Executive Chef

Piatti Seattle • Seattle, WA

14d • Onsite

About The Position

Piatti Seattle in UVillage is seeking an experienced, hands-on Executive Chef to lead kitchen operations and maintain the consistency and hospitality standards that define Piatti. The Executive Chef owns kitchen standards, staff, and execution, protecting consistency across shifts, dishes, and events while building a team that shares those standards. The role requires an open and flexible schedule, including AM and PM shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Piatti is a neighborhood Italian restaurant established in 1987, known for authentic Italian cuisine and house-made pasta prepared by hand. It is a division of Palisades Hospitality, a Northern California-based hospitality management company that manages and develops a portfolio of more than 20 hotels and restaurants and provides financial, design, and development consulting services.

Palisades Hospitality offers benefits to eligible full-time employees, including health-related coverage and allowances, retirement savings, vacation for management, travel and dining discounts, and milestone service awards.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience as an Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef, or Kitchen Manager in a full-service, high-volume kitchen.
• Proven experience planning and executing events and banquet production.
• Strong sanitation habits and command of food safety standards.
• Respect for systems, structure, and standards, with an organized and disciplined leadership approach.
• Financial acumen, including food cost management, budgeting, and labor control.
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office and comfort using inventory, ordering, recipe-costing, and scheduling systems.
• Ability to build, train, and hold a team accountable.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to remain calm and decisive under pressure.
• Collaborative approach when working with vendors, front-of-house leadership, and ownership.
• Passion for hospitality and guest experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all back-of-house operations, ensuring recipes, plating standards, and kitchen procedures are followed as written.
• Directly supervise kitchen leadership and staff, including hiring, training, coaching, and performance management.
• Plan and execute events and banquet production while maintaining consistency and quality at scale.
• Manage ordering, inventory, food costs, and kitchen labor within Piatti systems.
• Maintain accurate recipe and cost data and ensure the kitchen operates within budget.
• Uphold sanitation and food safety standards and ensure team compliance.
• Work closely with the General Manager and front-of-house leadership to deliver a seamless guest experience.
• Maintain a hands-on presence on the line and step in where needed to protect standards.
• Represent Piatti's hospitality culture and lead by example.

Benefits

• Medical allowance
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Legal benefits
• Transportation benefits
• Voluntary ancillary coverage, including Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings program for full- and part-time employees over age 21
• Two weeks of vacation for management
• Travel and dining discounts at sister locations
• Bonus awards for milestone years of service

What This Job Offers

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