Executive Chef

Arcis Golf • Medina, OH

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About The Position

Fox Meadow Country Club is seeking a visionary, hospitality-driven Executive Chef to lead our culinary program into its next era of excellence. This role is responsible for elevating the member dining experience, driving culinary innovation, ensuring fiscal discipline, and building a best-in-class kitchen culture rooted in consistency, pride, and service excellence. The Executive Chef is both a creative leader and disciplined operator—developing memorable menus, mentoring talent, controlling food cost, and partnering closely with club leadership to deliver exceptional dining, events, and daily culinary experiences across all outlets.

Requirements

• 5+ years as an Executive Chef or Senior Sous Chef in private club, resort, or high-end hospitality environments
• Proven track record in food cost control, labor management, and team leadership
• Strong event catering and banquet execution experience
• Hands-on, high-energy leadership style
• Excellent organizational, training, and communication skills
• ServSafe Manager Certification (required)

Nice To Haves

• Culinary degree or equivalent professional experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and execute seasonally inspired menus for all dining outlets, pool, events, halfway house, and special programming
• Lead all menu engineering, recipe standardization, portion control, and presentation standards
• Develop signature dishes, branded culinary experiences, and themed event menus
• Maintain high standards of food quality, consistency, freshness, and creativity
• Create culinary programming that drives participation, revenue, and member excitement
• Achieve or exceed food cost, labor cost, and departmental profit goals
• Conduct regular inventory, purchasing controls, and vendor management
• Negotiate pricing and ensure quality and cost consistency
• Lead menu pricing strategy and engineering for margin optimization
• Maintain detailed recipes, prep systems, and production pars
• Recruit, train, develop, and inspire a professional culinary team
• Build strong bench depth and succession planning
• Implement structured training, station certification, and advancement pathways
• Lead with accountability, positivity, and ownership
• Create a kitchen culture rooted in professionalism, cleanliness, teamwork, and pride
• Partner closely with Events, Membership, and Clubhouse leadership on weddings, tournaments, social events, and private functions
• Personally oversee major events to ensure flawless execution
• Develop creative event menus, buffets, plated dinners, tastings, and action stations
• Maintain high engagement and responsiveness to member feedback
• Enforce ServSafe standards, HACCP principles, and all local/state health regulations
• Maintain immaculate kitchen sanitation and food handling practices
• Ensure all staff certifications and safety training are current
• Lead daily, weekly, and monthly sanitation audits

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, benefits, and performance incentives
• Long-term career growth potential

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees