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Chef Manager jobs are open across healthcare, corporate dining, education, and hospitality, from sous chef level to senior management, with specializations in institutional foodservice, catering operations, and cost control. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Job Summary
We’re seeking an Italian Chef / Kitchen Manager to lead daily kitchen operations and deliver flavorful, well-prepared meals with consistent quality. You’ll guide food production, menu planning, food preparation, and service while keeping the kitchen organized, safe, and focused on hospitality. Your impact: By coordinating the team and maintaining reliable food safety practices, you help guests enjoy a welcoming dining experience and support smooth service.
Duties
- Prepare and cook Italian dishes; oversee food handling, serving, and food production for restaurant and catering service.
- Manage kitchen operations, shift coverage, team assignments, and service flow; supervise, coach, and lead kitchen staff.
- Plan menus and coordinate food preparation.
- Track inventory, control stock, and monitor food costs to support efficient purchasing and reduce waste.
- Maintain food safety and sanitizing procedures, cleanliness, and safe food storage throughout the kitchen.
Qualifications
- Experience in cooking, food preparation, food service, and kitchen operations within the food industry; restaurant experience required.
- Supervising experience, team management, and experience managing teams as a chef; restaurant management or food service management experience is an asset.
- Knowledge of food management, inventory management and control, cost control, food handling, and food safety.
- Demonstrated leadership, shift management, and hospitality skills; culinary experience and kitchen experience are valued.
Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour
Expected hours: 35.0 – 45.0 per week
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
- Wolfoods234
- AVI Foodsystems45
- Aramark44
- Eurest26
- Sodexo21
Top Industries Hiring
- Food & Beverage
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in chef manager jobs.
- Three or more years of kitchen management or executive chef experience
- Demonstrated ability to manage food and labor costs within budget
- ServSafe Manager certification or equivalent food safety credential
- Experience overseeing hourly kitchen staff including hiring and scheduling
- Proficiency with inventory management and ordering systems
- Culinary degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
Tips for Your Chef Manager Job Search
Quantify food cost and labor savings
Hiring managers for chef manager roles want to see specific outcomes, not vague duties. Replace 'managed kitchen costs' with the percentage reduction you achieved or the annual budget you controlled. Numbers on a resume get callbacks.
Tailor your resume to the setting
A healthcare foodservice employer reads a resume differently than a corporate dining company. Emphasize HACCP compliance and therapeutic menu experience for healthcare, and client retention and volume metrics for corporate accounts.
Pursue a ServSafe Manager certification now
Many chef manager postings list ServSafe Manager certification as a hard requirement, not a nice-to-have. If yours has lapsed or you haven't taken it yet, complete it before applying so your application clears the first screening.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists chef manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a food and labor cost scenario response
Interviewers for chef manager positions almost always ask how you'd handle an over-budget week or a sudden staff shortage. Walk through your actual decision process, naming the tools you use and the order in which you act.
Negotiate start date around service transitions
Chef manager roles often need to cover a contract renewal, a client handover, or a seasonal menu change. Aligning your proposed start date with one of those moments makes you a lower-risk hire and gives you more leverage on other terms.
Chef Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most chef managers?
Wolfoods, AVI Foodsystems, and Aramark are hiring the most chef managers right now, with openings concentrated in Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Contract foodservice companies and large healthcare systems tend to post the highest volume of openings consistently.
How many chef manager jobs are remote?
About 1% of chef manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most kitchen leadership roles. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements include menu development consulting, regional oversight positions, and foodservice training and compliance roles.
How do you become a chef manager?
Start by building several years of line cooking or sous chef experience so you understand every station you'll eventually supervise. Earn a recognized food safety certification, then move into a lead or sous chef role where you take on scheduling and ordering responsibilities. From there, apply to assistant chef manager or chef manager openings in institutional or contract foodservice, where entry-level management positions are most common.
Can you get hired as a chef manager with little experience?
Some employers, particularly contract foodservice companies running high-volume accounts, will consider candidates with strong culinary skills who have informally taken on supervision duties even without a formal management title. Framing your resume around the moments you trained new hires, covered a supervisor's shift, or owned a cost category directly can bridge the experience gap. Smaller independent accounts and school foodservice programs are also more likely to hire someone moving into their first management role.
What does the chef manager interview process look like?
Most chef manager interviews involve an initial phone or video screen with a recruiter or HR contact, followed by a panel interview with a district manager and sometimes a client representative. Many employers also include a practical component, such as a tasting or a walkthrough of how you would handle a specific operational problem. Final-round candidates are often asked to tour the kitchen and meet the team before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to chef manager jobs?
You can find and apply to chef manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the roles that match your experience and location, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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