About Us:
Dartcor Food Services is a regional luxury hospitality company renowned for delivering exceptional culinary experiences with an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients and innovative dining concepts. As part of our expansion, we are seeking a skilled and dedicated Chef Manager to lead our kitchen operations. If you’re passionate about culinary excellence and creating memorable dining experiences, this role is perfect for you! This Chef Manager role will cover cafe operations (including coffee bar) covering the following areas: Bergen County Northern NJ, and Connecticut.
What We Need From You:
- Culinary Leadership: Lead the kitchen team in preparing and serving high-quality dishes, ensuring consistency and creativity in every plate.
- Menu Creation: Develop seasonal menus based on fresh, local ingredients, and cater to client dietary preferences and restrictions.
- Team Development: Train, mentor, and supervise kitchen staff, ensuring adherence to food safety, quality standards, and operational excellence.
- Inventory Management: Manage inventory, track supplies, and place orders as necessary to maintain smooth operations.
- Guest Relations: Interact with guests, accommodating special requests and ensuring a superior dining experience.
- Operational Excellence: Ensure all kitchen operations comply with safety, sanitation, and health regulations.
Requirements
Skills & Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in NYC or fine-dining restaurants, boutique hotels, or upscale catering (with at least 2 years in a leadership role).
- Minimum 5 years catering experience
- Expertise in menu planning, cost control, and food production
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to train and guide kitchen staff
- Knowledge of food safety standards and sanitation protocols
- Ability to work efficiently in a high-pressure environment
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Bi-lingual a plus!
Benefits
What You'll Get From Us?
- Competitive salary, 401K and performance-based incentives
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and holiday pay
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic and luxurious hospitality environment
- Work-life balance with weekday hours
If you’re a motivated culinary professional with leadership experience, we want to hear from you. Join our team as a Chef Manager and take the next step in your culinary career!
Other open roles at Dartcor(6)
Hospitality has always been about more than service—it’s about people, belonging, and what happens when we come together as a community. At Dartcor Enterprises, we bring that belief to life across a family of brands united by one mission: to restore human connection at the heart of performance, culture, and community. As the parent and strategic anchor of Dartcor Hospitality, Chelsea Hospitality Group, and Ōme Caterers, we align vision with execution—empowering our teams to create workplaces, restaurants, events, and cultural spaces that bring people together in meaningful ways. Through this shared purpose, we help organizations and communities thrive—each brand a distinct expression of hospitality rooted in care, culture, and collective potential. Grounded, visionary, and human at our core, Dartcor Enterprises reimagines what hospitality can do—for people, for places, and for the world we share. Our Family of Brands Dartcor Hospitality The modern expression of workplace hospitality. We bring hospitality to where people work, interact, and connect—transforming offices into environments that are magnetic and alive; productive and full of purpose. Through exceptional food, thoughtful design, and genuine care, we help organizations build cultures where people thrive, teams connect, and potential is unlocked. Chelsea Hospitality Group A creative force for elevated, human hospitality. CHG designs restaurants, cafés, boutique hotels, and cultural spaces that remind us why hospitality matters. Refined yet accessible, each concept brings people together, deepens belonging, and reintroduces timeless rituals of connection in ways that feel fresh, resonant, and unforgettable. Ōme Caterers High-style, high-impact hospitality for life’s most meaningful moments. Ōme transforms celebrations into lasting memories—where soulful precision meets impeccable style, and every detail reflects genuine human warmth.
Key team members
Lina Nevoso
Lauren Mancuso Jurecky
Michelle Mizak Schneider
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