Corporate Executive Chef, Culinary Systems

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We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

The pay rate or range for this position is: $110,000 to $120,000 per year

Job Summary

The Executive Chef, Culinary Systems plays a critical role in ensuring operational and culinary excellence across our client-facing cafés and kitchens. This leader is responsible for auditing existing operations, coaching teams toward best practices, and implementing standardized culinary tools, resources, and systems that drive consistency, compliance, and guest satisfaction. With a strong focus on quality, innovation, and hospitality, this role ensures every guest experience reflects our commitment to exceptional food and warm service.Job

Description

Benefits/Perks:

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k)
• Professional development and leadership growth opportunities
• The chance to shape systems that directly impact guest experience and client satisfaction

Operational Excellence & Compliance

• Conduct regular audits of cafés and kitchens to assess food quality, safety, and compliance with company and client standards.
• Provide coaching and actionable feedback to culinary leaders and teams, highlighting best practices and areas for improvement.
• Identify, communicate, and implement areas of opportunity to increase efficiency and operational production in food and efficient kitchen workflows
• Follow up and follow through on implemented initiatives to ensure corrective actions are successfully sustained.
• Champion consistency across all operations, ensuring every guest-facing environment delivers excellence.

Culinary Systems & Standardization

• Develop, implement, and train teams on standardized culinary systems, tools, and resources that elevate operational performance.
• Sit in on weekly menu meetings with the client Chef to understand their vision and elevate it.
• Create standardized recipes that are not only innovative and appealing but also scalable for consistent mass production.
• Ensure alignment with client expectations and brand standards across all locations.
• Partner with culinary and operations leaders to integrate systems into daily workflows for efficiency and accountability with the staff.

Innovation & Data-Driven Decision Making

• Forecast operational needs by analyzing trends, performance metrics, and guest feedback.
• Recommend and support culinary innovations that improve quality, efficiency, and guest experience.
• Leverage data to inform decision-making, drive measurable results, and optimize culinary systems.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Serve as a coach and mentor to foster a culture of accountability with regional and onsite culinary leaders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (operations, procurement, training, client services) to ensure system adoption and success.
• Represent the culinary team as a systems and standards expert during client interactions and presentations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in high-volume culinary operations (corporate dining, hospitality, or contract food services preferred).
• Proven success in implementing culinary systems and driving operational excellence across multiple sites.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and compliance standards.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills; ability to engage diverse teams and drive accountability.
• Skilled in data analysis, forecasting, and applying insights to operational improvements.
• Passion for delivering high-quality food and warm, genuine hospitality.
• Ability to work well under pressure in fast-paced environments
• Ability to travel nationally up to 25%

Work Environment

• The work environment includes the following large kitchen environment elements and exposures.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high noise level.
• The job operates in a corporate kitchen. Fast paced office environment when working in the café office.
• Fast paced kitchen, frequently changing environment in which interruptions are considered normal.
• Work environment involves constant exposure to working with chemicals.
• Work environment entails…