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Executive Chef roles can qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship when a U.S. employer files a PERM labor certification with the DOL. Culinary leadership positions at hotels, restaurant groups, and institutional food service operations regularly sponsor foreign professionals for permanent residency.
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The Sous Chef uses his/her skills to ensure that safety, sanitation, quality, and security standards are adhered to by inspecting the location throughout the visits to enforce compliance with the laws, company policies, and regulations. She/he collaborates with the team for sale, design, preparation and delivery of high-quality product and service and is accountable for ensuring all related programs are effectively and properly implemented including seasonal and promotional programs. She/he is accountable for developing and maintaining a positive relationship with customers, superiors, peers, and subordinates by conducting quality-assurance procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Builds cooperative relationships with national and local market prepared food vendors.
- Develop strategic alliances based on innovation and product development.
- Negotiate pricing, vendor programs, delivery, and payment terms for prepared food products.
- Facilitate mutually beneficial agreements around promotional opportunities and support.
- Be first to market in new products, innovation, and points of difference.
- Conduct regular Quality Assurance tastings and evaluations to ensure recipe adherence, food quality, and consistency.
- Launch/expand successful prepared food product lines and implement successful exit strategies for unproductive merchandise.
- Completes all required reports, logs, and culinary audits/reviews in a timely manner.
- Lead, contribute to and execute parts of the culinary strategic plan for the division.
- Launch line reviews in support of customer and seasonal expectations.
- Leverage fact-based decision making to drive growth and profitability.
- Assists in kitchen schematics design and recommends adjacencies that support the efficiency of the space.
- Orientates new cooks within their respective area, core culinary standards and established food programs.
- Provides support for new restaurant openings and/or renovations.
- Provides leadership to culinary team members and kitchen managers.
- Assists with training, coaching and development of culinary team members.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS:
- Proficient in the following dimensions of restaurant functions: food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, company policies and procedures, personnel management, record-keeping, and preparation of reports.
- Obtain and maintain current ServSafe Food Manager’s Certification within six months of hire/promotion.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to work various shifts in a 7/365 team oriented environment
- Excellent customer service skills and an ability to communicate effectively
- Self-starter able to prioritize and handle various tasks simultaneously
- Proficient in the following dimensions of restaurant functions: food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, company policies and procedures, personnel management, recordkeeping, and preparation of reports.
- Ability to lift a minimum of 25 lbs. perform essential job functions such as standing, bending, reaching, climbing on ladder, and walking long distances.
- Standing for long periods of time and the ability to work in environment with varying temperatures.
Paradies Lagardere is an equal opportunity employer
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Position Description Summary:
The Sous Chef uses his/her skills to ensure that safety, sanitation, quality, and security standards are adhered to by inspecting the location throughout the visits to enforce compliance with the laws, company policies, and regulations. She/he collaborates with the team for sale, design, preparation and delivery of high-quality product and service and is accountable for ensuring all related programs are effectively and properly implemented including seasonal and promotional programs. She/he is accountable for developing and maintaining a positive relationship with customers, superiors, peers, and subordinates by conducting quality-assurance procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Builds cooperative relationships with national and local market prepared food vendors.
- Develop strategic alliances based on innovation and product development.
- Negotiate pricing, vendor programs, delivery, and payment terms for prepared food products.
- Facilitate mutually beneficial agreements around promotional opportunities and support.
- Be first to market in new products, innovation, and points of difference.
- Conduct regular Quality Assurance tastings and evaluations to ensure recipe adherence, food quality, and consistency.
- Launch/expand successful prepared food product lines and implement successful exit strategies for unproductive merchandise.
- Completes all required reports, logs, and culinary audits/reviews in a timely manner.
- Lead, contribute to and execute parts of the culinary strategic plan for the division.
- Launch line reviews in support of customer and seasonal expectations.
- Leverage fact-based decision making to drive growth and profitability.
- Assists in kitchen schematics design and recommends adjacencies that support the efficiency of the space.
- Orientates new cooks within their respective area, core culinary standards and established food programs.
