Food Services Mgr/Head Chef

Job Overview

This position is tasked to fulfill the mission, vision, and commitments of HoneyRock through stewardship and planning for our food service operation and developing the people who work in those areas. This position reports to the HoneyRock Associate Executive Director and supervises the Sous Chef. This person is responsible for managing the budget related to food service. This is a full-time position located in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides overall leadership to staff within the food service area. Maintain the ability to develop culture, communicate vision, lead teams and facilitate work through others. Strive for excellence in quality and professionalism. Food service includes indoor, outdoor and trip kitchen offerings. Administration includes creation of standard operating procedures, management of the food service budget, inventory/ordering and equipment needs in fiscally responsible manner.  Provide program appropriate and cost-effective outdoor food service for wilderness trips and on-site cookouts. Recruit, supervise, train and develop professional staff and up to 20 seasonal staff.


• Fulfills the mission of HoneyRock through our leadership progression, internships, and various programs as participants serve in food service as part of their experience at HoneyRock. Foster a culture of developmental coaching and vocational discipleship through growth producing experiences and training as appropriate. Set appropriate expectations and key performance indicators while providing appropriate feedback that cultivates growth.


• Provides systems, content and training to staff and interns in the art of cooking and food service. Instruction involves hands-on application for staff so that they develop a firmer understanding of the practice and theory of food service and preparation. Instruction should be customizable, as needed, to meet the abilities of staff and interns. An interest in food preparation and the components of food that provide balanced nutrition is necessary. Maintain current knowledge of special diets, food components and trends popular across generations and cultures. Exercise the ability to prepare food and be able to teach individuals how to prepare food, no matter what culinary experience level a person possesses. Prepare food and maintain a presence on the kitchen floor to deliver meals, train staff and lead.


• Provides healthy, safe, appetizing family-style meals while complying with all laws and regulations.  Execute menu planning that nourishes all camp constituents while accommodating diverse palates and special dietary needs. Focus on creative meal preparation that utilizes scratch-made and fresh, wholesome foods to the greatest extent possible. Strive to utilize sustainable practices such as locally sourced food, composting, recycling, and food portion controls that minimize waste.


• Ensures customer hospitality and food experience that outperforms expectations. Provide a clean, welcoming and professional environment for all constituents. Instill hospitality values to students/staff by coaching and reinforcing best practices that develops the individual while maintaining a warm environment for guests.


• Provides cross departmental planning and support as a member of the core professional staff of HoneyRock by participating in strategic planning, staff retreats, ministry assessment, and task forces as requested.

This job description is intended to represent key areas of responsibilities; specific assignments may vary from time to time, and other duties may be assigned. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or equivalent culinary degree.


• Minimum of 4 years in the food service/hospitality industry.


• Demonstrated management and organizational skills.


• Ability to work with Microsoft Office and specially Excel to produce relevant reports.


• Ability to work independently and accept supervision.


• Skills in organization/administration and customer relations.


• Ability read technical manuals and apply information relating to food service.


• Willingness to work weekends, early mornings (6:30am) and evenings (7:00pm) to support programming.

Physical Requirements 

This position is regularly required to stand, walk, reach overhead, push/pull, kneel, climb ladders, and lift up to 70 lbs. 

FLSA Status - Exempt

As a Christ-centered community, Wheaton College faculty and staff must affirm the College’s Statement of Faith as expressing their own theological convictions and agree to live by the moral standards in Wheaton’s Community Covenant, modeling these commitments for the Christian formation of our students.  Wheaton College faculty and staff also support the Christ-Centered Diversity Commitment which highlights our desire to treat all individuals as equal image-bearers of Jesus Christ through diversity, inclusion, justice and unity.

Updated October 2024