Executive Chef

Sardi’s Pollo A La Brasa; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Free meals

Health Insurance contribution

Holiday Pay

Weekly Pay

Job summary

Sardis is seeking an Executive Chef to oversee daily operations of 15 restaurants across multiple units. The role emphasizes quality control, menu development, and staff leadership, while maintaining safety, sanitation, and cost controls.

The Executive Chef will review food purchases, design and price menus, and may interview and train kitchen personnel to ensure alignment with company standards.

Qualifications

• Executive leadership experience in a multi-unit food service operation
• Strong knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations
• Ability to develop and standardize recipes across units

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and direct food preparation and culinary activities
• Plan and execute new menu rollouts in a systematic approach
• Assist in planning, organizing and executing new restaurant openings with regards to kitchen layout and design, opening inventory and tracking and selecting and training kitchen staff
• Determining the best presentation of food, ensuring quality of each meal
• Ensure that the kitchen and surrounding areas are sanitized and clean in accordance with company standards and health code regulations
• Work outside of the kitchen in developing new recipes, planning menus
• Hires + Trains kitchen staff in food preparation, safe handling, operation of equipment, food safety and sanitation based on Company and regulatory standards
• Maintaining of inventories and following food budgets
• Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards
• Reports to the COO or senior executive management

Job description

Sardis is looking for an additional Executive Chef to handle quality control over 14 units. Sardis Executive chef will be primarily responsible for overseeing the daily operations of 15 restaurants, 14 kitchen managers. They will review food and beverage purchases, develop and standardize recipes, maintain safety and sanitation in the kitchen, maintain equipment, design food presentation aesthetics, plan and prepare special menu items, choose menu designs and determine menu prices. They may also be in charge of interviewing, hiring and training new kitchen personnel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and direct food preparation and culinary activities
• Plan and execute new menu rollouts in a systematic approach
• Assist in planning, organizing and executing new restaurant openings with regards to kitchen layout and design, opening inventory and tracking and selecting and training kitchen staff
• Determining the best presentation of food, ensuring quality of each meal
• Ensure that the kitchen and surrounding areas are sanitized and clean in accordance with company standards and health code regulations
• Work outside of the kitchen in developing new recipes, planning menus
• Hires + Trains kitchen staff in food preparation, safe handling, operation of equipment, food safety and sanitation based on Company and regulatory standards
• Maintaining of inventories and following food budgets
• Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards
• Reports to the COO or senior executive management

Why work with us?

We offer great benefits to our team members including:

• PTO- Paid Time Off
• Free meals
• Health Insurance contribution
• Holiday Pay
• Weekly Pay

Sardi’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or military or veteran status in accordance with federal law. In addition, Sardi’s complies with applicable state and local laws governing non discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Sardi’s also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.

Disclaimer - Sardi's values diversity among our team members and the unique perspective this brings to the Company

Disclaimer - It is unlawful in Maryland to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this provision is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $100.