Executive Chef: High-Volume, Multi-Outlet Leader

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Executive Chef to lead culinary operations across multiple outlets, guiding standards, safety, and menu development. You will build high-performing teams, optimize cost controls, and partner with the Food Services Director on openings and multi-site coordination.

The role requires extensive kitchen leadership experience, strong financial acumen, and a track record of high-volume operation excellence in corporate or hospitality settings.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• Culinary degree and 10+ years of progressive industry experience (including kitchen leadership); or 12+ years of industry experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience managing dynamic culinary operations exceeding $40 million annualized with 6+ outlets.

Responsibilities

• Set, enforce, and continuously improve standards of operation across multiple kitchen environments, service formats, and 6+ outlets.
• Lead food safety, workplace safety, sanitation, allergen control, and Department of Health readiness in all food services areas; maintain audit-ready operations.
• Hire, train, mentor, schedule, and develop culinary and kitchen support staff (teams of 80+); oversee performance management and disciplinary decisions; build high-performing teams.
• Coordinate successful openings of new outlets, services, break rooms, and renovations; support multi-site consistency and scale.
• Own financial planning, inventory, purchasing, vendor management, and cost-per-head / food & labor cost targets; manage dynamic culinary operations exceeding $40 million annualized.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Financial acumen

Food safety

Staff development

High-volume operations

Microsoft Office

Vendor management

Communication

HACCP knowledge

Education

Culinary degree

Bachelor’s in food service/hospitality management

Tools

Inventory software

POS systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Executive Chef to lead culinary operations across multiple outlets, guiding standards, safety, and menu development. You will build high-performing teams, optimize cost controls, and partner with the Food Services Director on openings and multi-site coordination.

The role requires extensive kitchen leadership experience, strong financial acumen, and a track record of high-volume operation excellence in corporate or hospitality settings.