Executive Chef - Seattle Children's
Seattle, WA
About the Job
The Executive Chef is responsible for planning, developing and overseeing the food preparation process to meet the needs of families, staff, customers, and patients of all ages. Manages the implementation, coordination and administration of healthy meal service for all customer segments. This position is also responsible for the management, supervision, and development of kitchen production staff, as well ensuring and maintaining standards to ensure that all are in compliance with all policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in related field OR equivalent years of work experience (an equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for formal education requirements).
Minimum of three (3) years experience in a large production food service environment.
Three (3) to five (5) years of supervisory or management experience in food service and/or retail environment.
Experience leading a team; Experience coaching and training.
Education and/or experience in the development and implementation of staff programs.
Experience in quality improvement or quality assurance activities.
Experience with monitoring systems to ensure regulatory requirements are met (examples, OSHA, DNV, DOH).
Experience practicing whole foods cooking; Experience with nutrition and diet related terminology.
Required Credentials
Washington State Food and Beverage Worker’s Permit, or to be obtained within 15 days of employment.
ServSafe certification, or to be obtained within 3 months of employment.
Preferred
Bachelor’s degree in Culinary, Business, Nutrition, Food Science, Hotel/Restaurant Management, or a related field.
Experience working in Retail and Catering operations in addition to institutional/large production environments.
Experience working in a hospital setting or working with modified/restrictive diets.
Three (3) to five (5)years experience training/teaching/coaching.
Ability to make substitutions in an ever-changing environment.
Attention to detail (ability to detect ingredient changes).
Compensation Range
$95,270.00 - $142,904.00 per year
Salary Information
This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.
Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants
This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors .
Benefits Information
Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits .
About Us
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE
Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.
In 2022, U.S. News & World Report once again ranked Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals – for the 30th year in a row. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally ranked in all 10 specialty areas evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. We are honored to be the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
As a Magnet designated institution, and classified among America’s best large employers by Forbes, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.
Our Commitment to Diversity
Our community welcomes diverse experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our increasingly diverse patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves within this community, which cultivates and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels.
Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in related field OR equivalent years of work experience (an equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for formal education requirements).
Minimum of three (3) years experience in a large production food service environment.
Three (3) to five (5) years of supervisory or management experience in food service and/or retail environment.
Experience leading a team; Experience coaching and training.
Education and/or experience in the development and implementation of staff programs.
Experience in quality improvement or quality assurance activities.
Experience with monitoring systems to ensure regulatory requirements are met (examples, OSHA, DNV, DOH).
Experience practicing whole foods cooking; Experience with nutrition and diet related terminology.
Required Credentials
Washington State Food and Beverage Worker’s Permit, or to be obtained within 15 days of employment.
ServSafe certification, or to be obtained within 3 months of employment.
Preferred
Bachelor’s degree in Culinary, Business, Nutrition, Food Science, Hotel/Restaurant Management, or a related field.
Experience working in Retail and Catering operations in addition to institutional/large production environments.
Experience working in a hospital setting or working with modified/restrictive diets.
Three (3) to five (5)years experience training/teaching/coaching.
Ability to make substitutions in an ever-changing environment.
Attention to detail (ability to detect ingredient changes).
Compensation Range
$95,270.00 - $142,904.00 per year
Salary Information
This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.
Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants
This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors .
Benefits Information
Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits .
About Us
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE
Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.
In 2022, U.S. News & World Report once again ranked Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals – for the 30th year in a row. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally ranked in all 10 specialty areas evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. We are honored to be the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
As a Magnet designated institution, and classified among America’s best large employers by Forbes, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.
Our Commitment to Diversity
Our community welcomes diverse experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our increasingly diverse patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves within this community, which cultivates and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels.
Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.
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