Executive Chef

Overview

Ready to Lead the Kitchen. Inspire Your Team. Take Your Culinary Career to New Heights? Rainforest Cafe is looking for an accomplished, passionate Executive Chef to lead our culinary team and help bring the energy, adventure, and exceptional food behind one of the most unique dining experiences around. If you're a culinary leader who thrives in a high-volume environment, enjoys developing talent, and is ready for an opportunity to make a lasting impact, this could be the career move you've been waiting for. As Executive Chef, you'll take a leadership role in all aspects of culinary operations, from developing and mentoring a high-performing kitchen team to maintaining exceptional standards for food quality, consistency, safety, and execution. We're looking for a hands-on leader who leads by example, embraces accountability, and understands that investing in people is the key to building a successful kitchen. This is more than your next Executive Chef position - it's an opportunity to expand your leadership experience, develop future culinary talent, and grow your career with a dynamic hospitality organization.

Overview

Ready to Lead the Kitchen. Inspire Your Team. Take Your Culinary Career to New Heights? Rainforest Cafe is looking for an accomplished, passionate Executive Chef to lead our culinary team and help bring the energy, adventure, and exceptional food behind one of the most unique dining experiences around. If you're a culinary leader who thrives in a high-volume environment, enjoys developing talent, and is ready for an opportunity to make a lasting impact, this could be the career move you've been waiting for. As Executive Chef, you'll take a leadership role in all aspects of culinary operations, from developing and mentoring a high-performing kitchen team to maintaining exceptional standards for food quality, consistency, safety, and execution. We're looking for a hands-on leader who leads by example, embraces accountability, and understands that investing in people is the key to building a successful kitchen. This is more than your next Executive Chef position - it's an opportunity to expand your leadership experience, develop future culinary talent, and grow your career with a dynamic hospitality organization.

Lead with passion. Develop great talent. Elevate every plate. Build your culinary future with Rainforest Cafe.

Benefits

Extensive and well-rounded training program

Continued career development and growth opportunities

Generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements, and hotels

Multiple health benefit plans to suit your needs

Dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, flexible spending accounts and 401 (k)

Paid time off

Monthly discretionary bonus potential

Responsibilities

Ensures excellence in guest satisfaction through commitment to a "Do Whatever It Takes Attitude" and a hands-on, lead by example management style

Management of all back of house staff in a high-volume kitchen, including ongoing training, development, and follow up

Achieve or exceed budgeted labor and other cost centers through proper planning and execution

Oversee weekly and monthly inventories, and ordering of food and supplies

Maintain sanitation procedures and organization of work area adhering to all OSHA regulations

Qualifications

At least 5 years of Culinary Management experience, with at least 2 years as an Executive Chef in a full-service, high-volume dining establishment

Strong knowledge and attention to detail on back of the house operations including staff supervision, inventory controls and food/labor cost, and product quality

Strong communication, leadership, and conflict resolution skills

Stable and progressive work history; Strong work ethic

EOE

Pay Range

USD $85,000.00 - USD $95,000.00 /Yr.

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