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Executive Chef
Lead the culinary vision for a premier, high-volume waterfront restaurant known for innovative coastal cuisine, sushi, and an elevated guest experience. This is an opportunity for a hands-on Executive Chef to take the reins of a fast-paced, high-profile kitchen within a growing hospitality group that values creativity, standards, and strong leadership.
Benefits and Compensation:
- Excellent compensation
- Opportunity to lead one of the busiest restaurants on the South Coast
- Professional, established restaurant operation
- Growth potential within a multi-concept hospitality group
- Year-round, full-service restaurant environment
- High-visibility leadership role with operational support
- Opportunity to shape menu execution, kitchen culture, and culinary standards
Requirements & Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a Chef in a similar high-volume restaurant concept
- Proven leadership experience managing BOH teams in a fast-paced service environment
- Strong culinary skills with a passion for high-quality food and hospitality
- Demonstrated ability to drive positive financial results
- Excellent interpersonal, listening, and communication skills
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage workload with minimal direction
- Experience supervising Sous Chefs, Kitchen Managers, and hourly BOH team members
- Stable background in full-service restaurant operations
Must haves
- Lead daily kitchen execution for a 300-seat, high-volume restaurant generating more than $12M in annual sales
- Oversee and develop Sous Chefs, Kitchen Managers, and all hourly back-of-house staff
- Maintain consistency across innovative coastal cuisine and sushi-focused menu execution
- Drive food quality, plate presentation, ticket flow, and kitchen efficiency during high-volume service
- Partner with senior operations leadership on labor performance, food cost control, and overall kitchen profitability
- Set the tone for kitchen culture, accountability, and standards of cleanliness, organization, and professionalism
- Coach and mentor BOH leaders to build a high-performing culinary team
- Manage prep, production, ordering, and line execution to support intense seasonal and year-round demand
- Balance creativity with operational discipline in a polished, high-expectation environment
Preferred Background & Skills
- Experience in upscale casual or polished high-volume dining environments
- Background with seafood, coastal cuisine, or sushi programs
- Experience in multi-unit or growth-oriented hospitality groups
- Strong systems mindset with the ability to improve kitchen processes and team performance
- Financial acumen related to food cost, labor management, and inventory controls
- Calm, decisive leadership style with the ability to motivate strong teams under pressure
- Passion for mentoring culinary talent and building long-term team stability
JOB ID: 174930
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Samantha McDermott