High-Volume Executive Chef: Lead Team, Quality & Profit

Talently; Myrtle Beach (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Talently is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the kitchen of a high-volume, full-service restaurant in Myrtle Beach. You will drive consistency, food quality, and operational excellence while developing a strong culinary team.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on safety, cost control, training, and delivering guest satisfaction across all shifts. The ideal candidate has extensive experience managing busy kitchens, optimizing labor, and maintaining strict sanitation standards in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Must-have: proven ability to run a busy kitchen while maintaining speed, quality, consistency and execution.
• Must-have: strong leader able to recruit, train, mentor, motivate, and hold a BOH team accountable.
• Must-have: hands-on experience with food costing, inventory, ordering, waste control, labor management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all back-of-house culinary operations in a high-volume, full-service restaurant.
• Ensure consistent food quality, presentation, portion control, and execution across all shifts.
• Recruit, train, coach, and develop kitchen staff while building a strong, accountable team culture.
• Manage food costs, inventory, ordering, waste, and portion controls to meet financial targets.
• Oversee kitchen labor, scheduling, productivity, and staffing levels.
• Maintain strict food safety, sanitation, cleanliness, and health-code compliance.
• Establish and maintain kitchen systems, procedures, recipes, and organizational standards.
• Work closely with the General Manager and leadership team on restaurant performance and operational goals.
• Monitor kitchen execution during peak-volume periods and ensure the team maintains quality under pressure.
• Create a positive kitchen environment focused on teamwork, consistency, efficiency, and guest satisfaction.

Skills

High-Volume Full-Service Restaurant

Culinary Team Leadership

Food Cost & Kitchen Operations

Job description

Talently is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the kitchen of a high-volume, full-service restaurant in Myrtle Beach. You will drive consistency, food quality, and operational excellence while developing a strong culinary team.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on safety, cost control, training, and delivering guest satisfaction across all shifts. The ideal candidate has extensive experience managing busy kitchens, optimizing labor, and maintaining strict sanitation standards in a fast-paced