Executive Chef — Waterfront Seafood Kitchen (High-Volume)

Goodwin Recruiting; Florida; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Search in Dania Beach, FL is seeking an Executive Chef to lead culinary operations in a vibrant waterfront setting. This hands-on leader will oversee a busy scratch kitchen, develop a strong culinary team, and maintain exceptional standards for quality, consistency, and execution, with a focus on seafood.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of culinary leadership, experience in high-volume, full-service concepts, and a track record of driving food cost control and profitability while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of culinary leadership experience, including Executive Chef
• Experience in high-volume, full-service kitchens with scratch-kitchen operations
• Proven ability to recruit, train, coach, and develop culinary teams
• Strong understanding of food cost, labor management, inventory, purchasing, and kitchen profitability

Responsibilities

• Lead culinary operations in a busy scratch kitchen
• Develop a strong culinary team and maintain high standards
• Deliver outstanding dining experiences with seafood focus

Skills

Culinary leadership

High-volume kitchen operations

Team recruitment & development

Food cost & profitability

Job description

Confidential Search in Dania Beach, FL is seeking an Executive Chef to lead culinary operations in a vibrant waterfront setting. This hands-on leader will oversee a busy scratch kitchen, develop a strong culinary team, and maintain exceptional standards for quality, consistency, and execution, with a focus on seafood.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of culinary leadership, experience in high-volume, full-service concepts, and a track record of driving food cost control and profitability while