Executive Chef/Culinary Manager

Charley's Steak House • Orlando, FL

2h • $70,000 - $80,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Talk of the Town Restaurant Group has operated in Central Florida since 1974. Our restaurants, including Charley's Steak House, Vito's Chop House, Fishbones, and Texas Cattle Company, are dinner-only, full-service operations with a loyal guest base and standards we hold every night. We take hospitality seriously. We also genuinely enjoy the work, and we look for people who feel the same way. We are looking for a career kitchen professional. Someone who takes their craft seriously, runs a clean and disciplined operation, and holds the line on quality every night. You lead all back-of-house operations during dinner service at Charley's I-Drive, our flagship location with 580 seats. You own staffing, scheduling, food quality, cost control, and health and safety compliance. Charley's has cooked over custom-built citrus and oak wood-fired pits for over 50 years. The pit runs at 1200 degrees. You will manage and work that operation every service. Proteins are hand-cut daily by management from USDA Prime and Choice beef. The kitchen runs scratch production alongside the core menu, with chef-driven features that change regularly. Everything here is made and executed in-house.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years as a Culinary Manager or Executive Chef at a full-service, table-service restaurant
• Hands-on experience with open-flame or live-fire cooking
• Skill in protein fabrication and butchering; hand-cutting is part of the daily routine
• HACCP certification or equivalent food safety training; ServSafe preferred
• Demonstrated food and labor cost management with actual numbers
• Experience leading a kitchen team of 10 or more
• Available evenings, weekends, and holidays

Responsibilities

• Lead all back-of-house operations during dinner service at Charley's I-Drive.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, food quality, cost control, and health and safety compliance.
• Manage and work the custom-built citrus and oak wood-fired pits during every service.
• Oversee daily hand-cutting of proteins from USDA Prime and Choice beef.
• Manage scratch production and chef-driven features.
• Ensure all food is made and executed in-house.

Benefits

• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Health benefits
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Super Bowl Sunday

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed