Chef - New Restaurant Opening!

Jim 'N Nick's Community Bar-B-Q • Gastonia, NC

2d • $75,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The Chef will lead the opening of a new restaurant, hire and train the founding team, and establish the kitchen’s operating standards. This hands-on leadership role owns food quality across the pit, line, prep, and catering, while protecting recipes, specifications, and scratch-cooking standards on every plate and shift.

The Chef coaches and develops cooks, manages food cost, waste, inventory, and ordering, and maintains high standards for safety and sanitation. The role partners with the General Manager and Local Owner on goals, budgets, and growth. It is a high-energy position involving extended periods on one’s feet and regular activity in a live kitchen.

Requirements

• At least 3 years leading a high-volume kitchen as a chef, executive chef, or senior kitchen manager.
• Experience with scratch cooking and the ability to maintain quality in a high-volume operation.
• Ability to develop people as well as food.
• Financial acumen, including detailed knowledge of food cost.
• High school diploma or GED required.

Nice To Haves

• Culinary training.

Responsibilities

• Lead the opening of a new restaurant, including hiring and training the founding team.
• Own food quality across the pit, line, prep, and catering operations.
• Execute and protect recipes, specifications, and scratch-cooking standards on every plate and shift.
• Coach and develop cooks into craftspeople and future kitchen leaders.
• Manage food cost, waste, inventory, and ordering.
• Maintain high standards for safety and sanitation.
• Partner with the General Manager and Local Owner on goals, budgets, and growth.

Benefits

• Chef base salary of $75,000–$85,000.
• Monthly chef bonus plan with rewards tied to results the Chef controls.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1, subject to plan eligibility requirements.
• 401(k) plan with an annual discretionary employer match, subject to plan eligibility requirements.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• Two weeks of paid vacation beginning in the first year, with additional time earned with service.
• Bar-B-Q Family Fund support during unexpected hardship.
• Growth opportunities from Chef to Managing Partner and beyond.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED