Head Chef​/Culinary Lead

What’s the Sauce? is looking for a driven, hands‑on Head Chef / Culinary Lead to help perfect our menu, streamline kitchen operations, and set the foundation for a scalable food business built on quality, transparency, and flavor. This is a part‑time role (one day of operations per week to start) and is ideal for a junior chef or qualified culinary professional with restaurant experience who’s looking to grow into something bigger.

The right candidate will have the opportunity to evolve into an Executive Chef role, with potential partnership opportunities as the business scales.

• Refine and standardize menu items (wings, sauces, sides).
• Improve kitchen workflows for efficiency, speed, and consistency.
• Support recipe documentation, portioning, and prep systems.
• Oversee quality control during service.
• Help establish SOPs for future scale.
• Collaborate on menu evolution and new product ideas.

• Junior chef, sous chef, or culinary professional with restaurant or commercial kitchen experience.
• Strong cooking fundamentals and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working hands‑on in a fast‑paced kitchen.
• Interested in operations, not just cooking.
• Entrepreneurial mindset — excited by building something early.
• Reliable, organized, and calm under pressure.

• 1 day per week (Saturdays initially).
• Flexible scheduling based on service days.
• Opportunity to increase involvement as the business grows.

• Not just a shift — a chance to help shape a brand.
• Direct input into menu, systems, and long‑term vision.
• Clear path to Executive Chef leadership.
• Built around quality, clean ingredients, and intentional food.

Experience: Required

Employment: Part‑time

Schedule: Saturdays 10‑6

Salary: $30 – $40 hourly

About What’s The Sauce:
At What’s The Sauce?, our mission is simple: deliver superior, honest, high‑quality food that challenges industry norms with boldness and flavor — no secrets, just sauce.