Executive Chef - Relocate to Memphis!
COREcruitment
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Job summary
COREcruitment is seeking an Executive Chef for a premier sports and entertainment venue in Memphis, TN. You will oversee concessions, premium hospitality, suites, catering, and event-based culinary operations in a fast-paced setting, with a hands-on leadership role in large-scale production.
The ideal candidate has senior culinary leadership experience in high-volume venues, strong team leadership, and financial acumen for labor and food costs, ensuring food quality, safety, and standards during
Qualifications
- Experience leading executive kitchen operations in large-scale venues.
- Proven ability to manage concessions, catering, and premium hospitality.
- Strong leadership of BOH teams and event-based culinary operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead culinary operations across the venue.
- Oversee high-volume event and game-day execution.
- Manage labor, inventory, and food cost controls.
- Ensure food safety, sanitation, and compliance.
- Collaborate with operations leadership to execute events.
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Job description
Memphis, TN
Up to $80,000 + Benefits + Relocation Assistance
We’re partnered with a large-scale sports and entertainment venue in Memphis looking for an experienced Executive Chef to oversee culinary operation.
This is a hands-on leadership role overseeing concessions, premium hospitality, suites, catering, and event-based culinary operations within a fast-paced venue environment.The ideal candidate is a strong people leader who understands large-scale production, operational structure, and how to execute consistently during high-volume events.
Relocation assistance is available for candidates currently based within the U.S.
- Leading all culinary operations across the venue
- Managing high-volume event and game-day execution
- Overseeing kitchen leadership teams and hourly culinary staff
- Driving food quality, consistency, presentation, and operational standards
- Managing labor, inventory, ordering, and food cost controls
- Supporting premium hospitality, suites, concessions, and catering operations
- Training, mentoring, and developing BOH teams
- Maintaining food safety, sanitation, and operational compliance standards
- Working closely with operations leadership to execute successful events
- Executive Chef or senior culinary leadership experience in sports, entertainment, convention centers, hotels, or large-scale hospitality operations
- Strong high-volume operational background
- Experience leading large culinary teams in fast-paced environments
- Solid financial understanding including labor and food cost management
- Organized, calm under pressure, and highly operational
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