills 

Education

About Aramark

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on FacebookInstagram and Twitter.

About the Company

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Aramark

We focus on enriching and nourishing the lives of millions all over the world, providing a wide range of services—food, facilities and uniforms—to a diverse group of clients in 19 countries. We serve world champion sports teams, Fortune 500 companies, state-of-the-art healthcare providers and the world’s leading educational institutions. And every day, we dream of ways to do it better through our commitment to innovation and our passion for excellent customer service.

Innovation inspired by you
The better we know the people we serve, the greater the experiences we can develop. Whether it’s food service, facilities or uniforms, our proprietary programs allow us to understand the wants and needs of our audiences.

Armed with that knowledge, our Service Stars spring into action, combining insights and ingenuity to deliver moments that make a difference. These innovations could be game-changing campus transformations. Or a simpler, quicker way for you to access condiments at the ballpark. In any case, our innovations help create experiences that make an impact.

Beyond great service
Another key part of what makes us different is something we call service excellence.

To us, service excellence isn’t just about providing great customer service. It also means using time-tested practices and proven processes to get it right every day, everywhere, in everything that we do. And it's also about striking the perfect balance between doing something well over and over again and being responsive enough to the changing needs of clients and customers. It’s being open to the continuing cycle of innovation. Excellent, but never satisfied. Process-driven, but never locked in place.

We never stop thinking of new, better ways to get it right when our people impact the lives of clients and consumers every day.

Our people make all the difference—we make sure of it
Our commitment to hiring, training and rewarding the right people ensures that our employees are more than just hard workers. They’re Service Stars, and that means they can be counted on to go above and beyond, every single day.

We understand that many times our people are literally the face of your business. That’s why all 270,000 Service Stars receive continual access to professional development and proprietary skills training.

The bottom line is this: when you work with Aramark, you can be confident you’ll be collaborating with the right people with the right skills and the right attitude. That’s true whether it’s for strategic expertise, operational excellence or just serving a morning coffee. That’s our commitment as trusted partners and Service Stars. That’s the Aramark way.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Food and Beverage Production
FOUNDED
1936
WEBSITE
https://www.aramark.com/