Executive Chef - High-Volume Club Dining & Banquets

Concert Golf; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrollwood Country Club in Tampa, FL seeks an Executive Chef to oversee day-to-day culinary operations across multiple dining outlets, pools, and banquets. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, menu engineering for high-volume service, and maintaining excellent member dining experiences.

You will lead budgeting efforts, control costs, and train staff to deliver consistent quality for both a la carte and catered events. Strong management and bilingual English/Spanish abilities are valued.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years experience as an Executive Chef or five years as a Sous Chef.
• Experience leading high-volume culinary operations with multiple dining outlets.
• Strong management, coaching, and organizational skills.
• Solid knowledge of menu planning for restaurants and banquets; ability to design high-volume buffet and banquet cuisine.
• Proven ability to hire, train, and develop kitchen staff and standardize recipes and plating.
• Bilingual English-Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day culinary operations for a multi-unit operation.
• Assist in annual budgeting, forecasting, cost controls, and labor management.
• Manage ordering and monitoring of all food and kitchen wares; engineer menus for proper margins.
• Hire and train kitchen staff; ensure standardization of recipes and presentation for a la carte venues and catered events.
• Deliver memorable dining experiences for Members and guests; uphold outstanding member service.
• Oversee all culinary operations including a la carte, member events, and banquets; design menus, manage purchasing, and ensure efficient operations.
• Hands-on working chef role with minimal office work; emphasize execution of daily operations.
• Foster a strong, respectful management culture and expand company culture.

Skills

Executive Chef experience

Banquet operations

Multi-unit operations

Budgeting and forecasting

Staff training/development

Menu planning

Purchasing and inventory

Microsoft Word and Excel

Bilingual English/Spanish

Tools

Payroll management

Point of sale systems

Job description

Carrollwood Country Club in Tampa, FL seeks an Executive Chef to oversee day-to-day culinary operations across multiple dining outlets, pools, and banquets. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, menu engineering for high-volume service, and maintaining excellent member dining experiences.

You will lead budgeting efforts, control costs, and train staff to deliver consistent quality for both a la carte and catered events. Strong management and bilingual English/Spanish abilities are valued.