Executive Chef

Executive Chef - Creative Independent Concept
An intimate, ingredient-driven restaurant with fewer than 50 seats is seeking a talented Executive Chef. This dinner only, a la carte, Westside concept celebrates California cuisine through the lens of French and Italian influences. Looking for someone who is inspired by seasonality, embraces creativity, and is excited to build menus around the freshest offerings from the local farmers' markets on a weekly basis - while working in close collaboration with passionate and involved ownership. Past experience having traveled or staged in Europe a huge plus!

The team is proactively searching and looking to bring this role on for an Autumn start date. 

Executive Chef Responsibilities:

• Creatively evolve the a la carte menu based on farmer's market inspiration and availability
• Train and collaborate closely with opening Executive Chef and ownership 
• Provide leadership and mentorship to culinary team 
• Lead a kitchen that promotes teamwork, representation, performance feedback, recognition, and mutual respect
• Maintain operational control of purchasing, receiving, and inventory of all kitchen items
• Schedule labor as required by anticipating business activity while ensuring that all positions are staffed and labor cost goals are met
• Provide employees and staff with proper training on all recipes as well as maintaining cleanliness, sanitation, safety and organization 

Executive Chef Skills/Qualifications:

• 2 years senior culinary management experience (Executive Chef, Chef de Cuisine, Senior or Executive Sous Chef)
• Passion for food and guest experience! 
• Ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment
• Ability to communicate effectively in a positive/upbeat fashion
• Experience in food cost, labor cost, menu costing
• Active ServSafe Management Food Safety Certificate
• Dedication to excellent food quality and ensuring compliance with all health and safety, and safe food handling practices
• A flexible schedule. Mornings, nights, weekends and holidays are required

Compensation Package Includes:

• Salary in the $110-130k range, depending on experience
• Discretionary bonus
• Medical insurance stipend
• PTO Plan
• Parking