Executive Chef

Nextgen Hospitality Solutions; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Ownership of culinary program

Job summary

Nextgen Hospitality Solutions is seeking an Executive Chef to lead a busy full-service kitchen. You will own back-of-house operations, shape the menu, and build a skilled kitchen team to deliver consistent results in a high-volume setting.

Responsibilities include leading shifts, refining menus, mentoring cooks, controlling food costs and labor, and maintaining rigorous food safety standards. Opportunity for ownership of the culinary program and growth.

Qualifications

• Experience as Executive Chef or Chef de Cuisine in high-volume dining.
• Strong command of full-service kitchen operations and line execution.
• Track record of controlling food cost and labor.
• Leadership style that builds loyal, motivated kitchen teams.
• Willingness to work nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Lead every shift across a fast, high-volume kitchen line.
• Build and refine menus with quality and consistency in mind.
• Hire, train, and coach cooks and kitchen leaders.
• Manage food costs, ordering, inventory, and labor budgets.
• Uphold food safety, sanitation, and cleanliness standards.

Skills

Executive Chef experience

High-volume dining

Menu development

Team leadership

Food cost control

Labor management

Job description

Lead the Kitchen at a Busy, Full-Service Restaurant as Executive Chef

Your kitchen, your standards, your name on every plate.

This high-volume, full-service restaurant needs an Executive Chef who thrives when the tickets keep coming and the dining room stays full. You will run the entire back of house, shape the menu, and develop a kitchen team that delivers consistency night after night. The pay is $130,000 to $140,000 per year, with bonus potential on top.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

• Base salary of $130,000 to $140,000 per year
• Bonus potential rewarding strong kitchen performance
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401(k) and Paid Time Off to support your life outside work
• Real ownership of the culinary program and room to grow

What You'll Do

• Lead every shift across a fast, high-volume kitchen line
• Build and refine menus with quality and consistency in mind
• Hire, train, and coach cooks and kitchen leaders
• Manage food costs, ordering, inventory, and labor budgets
• Uphold food safety, sanitation, and cleanliness standards

What We're Looking For

• Proven Executive Chef or Chef de Cuisine experience in high-volume dining
• Strong command of full-service kitchen operations and line execution
• Track record of controlling food cost and labor
• Leadership style that builds loyal, motivated kitchen teams
• Flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays

If you are ready to put your stamp on a kitchen that never slows down, we would love to hear from you.