Regional Executive Chef: Lead Multi-Location Kitchens

Gecko Hospitality - Don Hutcheson; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Exposure across multiple locations

Leadership collaboration with senior餐?

Job summary

Gecko Hospitality seeks a Regional Executive Chef to lead daily culinary operations across multiple Phoenix locations, ensuring quality and adherence to standards. You will coach kitchen leaders, drive cost controls, and develop menus to meet guest expectations.

The role requires 8+ years of leadership in fine dining or high-volume settings, strong English communication, and willingness to travel between sites for ongoing oversight.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of progressive culinary leadership experience, including an Executive Chef or similar leadership role in fine dining or high-volume ops.
• Experience overseeing culinary operations across multiple locations with development, quality, and financial performance.
• Culinary degree or formal training; equivalent professional experience considered.
• Must possess and maintain all applicable food safety certifications as required by state and local regulations.
• Extensive knowledge of culinary techniques, flavor profiles, and menu execution across cuisines.
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities to manage kitchen teams across locations.
• Proficiency in food and labor cost management, budgeting, inventory control, and waste reduction.
• Excellent communication; English proficiency required; bilingual Spanish preferred.
• Ability to travel regularly between locations and maintain a flexible schedule.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily culinary operations across assigned locations, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and adherence to company standards.
• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development to kitchen management and culinary teams.
• Monitor kitchen performance, food quality, preparation techniques, portioning, and presentation for consistent execution.
• Partner with kitchen leadership to optimize staffing, scheduling, labor productivity, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with the Director of Culinary Operations to manage food costs, labor expenses, and inventory.
• Oversee inventory management, ordering, waste reduction, and adherence to purchasing procedures.
• Partner on menu development, seasonal offerings, and culinary innovation.
• Conduct regular kitchen visits and evaluations to identify opportunities for improvement and provide hands-on support.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, health, and safety regulations.
• Support training and performance management of kitchen staff; reinforce standards.
• Collaborate with FOH leadership to improve service execution and guest satisfaction.
• Address escalated concerns regarding food quality and operations.
• Monitor equipment and readiness; coordinate corrective actions as needed.

Skills

Executive leadership

Multi-location ops

Team development

Food safety

Budgeting

Menu development

English fluency

Spanish preferred

Operational excellence

Staff coaching

Education

Culinary degree

Food safety certifications

Job description

Gecko Hospitality seeks a Regional Executive Chef to lead daily culinary operations across multiple Phoenix locations, ensuring quality and adherence to standards. You will coach kitchen leaders, drive cost controls, and develop menus to meet guest expectations.

The role requires 8+ years of leadership in fine dining or high-volume settings, strong English communication, and willingness to travel between sites for ongoing oversight.