Head Chef; C&M

Overview

We are currently hiring a Head Chef in Rehoboth Beach, DE at Chesapeake & Maine. Creates world-class food to complement our world-class beer. Provides leadership, coaching, development, and oversight to all kitchen staff. Runs an orderly, highly functional, and financially sound kitchen minimizing waste, controlling labor, creating accurate budgets and costs, and monitoring/maintaining all equipment in good working order. Champions, preserves, and supports a safe, clean, and sanitary working environment for coworkers, vendors, and guests.

• Creates world-class food through menu creation, planning and exceptional culinary execution
• Fosters positive working relationships and good communication both within the kitchen team as well as amongst other restaurant teams
• Enforces and adheres to all safety regulations as required by the position and the company’s safety program
• Enforces and adheres to all sanitation initiatives as required by the position and the company’s sanitation program; ensures that all checklists are completed within prescribed time frames
• Provides leadership, coaching, and oversight for entire culinary staff
• Ensures the excellence of the back-of-house teams by hiring and guiding chefs and other back of house leaders, creating consistent and enriching work experiences for all positions in the organization, and developing and maintaining excellent and effective training programs for all culinary staff
• Responsible for monitoring costs, budgets, and inventory
• Oversight of special restaurant and brewery events (beer dinners and weddings)

• 4yr bachelor’s degree (Culinary/Hospitality)
• 5+ years of culinary/executive chef experience leading a high-volume, dynamic kitchen
• More significant career experience may replace all or part of the undergraduate requirement

Level: 6

At the Boston Beer Company and in accordance with pay transparency laws, we are open about our salary ranges. For this role, the salary range is between $62,000 - $114,000. However, it’s important to note that where the person hired starts in this range is dependent on their related experience, skillset and location. Additionally, this position qualifies for a discretionary annual bonus based on company and individual performance, and certain sales roles might include a car allowance.

Our people are our most important “ingredient.” We hire the best talent; and we reward, develop, and retain them too.

In addition to generous healthcare on day one, stock purchase plan, 401k and more, Full Time Boston Beer Coworkers have the following perks available*:

• Tuition reimbursement
• Fertility/adoption support
• Free financial coaching
• Health & wellness program and discounts
• Professional development & training
• Free beer!
• Talk to your recruiter about eligibility

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Fair Chance Ordinance and the CA Fair Chance Act.

Boston Beer Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to help ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who wish to request accommodation in the job application process can contact  for assistance.