Executive Chef
Recruiting Partner: Allison O'Leary Creason
New York, New York | Food & Beverage & Lodging | Not Remote | $110,000 to $125,000 | Job ID: 160128
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We are seeking an Executive Chef for our Modern Fine-Dining French Restaurant.
Executive Chef Requirements and Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years in a senior culinary leadership role in a Michelin-rated fine dining environment; high-volume experience.
- Expertise in French technique, seasonal sourcing, and refined plating.
- Proven ability to build, train, and manage a cohesive, high-performing kitchen team.
- Strong understanding of food costing, labor management, and operational efficiency.
- Collaborative, decisive, and deeply invested in hands-on leadership.
- Systems & Costing: Implement and maintain systems for purchasing, inventory, food costing, and recipe management.
- Vendor Relations: Manage and regularly renegotiate vendor relationships to ensure consistent quality and favorable pricing.
- Financial Accountability: Maintain predetermined food and labor cost percentages; monitor BOH spending and efficiency.
- Service Leadership: modeling precision, urgency, and calm leadership during service, while upholding our food and execution standards.
- Team Building: Hire, train, and manage subordinate chefs and all back-of-house team members; cultivate a kitchen culture of excellence, accountability, and mentorship.
- Quality Control: Uphold impeccable ingredient and dish quality from receiving, to prep, to every station on the line, during every service.
Executive Chef Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive salary $110k – $125k based on experience
- Bonus
- Health benefits
- Vacation
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: 160128
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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.
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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.
Allison O'Leary Creason
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