Lead Chalet's River North kitchen and cook in it. Chalet is an alpine apres-ski comfort food and cocktail lounge: smash burgers, wings, flatbreads, tacos, scratch mac and cheese, weekend brunch, late night and private events. You'll work a line station about 40 of roughly 50 weekly hours, lead and schedule the crew, and own ordering, inventory, recipe costing, menu development (new entrees, specials, private event menus) and food safety. You report to the owner. 5 days a week including Friday and Saturday nights and weekend brunch.
Pay: $75,000-$80,000 base salary, based on experience, plus a quarterly bonus up to 10% of base tied to food-cost results, health inspections with no critical violations, and kitchen crew retention.
Benefits: paid time off under Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave, Illinois Secure Choice retirement savings program, Chalet-paid Food Service Sanitation Manager and allergen certifications, shift meals and a dining discount.
Need: 3+ years leading a kitchen (head chef, chef de cuisine, executive sous chef or kitchen manager), high-volume experience, ordering/inventory/costing, and a City of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate or willingness to earn one within 30 days (Chalet pays).
Process: phone screen, in-person interview, then a paid cooking tasting ($25/hour through payroll).
Chalet uses an AI recruiting assistant to help organize applications, send messages and schedule interviews. It does not make hiring decisions; Chalet's owner reviews every candidate and makes all decisions. For human review, to opt out of AI-assisted messaging, or to request an accommodation, contact the Chalet manager at the email address on this listing. Chalet is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance and Illinois law. We do not ask about salary history.
Applications via Poached or by email. No screening questions.