Executive Chef - High-Volume Menu & R&D Lead

Qrata Pvt. Ltd.; Concord (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Qrata Pvt. Ltd. is seeking an Executive Chef / Chef de Cuisine to lead menu development, culinary R&D, and high-volume production. This hands-on leadership role combines creativity with strong operational execution to ensure consistent, efficient, scalable food production.

The role requires 7+ years of culinary experience with leadership experience, and 5+ years in senior leadership for the Chef de Cuisine track. On-site work in Concord, CA with a focus on food safety and cost control.

Qualifications

• 7+ years culinary experience with 3+ years in senior leadership for Executive Chef; 5+ years senior leadership for Chef de Cuisine.
• Proven high-volume batch production experience in commissary, meal delivery, catering, banquet, CPg, or similar environments.
• Strong experience with combi ovens, tilt skillets, and commercial production equipment.
• Proven knowledge of food cost, yields, labor, purchasing, inventory, and waste control.
• Strong recipe development, scaling, and production-planning skills.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, allergen controls, and HACCP/SQF preferred.
• Strong hands‑on leadership, communication, accountability, and attention to detail.
• On-site in Concord, CA with early production schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead menu development, R&D, recipe creation, costing, and scale-up.
• Oversee production from prep and cooking through chilling, portioning, packaging, and fulfillment.
• Manage food cost, labor, yields, purchasing, inventory, waste, and production schedules.
• Establish and maintain recipes, SOPs, portion standards, and quality controls.
• Lead, coach, and develop the culinary production team.
• Ensure food safety, allergen controls, consistency, and production readiness.
• Identify and resolve equipment, staffing, sourcing, and capacity issues.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Large-scale production

Cost and yield management

Recipe development

Food safety awareness

Team leadership

Operational scheduling

Job description

Qrata Pvt. Ltd. is seeking an Executive Chef / Chef de Cuisine to lead menu development, culinary R&D, and high-volume production. This hands-on leadership role combines creativity with strong operational execution to ensure consistent, efficient, scalable food production.

The role requires 7+ years of culinary experience with leadership experience, and 5+ years in senior leadership for the Chef de Cuisine track. On-site work in Concord, CA with a focus on food safety and cost control.