Executive Chef: High-Volume Kitchen Leader & Menu Innovator

RIM Recruitment Professionals; Hanover (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Dining Discounts

Excellent advancement opportunities

Job summary

RIM Recruitment Professionals in Hanover, MA is seeking an accomplished Executive Chef to lead a high-volume upscale casual restaurant. You will oversee daily kitchen operations, guide a talented team, and bring creativity to menu development while ensuring exceptional quality and consistency across all shifts.

This role offers a base salary up to $100,000 plus bonus and full benefits, with opportunities to influence menus, optimize costs, and drive guest satisfaction through strong leadership

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Executive Chef or senior culinary leader in high-volume upscale environments.
• Hands-on leader who steers from the kitchen with strong costs, labor, and inventory skills.
• Passion for food, menu creativity, and balancing creativity with profitability.

Responsibilities

• Lead all day-to-day culinary and back-of-house operations
• Drive menu development, new dishes, and culinary innovation
• Recruit, train, coach, and develop a high-performing kitchen team
• Lead from the line during high-volume services and ensure flawless execution
• Drive food quality, consistency, presentation, and ticket times
• Manage food costs, labor, inventory, purchasing, and kitchen financial performance
• Oversee scheduling and staffing while maintaining labor levels
• Maintain sanitation, organization, and food safety standards
• Partner with restaurant leadership to drive guest satisfaction and overall performance
• Build a kitchen culture centered around accountability, teamwork, urgency, and culinary excellence

Skills

Executive leadership

Culinary leadership

High-volume kitchen ops

Menu development

Food cost management

Team coaching

Job description

RIM Recruitment Professionals in Hanover, MA is seeking an accomplished Executive Chef to lead a high-volume upscale casual restaurant. You will oversee daily kitchen operations, guide a talented team, and bring creativity to menu development while ensuring exceptional quality and consistency across all shifts.

This role offers a base salary up to $100,000 plus bonus and full benefits, with opportunities to influence menus, optimize costs, and drive guest satisfaction through strong leadership