Are you a passionate, detail-oriented culinary leader? Do you excel at creating a culture of collaboration, accountability, and growth? Do you lead by example with integrity, fostering excellence in both people and operations? If this sounds like you, Together & Company is searching for an Executive Chef to join our passionate family of hospitality professionals, and we’d love to meet you!
Our ideal Executive Chef is:
- A leader– You are committed to coaching, developing, and empowering your team. With patience and positivity, you provide clear guidance and constructive feedback that help others grow and succeed. Your approachable yet decisive leadership style brings out the best in your team by leveraging their strengths.
- A communicator – With an eye for detail, you deliver concise and thoughtful communication, ensuring alignment and clarity across your team. You actively listen, embrace feedback, and confidently navigate critical conversations when necessary.
- A planner – You thrive on structure and forward-thinking. You excel at managing resources, solving problems, and planning ahead, always ensuring the kitchen operates seamlessly. You approach challenges with creativity and stay calm and adaptable under pressure.
- A lifelong learner: You foster a culture of learning and collaboration while holding yourself and others accountable to the highest standards. You embrace innovation whether it’s your idea or you are empowering others.
As Executive Chef, you’ll be responsible for leading a team of culinarians in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, where made-from-scratch quality is paramount. You lead with humility, humor, and intent, always maintaining focus on guest satisfaction.
You thrive in an environment where the core values Do what it takes, love what you do, have fun doing it, leave it better and All for one and one for all are operationalized every day.
Responsibilities - The Primary job of the Executive Chef includes but is not limited to:
- Lead, manage and hold culinary team accountable through employee life cycle
- Conduct regular 1-on-1 meetings, shift meetings, and performance reviews with direct reports aligning with our operating system of EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System)
- Identify & implement ongoing trainings to enhance team skills and maintain operational standards
- Lead culinary team training for new menu tastings and seasonal rollouts in collaboration with other departments
- Ensure consistent execution of production and pack-out, meeting brand and operational standards.
- Oversee food quality to ensure all output meets company standards
- Hold the culinary team accountable to our core processes, SOP’s, and recipes
- Ensure compliance with safety, sanitation, and labor laws, maintaining inspection readiness at all times.
- Foster a culture of care for the kitchen, its tools, and equipment.
- Collaborate with the purchasing department to monitor daily & monthly production, including bulk production planning
- Work with the purchasing department to ensure recipe documentation is accurate and up to date
- Collaborate on budget proposals and oversee corresponding project management plans.
- Attend and participate in weekly BEO meetings
- Lead menu creation and innovation in partnership with all departments to incorporate seasonality, trends, and our brands.
- Collaborate with the special events team to support culinary training and in-field event preparation.
- Perform standardized office tasks such as scheduling, hiring, onboarding, and payroll tracking.
- Manage in-field event chef hiring, onboarding, training, and scheduling.
- Work in-field event chef shifts as needed
