Pizza Executive Chef — Multi-Unit Culinary Leader

Flour + Water Hospitality Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining discounts

Medical, dental, 401k benefits

Job summary

Flour + Water Hospitality Group is seeking an exceptional Pizza Executive Chef to lead culinary vision and back-of-house operations across our pizza restaurants, commissary, frozen production program, catering, and events.

You’ll shape culinary direction, oversee multiple kitchens, and build scalable production systems while mentoring BOH teams and ensuring top quality and compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven multi-unit culinary leadership experience.
• Deep knowledge of pizza, menu development and operations.
• Experience with commissary or large-scale production.
• Strong food costing, purchasing, inventory, labor, and financial skills.
• Knowledge of HACCP, food safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication, organization and leadership skills.
• A calm, solutions-oriented approach in high-pressure environments.
• A genuine passion for hospitality, education, quality, and developing people.
• Familiarity with systems such as Toast, MarginEdge, Excel/Google Workspace, Resy, DoorDash, Ctuit, Slack, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Set culinary direction, develop menus, and drive new product development across multiple locations.
• Oversee restaurant kitchens, commissary operations, frozen/retail production, catering, and events.
• Build scalable systems for recipes, production, costing, purchasing, inventory, and quality control.
• Lead commissary and frozen production, including forecasting, yields, packaging, labeling, shelf life, and cold-chain standards.
• Own food cost, labor, inventory, purchasing, and operational performance alongside leadership.
• Hire, mentor, and develop BOH chefs, managers, and kitchen teams.
• Create a positive, accountable, education-driven kitchen culture.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, HACCP, USDA, and health department standards.
• Lead culinary training, events, collaborations, and brand-facing opportunities.
• Partner with leadership on future growth, new locations, and the continued development of our frozen/CPG business.

Skills

Multi-unit leadership

Pizza expertise

Menu development

Cost control

Forecasting / production planning

Food cost management

Regulatory compliance

Leadership & mentorship

Systems familiarity

Education

Culinary leadership experience

Tools

Toast

MarginEdge

Excel/Google Workspace

Resy

DoorDash

Ctuit

Slack

Job description

Flour + Water Hospitality Group is seeking an exceptional Pizza Executive Chef to lead culinary vision and back-of-house operations across our pizza restaurants, commissary, frozen production program, catering, and events.

You’ll shape culinary direction, oversee multiple kitchens, and build scalable production systems while mentoring BOH teams and ensuring top quality and compliance.