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Executive Chef
Confidential Opportunity | Assembly Row, Somerville, MA
Compensation: $90,000–$100,000 + Performance-Based Bonus Opportunities
Lead the Kitchen. Inspire the Team. Grow With an Expanding Restaurant Group.
A growing restaurant group is seeking an experienced, hands-on Executive Chef to lead culinary operations at its Assembly Row location. This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate culinary leader who takes pride in food quality, team development, operational excellence, and creating an exceptional guest experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Kitchen Operations: Oversee daily back-of-house operations, ensuring efficient service, consistent execution, and high culinary standards.
- Menu Execution and Development: Maintain menu quality and consistency while contributing creative ideas, seasonal features, and menu improvements.
- Culinary Excellence: Ensure exceptional flavor, presentation, portioning, and execution across all menu items.
- Team Leadership: Recruit, train, mentor, and motivate kitchen staff while fostering a positive, professional, and collaborative work environment.
- Financial Management: Monitor food costs, labor, inventory, purchasing, and waste to achieve operational and financial goals.
- Kitchen Standards: Maintain food safety, sanitation, organization, prep schedules, and equipment standards.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with restaurant leadership and ownership to improve operations, enhance the guest experience, and support continued growth.
Qualifications
- Previous experience as an Executive Chef, Chef de Cuisine, or Executive Sous Chef with significant leadership responsibilities.
- Strong culinary skills and experience in a quality-driven restaurant environment.
- Italian cuisine experience preferred.
- Wood-fired pizza experience is a plus.
- Proven ability to lead, train, and develop a high-performing culinary team.
- Solid understanding of food cost controls, labor management, inventory, and kitchen financials.
- Hands-on leadership style with a passion for quality, consistency, and hospitality.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high standards.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary of $90,000–$100,000
- Performance-based bonus opportunities
- 401(k) program
- Employer-sponsored health insurance
- Paid time off
- Free on-site parking
- Growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding restaurant group
- Supportive ownership and a collaborative leadership culture
JOB ID: 183055
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Greg Dickinson