Luxury Resort Executive Chef

Brunswick, GA 31520

Job Function: Food & Beverage & Lodging Job Number: JN -022023-104152 Salary: $125,000 - $135,000 Experience Level: Director / Multi-Unit Managers

Job Description


This position is for relocation to the coast of Georgia. All candidates must be able to relocate to the Georgia coast.




Resort hotel needs a strong Culinary Director that is a true agent of change. We need a confident leader that can usher efficiency and experience to a multi-outlet, resort environment with unparalleled opportunities. The ideal candidate will have many years of progressive leadership experience with knowledge and abilities at every level of service. The ideal candidate will be very ambitious and will desire to make a name for themself in the culinary world.




Resort Culinary Director Qualifications:
  • 10+ years of Food and Beverage experience with multi-outlet Resorts or High-end hotels
  • 5+ years of experience as Executive Chef or Culinary Director in $10M+ environments
  • Experience with fine dining, high volume casual dining, and grab-and-go outlets
  • Experience with Banquets, high-end, and large scale
  • Experience concepting or re-concepting outlet, including menu design, recipe design, and providing a vision for the guest experience. New Restaurant opening a plus.
  • Expert culinary financial knowledge and proven track record of meeting budget
  • A strong and confident leader that drives change, trains, and inspires team members
  • Classical training is a plus
  • Willing and able to re-locate to the semi-remote area

Resort Culinary Director Responsibilities:
  • Work directly with GM, Director of Food and Beverage, ownership, and management to develop a vision for the culinary program
  • Develop all menus and recipes, train culinary management team to execute consistently
  • Manage a team of managers in the culinary department
  • Lead our property in high growth and re-development phase

Resort Culinary Director Benefits:
  • Excellent compensation and bonus opportunity
  • Relocation benefits
  • Health plans
  • 401K with match
  • Additional perks



Additional Information

At Goodwin Recruiting we are committed to our core values. We take our value, Dedicated to Diversity & Inclusion, very seriously and will never discriminate against a candidate or client based on any protected classes. Our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person's age, gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or arrest or conviction record has no bearing on whether he, she, or they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.

Recruiter Managing this Job

Benjamin Riggs
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Benjamin Riggs is a people-passionate and introspective former chef with transcendent character and cultural insight.
 
Benjamin began his career cooking as the head cook at a Boy Scout camp when he was 16 and still claims that it was the hardest job of his life. He worked his way up through fine dining establishments to the level of Sous Chef while studying Philosophy at Washington State University in eastern Washington. Afterward, he moved around Washington State, working in many different restaurants that include corporate, high-volume, independent, artisanal settings, including within luxury hotels and on yachts.
 
Using his background in Ethical Philosophy and his Master's in Business Administration, Benjamin worked as an independent restaurant coach and counsel. He helped turn around struggling independent restaurants and usher culture change in toxic environments. Benjamin's culinary capacities aside, his true passion was building, guiding, and developing teams and positive workplaces.
 
Benjamin enjoys working with job-seeking candidates who are all too easily overlooked for nonconformity of their resumes and backgrounds. Additionally, he enjoys helping potential employers see the diamond in the rough. He also relishes in working with employers looking for a unique person for a unique position and hunting unicorns. He believes that the key to a great employer-employee match is a common shared system of values and priorities for the business and workplace.
 
 
Benjamin lives in Washington State, where he enjoys the richness and bounty of the Northwest, including hiking, foraging, and fishing. He enjoys the garden and raising his twin boys.
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