Executive Chef

Ruth's Chris Steak House; Quakertown (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Metz Culinary Management is seeking an Executive Chef with leadership, culinary vision, and a passion for extraordinary presentations. The role emphasizes mentoring teams, driving menu innovation, and delivering high-volume institutional dining across multiple outlets.

Ideal candidates bring supervisory experience as Sous or Executive Chef, a strong catering background, and a culinary degree, ready to lead in a fast-paced environment that values excellence and stakeholder satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of supervisory experience as Sous Chef or Executive Chef
• High volume background
• Institutional facility or multi-outlet experience preferred
• Impeccable communication skills
• Strong restaurant management knowledge
• Thorough knowledge of menu implementation with stunning presentation ideas
• Strong catering experience
• Culinary degree strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Mentor and lead culinary teams to deliver high-quality menus and presentations
• Oversee menu development, implementation, and consistent execution across outlets
• Ensure operations meet high standards of quality, safety, and guest experience
• Collaborate with catering teams for large-scale events and institutional dining settings

Job description

Metz Culinary Management is growing and we have an opening for Rock Star Executive Chef who shares our passion for Food and Service and Leadership. We are seeking a Culinary Leader, with a passion for Food, Service and AMAZING Presentations.

Our Executive Chef must have a mentoring management style creating a culture of fun, creativity and growth. If you have the CULINARY CHOPS and passion for current, trending and diverse menus, and are ready to hit the ground running in a fast paced, high volume setting, we would like to hear from you! Must have Executive and/or Sous Chef experience in preferably an institution style, multi-outlet setting such as Hospital, School, College, Senior Living or Corporate Dining setting.

Requirements:

• 3-5+Plus Years in a Supervisory Experience as Sous Chef or Executive Chef
• High Volume background
• Institutional facility or multi-outlet experience preferred
• Impeccable communication Skills
• Strong Restaurant Management knowledge
• Thorough knowledge of Menu implementation with STUNNING presentation ideas
• Strong Catering Experience
• Culinary Degree strongly preferred

Metz Culinary Management Values are what separates us from the competition. Our Leaders share our Values, Attributes, and Strategic Focus reinforcing our culture and values every day to our Team Members creating an environment for personal growth, enrichment and career success.

As one of the fastest growing companies in the industry, we continually seek talented and dedicated individuals who share our commitment to excellence. Join our team of over 7,000 team members who share a passion for Onsite Dining and Support Services, working together toward one common goal, excellence, in quality and service. We are committed to providing the atmosphere, opportunity, and benefits that enable us to be an employer of choice in the industry.

We are a family-driven company that delivers restaurant-inspired hospitality to everyone we serve.