Executive Chef

Recruiting Partner: Melissa Montero

Chelsea, Alabama | Food & Beverage & Lodging | Not Remote | $65,000 to $70,000 | Job ID: 165001

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Executive Chef – Upscale Casual Restaurant

We are seeking a talented Executive Chef to join our expanding upscale casual restaurant brand. This is an exciting opportunity for a culinary leader with a passion for scratch cooking, strong financial management skills, and a track record of building high-performing teams.

Benefits & Compensation:

  • Competitive base salary with bonus potential
  • Employer-contributed health insurance package
  • Voluntary dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance
  • 2 weeks PTO
  • Excellent career growth potential within a growing brand

Requirements (must-have):

  • Minimum 2 years of experience as a Kitchen Manager, CDC, or Executive Chef in a scratch-cooking casual or upscale casual concept
  • The majority of career experience must be in scratch kitchens
  • Proven ability to manage food cost and labor cost to budget
  • Strong leadership and people management skills
  • Professional references verifying leadership and management abilities

Preferred Background & Skills:

  • Experience with restaurant operations of $3M+ annual sales volume
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with FOH staff
  • Passion for culinary excellence and commitment to consistent, high-quality food preparation
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

At Goodwin Recruiting, we are committed to our core values and providing world class customer service. We are committed to helping our clients navigate and comply with the complex and ever-changing labor laws as well as help ensure that in every hiring decision, internally and with our client partners, that all viable candidates are considered, and the most qualified candidate is offered the role. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.

 

JOB ID: 165001

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At Goodwin Recruiting we are committed to our core values. We take our value, Dedicated to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, very seriously and will never discriminate against a candidate or client based on any protected classes. Our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or arrest or conviction record has no bearing on whether he, she, or they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.

Melissa Montero

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At Goodwin Recruiting, our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, color, marital or family status, national origin, disability, religion, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity has no bearing on whether they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We work hard to identify a broad slate of candidates for each of our clients, with many hiring success stories to share.

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