Head Chef

Nonnegotiable experience

• At least 5 years of progressive professional kitchen experience.
• At least 23 years leading a full-service upscale hotel resort club or chef-driven restaurant kitchen.
• Demonstrated responsibility for scheduling labor management food cost purchasing inventory sanitation and kitchen profitability.
• Experience supervising coaching documenting andwhen necessarydisciplining underperforming employees.
• Proven ability to build systems: prep lists station standards recipe specifications cleaning schedules pars ordering procedures and opening/closing checklists.
• Strong knowledge of health-code compliance food safety allergen protocols and ServSafe standards.
• Experience executing both restaurant service and banquet or special-event production.
• Availability for nights weekends holidays and peak university/event periods.

Leadership qualities

• Leads visibly from the kitchen especially during difficult services.
• Sets clear expectations and consistently follows through.
• Can hold people accountable without humiliating them.
• Develops reliable cooks instead of hoarding knowledge.
• Addresses poor performance promptly and documents it appropriately.
• Does not confuse aggression with authority.
• Can inherit a complacent team identify who can be developed and make sound recommendations about who cannot.
• Communicates professionally with front-of-house leadership sales accounting HR and the GM.
• Accepts feedback without becoming territorial or defensive.

Preferred credentials

• Culinary degree or equivalent experience.
• Current ServSafe Manager certification.
• Hotel resort university or conference-center experience.
• Banquet and high-volume production experience.
• Experience opening or repositioning a restaurant.
• Familiarity with recipe-costing inventory scheduling and POS systems.
• Existing relationships with regional farms producers or culinary organizations.

Peachtree Group provides a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental vision disability and life insurance. We also offer a generous 401(k) retirement match. To support work-life balance we provide Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off. Additional perks include access to our Employee Assistance Program and Fund.

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