Brand Chef

Overview

If you’re the kind of person who spends hours with your nose buried in every type of recipe book—envisioning all the ways you’d make the recipes even better—or who relates to Remy from Ratatouille for his culinary skill and appreciation for fine foods, this one’s for you. Our Siete Innovation team is looking for a Brand Chef. From making delicious Friday lunches for our entire Siete team to cooking foods made with the love of an abuelita for carne asadas and special events, our chefs do it all!

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with and learning from our team of culinary geniuses daily—and who loves the idea of living a real-life version of Chopped or Top Chef every day at work.

• You’re an innovator who can whip up tasty food for any crowd, no matter the food allergies, restrictions, or dietary preferences. You’ve got a knack for making ingredients work together to make anything and everything taste great!
• Friends and family would say that “Creativity” is your middle name, and you love being the first to taste-test your latest creations.
• You value making food that reminds people of home. The greatest compliment you could receive is that the food you made reminded someone of their abuela’s cooking!
• You’re so organized that if you entered a tamal-making contest where you had to make seven different tamales at once, you could win it…blindfolded.
• You’ve got strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with multiple chefs on different projects.
• Your motto is, “More is more!” So cooking for 100+ people means more experimenting, more opportunities to execute your menus, and more bellies fed.
• Above all else, you value high-quality food. More is more, but not at the expense of quality.
• The ability to work independently comes naturally to you.
• You maintain a running list in your Notes app of new restaurants to try, new recipe ideas, and new techniques.

• Plan and coordinate the Siete lunch program—facilitate planning, shopping, and cooking for bi-weekly meals for 100–150 people.
• Coordinate with chefs in menu planning and preparation for both small and large-scale events.
• Plan and execute cooking demos, tastings, trade shows, and virtual/in-person events to promote products.
• Coordinate kitchen inventory and organization, ensuring proper rotation.
• Order for upcoming meals via our food vendors, and shop at local stores.
• Ensure the kitchen operates in a timely manner that meets our quality standards.
• Support chefs with projects, event planning, and kitchen organization.
• Help clean and organize the kitchen after events, lunches, and cooking classes.
• Test new recipes to improve quality and align with dietary restrictions in place.
• Occasional offsite cooking for events or tastings.
• Travel up to 20% of the time, typically out of state.

• 4+ years of professional kitchen experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in catering or banquet planning and production.
• Experience in recipe and menu development.
• Experience working with Mexican food and ingredients preferred.
• Experience with dairy-free, vegan, and gluten-free substitutions preferred.
• Food Handlers certification required.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – comfortable on camera.
• Previous experience working with co-manufacturers or scaling recipes for production is a plus.
• Social media or food media presence is a plus.
• Knowledge of food regulations, nutrition, and clean label principles is a plus.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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