- Provides support for new restaurant openings and/or renovations.
- Provides leadership to culinary team members and kitchen managers.
- Assists with training, coaching and development of culinary team members.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS:
- Proficient in the following dimensions of restaurant functions: food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, company policies and procedures, personnel management, record-keeping, and preparation of reports.
- Obtain and maintain current ServSafe Food Manager’s Certification within six months of hire/promotion.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to work various shifts in a 7/365 team oriented environment
- Excellent customer service skills and an ability to communicate effectively
- Self-starter able to prioritize and handle various tasks simultaneously
- Proficient in the following dimensions of restaurant functions: food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, company policies and procedures, personnel management, recordkeeping, and preparation of reports.
- Ability to lift a minimum of 25 lbs. perform essential job functions such as standing, bending, reaching, climbing on ladder, and walking long distances.
- Standing for long periods of time and the ability to work in environment with varying temperatures.
Paradies Lagardere is an equal opportunity employer
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as an Executive Chef
Document your culinary credentials before applying
Gather diplomas, culinary institute transcripts, and professional certifications like ACF credentials before approaching employers. PERM requires detailed education and experience verification, and gaps in documentation can stall the labor certification filing significantly.
Target multi-unit operators over independent restaurants
Hotel groups, hospital food service contractors, and casino resort operators run established HR and legal departments familiar with PERM filings. Single-location independent restaurants rarely have the infrastructure or budget to sponsor green cards for culinary leadership roles.
Search sponsoring employers through Migrate Mate
Filter Executive Chef roles by employers with active green card filing history on Migrate Mate. This surfaces operators who have already navigated PERM for culinary positions, not just employers open to the idea in theory.
Verify your wage tier against OFLC Wage Search
PERM requires your offered salary to meet the DOL prevailing wage for Executive Chef roles in your specific metro area. Use OFLC Wage Search to confirm your offer qualifies before accepting, since a below-threshold salary means the employer must refile.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 eligibility with your employer
EB-2 requires the position to formally require an advanced degree or equivalent. Most Executive Chef roles qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers. Confirm which category the employer intends to file under before the PERM recruitment process begins.
Ask employers about concurrent I-140 and I-485 filing
Once PERM is certified by DOL, your employer can file the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. If your priority date is current, you may file I-485 adjustment of status simultaneously, cutting months off your path to permanent residency.
Green Card Executive Chef: Frequently Asked Questions
Can an Executive Chef role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Executive Chef positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers, since the role typically requires at least two years of training or experience rather than a master's degree. EB-2 is available when the employer can document that the position specifically requires an advanced degree in culinary arts, hospitality management, or a related field. Your employer's immigration attorney determines which category applies based on the actual job requirements.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for culinary roles?
The green card route through PERM leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary status. Unlike H-1B visa, EB-3 for skilled workers has no annual lottery and no cap concern for most nationalities, though Indian and Chinese nationals face long priority date backlogs. PERM requires the employer to complete DOL-supervised recruitment proving no qualified U.S. workers are available, which adds several months before USCIS even reviews the I-140 petition.
How long does the PERM and green card process take for an Executive Chef?
Expect 18 to 36 months from PERM filing to receiving your green card if your priority date is current. DOL PERM adjudication currently averages 12 to 18 months for regular processing. After PERM certification, USCIS reviews the I-140 petition, and then adjustment of status or consular processing adds additional time. Audit-selected PERM cases can extend the timeline by another 12 months or more.
How do I find Executive Chef employers who sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lets you search Executive Chef openings filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship history. This is more reliable than asking during initial outreach, since many operators sponsor selectively and only list it in job postings when they've done it before. Focus your search on hotel groups, contract food service companies, and large healthcare or university dining operations.
What happens to my green card case if I leave the sponsoring employer before it's approved?
If you leave before the I-140 is approved, the entire PERM filing is abandoned and you'd need to restart with a new employer. After I-140 approval and at least 180 days into the I-485 adjustment of status stage, immigration law allows you to port to a new employer in a same or similar occupational classification without losing your priority date, under the AC21 portability rule.