Executive Chef HighVolume Fine Dining

Fine-Dining Culinary Standards at Exceptional Volume

Abilene, Texas | On-Site Position | $70,000 Base Salary + Monthly Performance Incentive | Potential for six-figure total annual compensation

Exceptional Qualifications May Be Considered When Determining Final Compensation

We are seeking an accomplished Executive Chef who can deliver fine-dining-quality food while leading culinary operations producing 1,000 or more meals during a single service.

High volume is mandatory. Exceptional culinary quality is non-negotiable.

This is not a position for someone whose primary experience is simply producing large quantities of food. We need an Executive Chef with sophisticated culinary skills, experience in fine dining or comparable upscale, quality-focused culinary operations, and the leadership ability to maintain exceptional food standards at scale.

Minimum requirements:

• 10+ years holding the actual Executive Chef title. Head Chef, Sous Chef, Kitchen Manager, and Food Service Director experience cannot substitute for this requirement.
• 1,000+ meals produced during ONE meal service , not combined across an entire day.
• Leadership of at least 30 kitchen employees.
• Fewer than four employers during the past ten years.
• Substantial hands‑on professional cooking and culinary leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering fine‑dining or comparable upscale culinary quality.
• Strong scratch‑cooking skills, menu development, recipe execution, and food presentation.
• Direct responsibility for purchasing, inventory, staffing, scheduling, food costs, labor costs, and kitchen operations.
• Ability to work on‑site in Abilene, Texas.

Candidates whose experience is primarily administrative management, basic food assembly, reheating prepared meals, or high‑volume production without demonstrated culinary quality will not meet the expectations of this position.

Sharp Spoon Network is recruiting an experienced Executive Chef / Project Manager on behalf of a nationally recognized leader in large‑scale culinary operations and workforce support.

This position is based in Abilene, Texas
, supporting a demanding, high‑volume culinary operation where food quality, operational efficiency, and strong kitchen leadership are essential.

The challenge is distinctive:
deliver the quality, technique, consistency, and presentation associated with fine dining while producing meals at a scale far beyond a traditional restaurant.

We need an Executive Chef who understands that serving 1,000 or more guests does not justify compromising the food.

The successful candidate will combine culinary craftsmanship with operational discipline, leading scratch‑food production, developing quality‑focused menus, training professional cooks, and maintaining exceptional standards throughout demanding meal services.

This is a working Executive Chef position, not a primarily administrative food‑service management role.

You will lead a large culinary team while remaining actively involved in cooking, tasting, coaching, and quality control.

Unlike our traveling Executive Chef positions, this opportunity is based at a single location in Abilene and does not require nationwide deployments.

• Lead production of 1,000 or more meals during individual meal services.
• Develop and execute menus reflecting fine‑dining or comparable upscale culinary standards.
• Maintain excellent flavor, seasoning, texture, freshness, temperature, and presentation across large‑scale production.
• Direct scratch cooking, ingredient preparation, professional cooking techniques, and large‑batch recipe execution.
• Scale recipes…