Assistant Research & Development Chef
Luby's Inc. (Houston, Texas)

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Relocated to Houston, Texas, Luby’s, Inc., incorporated since 1959, provides its restaurant guests with a wide variety of delicious, home-style food, with the majority of 129 locations serving cafeteria-style. With approximately 8,000 employees, Luby’s operates in properties regionally located as follows: one in Arizona, two in Arkansas, two in Louisiana, two in Oklahoma, and 122 in Texas. Luby’s continues its turnaround story under the leadership of the Pappas brothers, Christopher J. Pappas (Luby’s CEO) and Harris J. Pappas (Luby’s COO), with five brand new Luby’s Cafeterias scheduled to open in Texas in 2008. 

Luby's is currently seeking an Assistant Research & Development Chef to join our Culinary Team.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

·        Researches, develops, tests, documents, and implements new promotional items and recipes in our cafeterias

·        Follows the culinary calendar in conjunction with the changing needs of Marketing, General Services, Operations, QA and Training  

·        Participates in the photographing and videoing of recipes for the e-recipe system

·       With direction from the Corporate Chef, develops and maintains an ongoing plan to ensure improvement in all duties and responsibilities

·        Involved in creating training tools and manuals to enhance field operations in relation to culinary skills.

·        Provides hands-on support to field operations when requested

·        Reviews existing recipes and tests new products and equipment for our cafeterias

Requirements:

·        Minimum of 5 years experience at sous-chef level in a high-volume, scratch kitchen in the foodservice industry required

·        Bachelor's degree or cooking school degree preferred 

·        Corporate experience a plus

·        Have a high level of culinary expertise in many styles of cuisine, advanced knowledge of food preparations and kitchen logistics and practice safe food handling and safe sanitation procedures

·        Must be able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines

·        Excellent oral and written communication skills

·        Travel required

·        Computer literate in Microsoft Office

·        No restrictions on schedule

·        Possesses a professional manner and good presentation skills.

·        Must be able to work in a team-oriented flexible environment

We offer competitive compensation and excellent benefits!

Apply now!