Executive Chef | Lead High-Volume Kitchen & Menu Ownership

Nextgen Hospitality Solutions; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Ownership of culinary program

Job summary

Nextgen Hospitality Solutions is seeking an Executive Chef to lead a busy full-service kitchen. You will own back-of-house operations, shape the menu, and build a skilled kitchen team to deliver consistent results in a high-volume setting.

Responsibilities include leading shifts, refining menus, mentoring cooks, controlling food costs and labor, and maintaining rigorous food safety standards. Opportunity for ownership of the culinary program and growth.

Qualifications

• Experience as Executive Chef or Chef de Cuisine in high-volume dining.
• Strong command of full-service kitchen operations and line execution.
• Track record of controlling food cost and labor.
• Leadership style that builds loyal, motivated kitchen teams.
• Willingness to work nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Lead every shift across a fast, high-volume kitchen line.
• Build and refine menus with quality and consistency in mind.
• Hire, train, and coach cooks and kitchen leaders.
• Manage food costs, ordering, inventory, and labor budgets.
• Uphold food safety, sanitation, and cleanliness standards.

Skills

Executive Chef experience

High-volume dining

Menu development

Team leadership

Food cost control

Labor management

Job description

Nextgen Hospitality Solutions is seeking an Executive Chef to lead a busy full-service kitchen. You will own back-of-house operations, shape the menu, and build a skilled kitchen team to deliver consistent results in a high-volume setting.

Responsibilities include leading shifts, refining menus, mentoring cooks, controlling food costs and labor, and maintaining rigorous food safety standards. Opportunity for ownership of the culinary program and growth.