Group Chef / Culinary Operations Manager - Multi-Restaurant Group

Premier Hospitality Management; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

Opportunity to influence multiple r

Growth opportunities within expanding

Stable ownership committed to_impro_

Job summary

Premier Hospitality Management is seeking a hands-on culinary leader to strengthen and organize its growing restaurant group across multiple concepts including a high-volume family restaurant, a diner, a pizzeria, and a coffee shop.

This leadership role emphasizes kitchen systems, food cost control, menu development, and operational efficiency, with a focus on improving teams, processes, and profitability across locations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years kitchen leadership experience.
• Multi-unit management experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of food cost and margins.
• Excellent organization and workflow optimization.
• Hands-on leader with team development mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop profitable daily and weekly specials.
• Improve food cost and reduce waste.
• Standardize recipes and prep systems.
• Train kitchen staff and sous chefs.
• Improve kitchen organization and workflow.
• Support menu development across locations.
• Help purchasing and inventory control.
• Introduce systems that make kitchens easier to run and more profitable.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Multi-unit management

Food cost control

Menu development

Operations optimization

Team development

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a hands-on culinary leader to help strengthen and organize our growing restaurant group.

This is not a traditional Executive Chef role. We are looking for someone who understands kitchen systems, food cost control, menu development, and operational efficiency across multiple locations.

Our group includes:

• A high-volume family restaurant


• A diner concept


• A pizzeria


• A coffee shop

Responsibilities:

• Develop profitable daily and weekly specials


• Improve food cost and reduce waste


• Standardize recipes and prep systems


• Train kitchen staff and sous chefs


• Improve kitchen organization and workflow


• Support menu development across locations


• Help management improve purchasing and inventory control


• Introduce systems that make kitchens easier to run and more profitable

Ideal Candidate:

• 5+ years kitchen leadership experience


• Multi-unit experience preferred


• Strong understanding of food cost and margins


• Strong organizational skills


• Practical and hands-on leadership style


• Passion for improving teams, not just cooking

What we offer:

• Competitive salary based on experience


• Opportunity to influence multiple restaurants


• Growth opportunity within an expanding restaurant group


• Stable ownership committed to improvement

This is a leadership role for someone who wants to build systems, improve teams, and make restaurants more successful, not just run a single kitchen.