Executive Chef

The Westmont; Haddon Township (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Bonus after 90 days

Job summary

The Westmont, a bustling full-service restaurant in Haddon Township, NJ, seeks a hands-on Executive Chef to lead our kitchen. You will coach the team, maintain quality, and manage costs while delivering breakfast, lunch, and dinner with pride.

This is a full-time, on-site role offering $85,000–$95,000 per year, a 90-day review bonus opportunity, paid time off, and ownership-style leadership support to shape a growing neighborhood favorite.

Qualifications

• Proven success leading a busy full-service restaurant kitchen.
• Strong cooking technique across breakfast, sauté, grill, fry, prep, and expediting.
• A calm, direct leadership style that teaches people and holds standards.
• Strong organization with ordering, inventory, prep, and cost control.
• A passion for food and the discipline to execute every plate correctly.
• Full-time availability, including weekends and holidays.
• References from prior owners, chefs, or managers.

Responsibilities

• Daily kitchen execution across breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Prep systems, line readiness, ticket flow, expediting, and closing procedures.
• Recipe adherence, portions, plating, food quality, and consistency.
• Cook training, station development, and accountability.
• Ordering, inventory, waste reduction, food cost, and vendor relationships.
• Sanitation, food‑safety standards, allergen awareness, and a clean organized kitchen.
• Seasonal specials and thoughtful menu improvements.
• A professional kitchen culture built on respect, communication, urgency, and pride.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Breakfast & dinner cooking

Cost control

Team coaching

Job description

The Westmont is a busy, full-service restaurant in Haddon Township, New Jersey. We serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, with a menu rooted in great diner food, comfort classics, sandwiches, seafood, pasta, and daily specials.

We are seeking a hands‑on Executive Chef who can lead our kitchen with skill, discipline, pride, and care for people. This person will be a working chef, present on the floor, coaching the team, protecting quality, and helping us build a kitchen that guests and employees respect.

What You Will Lead

• Daily kitchen execution across breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Prep systems, line readiness, ticket flow, expediting, and closing procedures
• Recipe adherence, portions, plating, food quality, and consistency
• Cook training, station development, and accountability
• Ordering, inventory, waste reduction, food cost, and vendor relationships
• Sanitation, food‑safety standards, allergen awareness, and a clean organized kitchen
• Seasonal specials and thoughtful menu improvements
• A professional kitchen culture built on respect, communication, urgency, and pride

What We Need

• Proven success leading a busy full‑service restaurant kitchen
• Strong cooking technique across breakfast, sauté, grill, fry, prep, and expediting
• A calm, direct leadership style that teaches people and holds standards
• Strong organization with ordering, inventory, prep, and cost control
• A passion for food and the discipline to execute every plate correctly
• Full‑time availability, including weekends and holidays
• References from prior owners, chefs, or managers

What We Offer

• Salary range: $85,000–$95,000 per year, based on experience and demonstrated ability.
• Performance‑based bonus opportunity available after a 90‑day review.
• Paid time off
• A real leadership role with ownership support and authority to lead the kitchen within clear standards and budgets
• The opportunity to build a team and leave your mark on a growing neighborhood restaurant

If you are a serious chef who wants to lead, teach, cook, and build something you can be proud of, we would like to meet you.

Location: 572 W. Cuthbert Blvd., Haddon Township, NJ