Chef

BKD; Hobbs (NM); On-site; USD 56,000 - 84,000; Part time

Job summary

BKD in Hobbs, NM is seeking a Chef for a temporary position with 3 years of experience. The role offers $56,000 - $84,000 per year and emphasizes ownership and momentum.

You will help guard the customer experience and manage kitchen operations at the Hobbs site. Bring grit and a fresh perspective; this role values hands-on leadership, discretion with confidential information, and ongoing learning to support improvements and mentorship opportunities.

Qualifications

• Ability to learn new general systems quickly.
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action.
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description.
• A solutions-focused attitude and eagerness to learn new skills.
• Familiarity with BKD-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them.

Responsibilities

• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality.
• Guard the BKD customer experience through every Kitchen Management change.
• Keep BKD's Hobbs, NM site running while improvements ship underneath.
• Handle confidential information with discretion and sound judgment.
• Build the Reservation Management habits a mid-level role can lean on for years.
• Keep skills current through ongoing training and self-directed learning.

Skills

Adaptability

Time management

Curiosity

Learning agility

BKD familiarity

Job description

On any given day, the Chef at BKD juggles Resilience and Espresso Preparation, and somehow makes both look deliberate. With 3 years of experience under your belt, you'll step into a temporary position paying $56,000 - $84,000 where ownership and momentum matter.

Key Responsibilities

• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality
• Guard the BKD customer experience through every Kitchen Management change
• Keep BKD's Hobbs, NM site running while improvements ship underneath
• Handle confidential information with discretion and sound judgment
• Build the Reservation Management habits a mid-level role can lean on for years
• Keep skills current through ongoing training and self-directed learning

What You’ll Bring

• Ability to learn new general systems quickly and apply them effectively
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• A solutions-focused attitude and eagerness to learn new skills
• Familiarity with BKD-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them

For over 5 years, BKD has built outcome-focused solutions that help teams in Hobbs, NM get more done. We default to documenting decisions so NM and remote teammates stay equally in the loop.

At BKD, $56,000 - $84,000 is just the opener; the mentorship, benefits, and Hobbs, NM flexibility are where the offer gets good.

This posting reflects an open need we are working to close this quarter.

Bring 4 of grit or a fresh perspective; either way, this Chef role wants you.