Chef Manager

Position Title

Chef Manager

Location

USCG Sector Corpus Christi, TX

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily food production, preparation, and service for all meals.
• Ensure strict adherence to approved monthly menus, recipes, portion sizes, and nutritional requirements.
• Coordinate menu planning and submit menus and recipe variations to the COR for approval.
• Oversee progressive food preparation to ensure freshness and patron flow.
• Ensure compliance with sanitation, food safety, and hygiene requirements (CGTTP 4-11.12A, ServSafe).
• Supervise kitchen staff and ensure proper training in food handling, sanitation, and safety.
• Coordinate special dietary accommodations (vegetarian, halal, kosher, vegan) with the COR and affected personnel.
• Monitor food inventory, storage, and waste to support cost control and prevent shortages.
• Support premium meals, ethnic meals, and special event catering.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate’s degree in hotel/restaurant management or related field

OR

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a comparable food service program with management responsibility.
• Military food service experience may substitute if the individual reached paygrade
• E-5 or higher
• and held that grade for at least two (2) years.

Current

ServSafe Manager Certification

• (required).
• Demonstrated experience supervising kitchen operations and staff.