head savory chef, Princi Kitchen at Starbucks - Chicago

Now Baking – Head Savory Chef, Princi Kitchen- Chicago

From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that celebrates coffee, it's rich tradition, and a feeling of connection. Continuing our quest in 2016, we announced a partnership with Princi, a renowned boutique bakery and café founded by Rocco Princi in 1986. Known for its artisan breads created from traditional family recipes, Princi's five locations have become beloved experiences for customers across Milan and London.

Through the shared values for handcrafted experiences, Starbucks will expand standalone Princi specialty stores and begin including fresh baking in Starbucks Roasteries and Reserve stores, with a new kitchen opening in Chicago in January of 2018.

In order to bring this vision to life we will begin opening Princi Kitchens to prepare all of the food served in Roasteries, Reserve Stores and Princi Bakeries.The newly hired kitchen team will continue to bring to life the Princi brand by creating handcrafted foods such as pastries, cakes, fresh soups, salads and focaccia-style pizza as well as artisanal baked breads.

Join us on this special journey!

The Princi Kitchen Head Savory Chef role will have a unique and exciting opportunity to open one of our first kitchens and help to create and refine how we bring Princi to life in our stores. The candidate for this role must have an unwavering focus on food production and quality. He/she will be responsible for managing the savory team personnel and assisting with the preparation of food preparation in large quantities ensuring that quality and cost standards are consistently attained. This individual assists the production chef in supervising food production for all food locations, catering events, and other functions. This candidate will manage inventory, training, labor and equipment maintenance per need of the kitchen.

As the Head Savory Chef, Princi Kitchen, you'll be able to apply your past culinary leadership experience to:

Food Production Leadership

• Prepares or directly supervises the preparation of a wide variety of food items, soups and sauces per prescribed recipes.
• Assists the production manager with inventories, pricing, cost controls, requisitioning, and issuing supplies and equipment for food production.
• Consistently maintains standards of quality, cost, presentation, and flavor of foods

Planning & Prioritizing

• Ensures proper staffing for maximum productivity and high standards of quality; controls food and payroll costs to achieve maximum profitability.
• Completes production sheets and other records as required.
• Prepares reports, costs menus, makes schedules, and performs administrative duties as assigned

Coaching Performance & Development

• Responsible for hiring and managing baking team
• Develop leaders through meaningful coaching conversations informed by observed performance

Culture & Effective Communication

• Set inspirational tone for partners by role modeling Starbucks Mission and Values along with the Princi vision

Summary of Experiences

• Superior performer who represents the Starbucks Mission Statement in daily work
• Demonstrated agility in dealing with ambiguity associated with working in a fast paced, highly visible, and changing environment
• Able to organize and deploy work across people
• Excellent coach and role model of Starbucks & Princi culture and values.
• Demonstrates strong abilities as a team player and leader
• Ability to build strong relationships and engage across differing cultures and societies
• Demonstrated food service and production experience (4 years)
• Culinary Management (2 years)
• Current Self-Safe certification and local health certification experience (2-3 years)
• Training experience

Starbucks is an equal opportunity employer of all qualified individuals; including minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities, and regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Starbucks will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all federal, state, and local ordinances.