Executive Chef: Lead Culinary Team & Profit Growth

BoardRoom magazine; The Woodlands (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Benefits package

Job summary

Arcis Golf seeks an Executive Chef for The Woodlands Club, leading the culinary team and directing all kitchen operations. You will ensure menu execution, food quality, and profitability while maintaining sanitary standards and compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities include staff development, menu engineering, budgeting, and cross-department coordination to elevate member and guest experiences. Nights, weekends, and holidays required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a culinary team at a high-volume operation.
• Strong planning, organization and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate activities of the culinary department.
• Lead the culinary team and maintain standards and profitability.
• Ensure compliance with menus, inventory procedures, and financial targets.
• Coach and develop staff, monitor guest surveys and take action as needed.
• Engineer menus to ensure quality and proper margins.
• Create and execute short- and long-term departmental plans.

Skills

Chef leadership

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Education

High school diploma

Culinary degree or certificate

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Club Location:

The Woodlands Country Club, Tournament Course – The Woodlands, TX

Arcis Golf team members thrive on anticipating needs, forging connections, and elevating experiences for our team, members, and guests. We are an inclusive team of unique individuals who show up each day with a grateful spirit, humble heart, and a genuine respect for one another.

Club Location: The Woodlands Golf & Country Club – Tournament Course

Title: Executive Chef

Department: Food & Beverage

Reports to: General Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Scope:

Direct and coordinate activities of the culinary department, lead the culinary team and maintain established operational standards and maximize profits.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with the national programs such as Menu Program, Approved Product List and Inventory procedures.
• Responsible for selection, development and retention of talented culinary staff.
• Ensure financial targets are being met and appropriate accounting procedures and monthly financial reviews are being followed consistently. If financial targets are not being met, provide an analysis of the problem and determine a specific plan of action.
• Observes and coaches workers in the daily operation of the kitchen to ensure quality and timeliness of product. Review guest and member surveys and feedback and determine appropriate plan of action if appropriate.
• Engineer all menus items to ensure quality and proper margins.

• Create and execute short term and long term operational and financial plans for the department to improve quality and financial results.
• Ensure kitchen is clean and sanitary and is in compliance with all federal, state and local laws.
• Creates menus as needed for events, custom events, daily features and so on.
• Identify and communicate successes and best practices to Regional Chef and/or VP Food & Beverage to help improve quality and financial results across the company.
• Maintains constant communication between departments and keeps other departments informed about special programs and events.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a Chef leadership role
• High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree, Culinary degree or certificate preferred.

• Strong attention to detail, planning and organizational skills
• Experience supervising others and leading a team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Working Conditions:

Will often be required to work nights, weekends and holidays.

Certification and/or License Requirement: Food service permit as required by local or state government agency. ServSafe certification must be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Physical / Cognitive Activities:

This description of physical and mental activities is not intended to describe essential job functions. Rather, its purpose is to give the job applicant a feel for the physical and mental activities of the job to the end that an applicant with a disability can determine whether he or she will be able to do this job either with or without accommodations.

The major responsibility in this position is to direct the operations in the culinary departments. A majority of time will be spent moving about the kitchen, handling various products and utensils, lifting of up to 50 pounds and interacting with staff and outside contacts.

Communication skills are used a significant amount of the time when interacting with guests or staff members and when giving instructions

A significant portion of time will be spent reviewing budgets, revenues, inventories and requisitions, requiring a great deal of reasoning and thinking skills.

Since the employee in this position oversees several employees, a vast amount of time is spent utilizing problem solving, reasoning, motivating and training abilities.

Mathematical skills such as profit/loss concepts, percentages, and variances are used often.

Arcis Golf provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Arcis participates in E-Verify, the government program that certifies an employee’s right to work for us in the U.S.

About Us

Arcis Golf has positioned itself as a dynamic leader in the industry by consistently providing unrivaled amenities to complement diverse playing experiences for members and guests. We continuously search for individuals who share our Passion for Service to join the teams at our many Clubs and Courses positioned throughout the country. Our growing and innovative organization offers competitive wages and benefit packages.