Upscale Restaurant Chef de Cuisine JN -092026-181114

Goodwin Recruiting; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Generous PTO

401(k)

Education & R&D opportunities

Career advancement

Job summary

Goodwin Recruiting is seeking a hands-on Chef de Cuisine for a high-volume upscale restaurant in Greensboro, NC. You’ll lead a fast-paced kitchen, develop a skilled team, and balance culinary excellence with tight operational discipline.

The role emphasizes on-site leadership, systematized execution, and strong cost controls to consistently deliver a top-tier guest experience.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive culinary leadership in high-volume upscale settings.
• Lead volume while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Strong people leadership and chef development experience.
• Solid understanding of food cost, labor, inventory, and purchasing.
• Visible, engaged leader who steps in when needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-volume daily kitchen operations with organization and urgency.
• Work side-by-side with the culinary team during peak service.
• Ensure every dish meets established standards for quality and execution.
• Recruit, train, and develop back-of-house teams.
• Build schedules and manage labor to business levels.
• Monitor food cost, inventory, and waste controls.
• Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and kitchen organization.
• Drive prep systems and processes for efficient volume.
• Partner with leadership to deliver outstanding guest experience.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Team development

Labor management

Food cost control

Kitchen operations

Sanitation standards

Education

Culinary degree preferred

Job description

Chef de Cuisine – High-Volume Upscale Restaurant

Join an established, award-winning hospitality group offering the structure and resources of a strong organization with the creativity and quality standards of an upscale scratch kitchen.

We’re looking for a hands-on Chef de Cuisine who knows how to run volume—someone comfortable leading a busy kitchen, developing a team, managing costs, and maintaining consistency during demanding services. If you’ve built your career with a high-volume upscale restaurant group where strong systems, scratch cooking, execution, and leadership matter, this could be an excellent next step.

This role is ideal for a chef who enjoys being on the floor and on the line with the team—not managing from an office—and who understands how to balance culinary quality with the operational discipline required to run a successful restaurant.

What You’ll Do

• Lead high-volume daily kitchen operations with organization, urgency, and consistency
• Work side-by-side with the culinary team during peak service periods
• Ensure every dish meets established standards for quality, presentation, and execution
• Recruit, train, coach, and develop a strong back-of-house team
• Build effective schedules and manage labor to business levels
• Monitor food cost, inventory, purchasing, waste, and portion controls
• Maintain exceptional cleanliness, sanitation, food safety, and kitchen organization
• Drive prep systems and operational processes that allow the kitchen to execute efficiently at volume
• Partner closely with restaurant and hospitality leadership to deliver an outstanding guest experience

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of progressive culinary leadership in a high-volume upscale, polished casual, or fine-dining scratch kitchen
• Experience in a structured, standards-driven restaurant environment strongly preferred
• Proven ability to lead significant volume while maintaining quality and consistency
• Strong people leadership with a track record of training and developing cooks and sous chefs
• Solid understanding of food cost, labor management, inventory, purchasing, and operational controls
• Highly organized, accountable, and comfortable working within established systems and procedures
• Strong sanitation and food safety standards
• A chef who is visible, engaged, and willing to jump in wherever needed
• Culinary degree preferred but not required

Why Join Us

• Competitive salary with opportunities for continued growth
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage available immediately
• Generous PTO
• 401(k)
• Continuing education, culinary development, and R&D opportunities
• Established company with strong systems, resources, and long-term career potential
• Opportunity to bring your high-volume restaurant experience into a respected hospitality organization without losing the energy and pace of a busy kitchen

If you’re a chef who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume scratch kitchen, knows your numbers, develops great people, and takes pride in running a clean, organized operation, we’d like to hear from you.

JOB ID: 181114 #post

Melissa Driza

, $80,000 - $90,000,