Executive Chef - Lead Team, Innovate Menus, Drive Profit

Littleton's Market; Upper Arlington (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Littleton's Market Restaurant seeks an Executive Chef to lead culinary operations, oversee daily kitchen activities, manage staff, inventory, and P&L to deliver a consistently exceptional dining experience.

You will design seasonal menus, coordinate with Grab-n-Go, Prepared Foods, and Catering teams, maintain food safety standards, and drive quality and service excellence across the restaurant.

Qualifications

• Must have a culinary background and be up to date on all safety standards and certifications.
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in written form, in the English language.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull fifty pounds.
• Must be able to lift, bend, and crouch.
• Earn and maintain culinary certifications and training (ServSafe®, ASK, First Aid, AED).

Responsibilities

• Lead daily kitchen operations and ensure standards for food products.
• Hire and lead a team, conduct training, build processes and SOPs, and control quality and safety.
• Achieve budget targets as measured by weekly KPIs.
• Collaborate with leadership to design and deploy cohesive restaurant visions and seasonal menus.
• Engage guests and leadership through tastings and events; uphold brand standards.
• Foster a respectful, professional, and collaborative work environment.
• Ensure the team performs duties to the required quality and quantity; hold members accountable.
• Create and maintain weekly staff schedules based on business needs.
• Coordinate with Grab-n-Go, Prepared Foods, and Catering teams for coordinated service.
• Monitor stock, build vendor relationships, and track shipments to minimize waste.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Staff supervision

Inventory management

P&L accountability

Food safety compliance

Food quality

Communication in English

Education

ServSafe® certification

First Aid certification

AED certification

ASK certification

Job description

Littleton's Market Restaurant seeks an Executive Chef to lead culinary operations, oversee daily kitchen activities, manage staff, inventory, and P&L to deliver a consistently exceptional dining experience.

You will design seasonal menus, coordinate with Grab-n-Go, Prepared Foods, and Catering teams, maintain food safety standards, and drive quality and service excellence across the restaurant.