Asian Cuisine Chef

Safeway is seeking a skilled Asian Cuisine Chef to lead a dynamic kitchen team in Yakima, delivering authentic flavors with consistency and efficiency, elevating guest experiences through thoughtful menu execution and culinary leadership.

Responsibilities

• Prepare authentic Asian dishes with precision, balancing tradition and innovation to delight guests and drive repeat visits.
• Coordinate daily kitchen operations, ensuring timely service while maintaining safety, quality, and cost controls.
• Manage menu planning and itemized costing for Asian offerings, optimizing profitability without compromising authenticity.
• Lead recipe standardization and documentation, creating scalable instructions for training and quality consistency.
• Oversee sourcing and vendor relations for ingredients, prioritizing quality, availability, and fair pricing.
• Monitor food safety, sanitation, and allergen controls to meet regulatory standards and brand guidelines.
• Direct kitchen staff scheduling, training, and performance management to maximize productivity and morale.
• Collaborate with sous chefs and line cooks to refine plating and presentation for customer impact.
• Review inventory levels, forecast demand, and implement waste reduction strategies across Asian stations.
• Coach team members on knife skills, wok techniques, and seasonality awareness for culinary excellence.
• Ensure compliance with Safeway’s policies, procedures, and brand standards in every service window.

According to JobzMall, the average salary range for a Asian Cuisine Chef in Yakima, WA is $18 to $30 per hour. This can vary depending on experience, cuisine specialization, and restaurant size.

Safeway is an American supermarket chain founded by Marion Barton Skaggs in April 1915 in American Falls, Idaho. The chain provides grocery items, food and general merchandise and feature a variety of specialty departments, such as bakery, delicatessen, floral and pharmacy, as well as Starbucks coffee shops and fuel centers. It is a subsidiary of Albertsons after being acquired by private equity investors led by Cerberus Capital Management in January 2015. Safeway's primary base of operations is in the west with some stores located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern Seaboard. The subsidiary is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with its parent company headquartered in Boise, Idaho.