Director of Culinary – Florida Gulf Coast

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Our multi-unit, chef-driven restaurant group is seeking an experienced Director of Culinary Operations in Florida's Gulf Coast to lead culinary execution, standards, and scalability across a growing portfolio of several high-volume, full-service scratch-kitchen restaurants, with additional locations planned over the coming years. We're looking for a hands-on, field-based culinary operator who can execute the vision of a closely aligned ownership group while building the systems to scale a growing restaurant brand.

Director of Culinary Benefits:

• Competitive executive-level compensation package
• Performance-based bonus structure
• Full 100% medical coverage offered with dental and vision benefits
• Paid time off
• Car Allowance and Paid Expenses as necessary
• High-visibility leadership role with direct impact on company growth strategy
• Opportunity to build systems, structure, and culinary infrastructure from the ground up

Director of Culinary Responsibilities:

• Lead culinary operations across all current and future restaurant locations
• Ensure consistent execution of scratch-kitchen standards, recipes, and guest experience across all units
• Drive food cost control, labor efficiency, and prime cost optimization across the organization
• Develop, coach, and elevate Executive Chefs and kitchen leadership teams across multiple locations
• Build scalable culinary systems, including SOPs, training programs, and operational standards
• Support and lead new restaurant openings from pre-opening through stabilization
• Partner directly with Managing Partners to execute culinary vision and operational strategy
• Analyze P&L performance and operational KPIs to drive financial accountability
• Standardize purchasing, inventory, and recipe costing systems across all locations

Director of Culinary Requirements:

• 10+ years of progressive culinary leadership experience
• Minimum 5 years of multi-unit culinary leadership responsibility
• Proven experience in high-volume, full-service scratch-kitchen environments
• Strong background managing multiple restaurant P&Ls and driving financial performance
• Demonstrated success building systems in growing multi-unit restaurant organizations
• Experience leading Executive Chefs and kitchen leadership teams across multiple locations
• Strong operational expertise in food cost, labor management, and inventory control

JOB ID: 176666

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Matthew Forgione

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