Executive Chef

Executive Chef – Award-Winning Scratch Kitchen | Phoenix, AZ

Lead the Kitchen. Develop Great People. Build a Career.

We're partnering with an award-winning polished casual restaurant group to identify an exceptional Executive Chef for one of its high-volume restaurants.

This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on culinary leader who enjoys coaching and developing people, leading from the front, and operating a high-volume scratch kitchen with exceptional food quality and consistency.

This organization has built a strong reputation through scratch cooking, outstanding hospitality, and promoting talented leaders from within. If you're looking for more than your next Executive Chef position—and instead want to join a company that invests in its people and offers long-term career growth—we'd welcome the opportunity to speak with you.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary is based on experience, typically in the range of $75,000 to $85,000
• Uncapped profit-sharing bonus, typically $15,000–$20,000+ annually and paid every four weeks
• Three weeks of paid time off
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) with discretionary company match after one year
• Structured 10-week training program
• Significant internal promotion opportunities
• Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
• Early closure on Christmas Eve

What You'll Do

• Lead all back-of-house operations for a high-volume restaurant.

• Develop, coach, and mentor Sous Chefs and hourly culinary team members.

• Drive food quality, consistency, execution, and sanitation standards.

• Manage food cost, labor, inventory, purchasing, and overall kitchen productivity.

• Hire, train, schedule, and retain high-performing BOH teams.

• Maintain strong inventory controls and vendor relationships.

• Ensure consistent execution of established recipes and operating procedures.

• Lead hands-on butchering and portion-control standards.

• Partner with the General Manager to deliver an exceptional guest experience.

• What We're Looking For

• Two or more years of Executive Chef experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant.

• Scratch-kitchen experience required.

• Hands-on butchering experience required.

• Experience leading kitchen operations within a corporate restaurant environment.

• Strong knowledge of food cost, labor management, inventory, purchasing, and P&L performance.

• Proven success developing and retaining culinary teams.

• Stable employment history with demonstrated career progression.

• Polished casual or upscale casual restaurant experience strongly preferred.

• This Could Be an Excellent Fit If You Enjoy

• Leading by example instead of managing from the office.

• Coaching and developing future culinary leaders.

• Building positive, high-performing kitchen cultures.

• Working for a company that promotes from within.

• Operating within proven systems while delivering exceptional food every day.

• If you're interested in learning more, we'd welcome a confidential conversation about the opportunity.

• JOB ID: 181528