Executive Chef

Certified Great Place to Work 6 Years in a row!
Executive Chef Buffalo Grove, IL
New Restaurant Opening
Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a company that encourages growth personally and professionally? We are expanding at a rapid growth rate. We are looking for passionate individuals who share our love for providing an excellent culinary experience, warm small-town hospitality, and exceptional service to our guests.
What We Offer Our Executive Chef

• Competitive Salary
• $80,000 - $85,000 / year
• Potential bonus up to $17,500 / year
• Paid Vacations
• Medical Vision, Dental, and Life
• Company-paid meal card
• 401K plans

Qualifications:

• High-Volume full-service chef experience
• The ability to create a fun working environment
• A passionate never “Never Settle” outlook in all situations
• Good Judgment, decision and preparation-making skills
• Ability to build relationships with Culinary staff, Hospitality staff, and guests
• Ability to lead and direct energetic diversified leaders

You’re Good At

• You make regular inspections of restaurants to observe the quality of food preparation and service; food appearance; and cleanliness and sanitation of production and service areas/equipment; and employee appearance.
• You conduct line checks/tasks list and sanitize walk-throughs utilizing Ecosure food safety programs.
• You oversee product purchasing and manage the culinary budget.
• You drive a culture of building sales through great execution and building profits by focusing on the details.
• You love to motivate your team through praise and recognition.
• You ensure teammates have the proper tools to succeed.
• You are familiar with ordering/inventory processing and payroll.
• You can identify talent within and outside of the restaurant.
• You like hiring, developing, evaluating and performance management of the culinary team.
• You like maintaining a budgeted food cost & daily/weekly inventory levels.
• You like creating teammates schedules while adhering to forecasting and budgeting guidelines.
• You can address difficult situations and guest’s complaints through AIM - Apologize, Investigate, and involve Management.
• You communicate clearly. You write well. You speak well. You can explain just about anything to anyone
• You prepare thoroughly and strive for perfection.
• You practice what you preach.

About Lazy Dog
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is a family-run group of restaurants based out of Southern California. Established in 2003, we have quickly grown throughout the country. We will continue to grow 25% annually. With our expansion, we are creating the incredible potential for growth for all positions. We are looking for passionate individuals who share our love for providing an excellent culinary experience, warm small-town hospitality and exceptional service to our guests.
Inspired by the lifestyle in the Rocky Mountains, where founder Chris Simms spent much of his childhood, this family-run group of restaurants offers the perfect environment for a week-night dinner, a meandering meal with old friends or a big night out. Open for lunch and dinner daily with an extensive bar program that includes specialty cocktails made from fresh ingredients, a wide selection of craft beers, local beers and Lazy Dog’s own house beer selection. Lazy Dog is proud to be a neighborhood culinary destination that cultivates happy guests and be the place for communities to celebrate mealtime together.
Education

• High School (preferred)

Licenses & Certifications

• ServSafe Card (California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois)
• Food Handlers Card (California, Nevada, Texas, Virginia)

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Join Lazy Dog and be part of a culture of caring, great benefits, and continuous growth.

Health insurance, Dental insurance, 401(k), Paid time off, Vision insurance