Head Chef

Nonnegotiable experience

• • • At least 5 years of progressive professional kitchen experience.
    • At least 2–3 years leading a full-service, upscale, hotel, resort, club, or chef-driven restaurant kitchen.
    • Demonstrated responsibility for scheduling, labor management, food cost, purchasing, inventory, sanitation, and kitchen profitability.
    • Experience supervising, coaching, documenting, and—when necessary—disciplining underperforming employees.
    • Proven ability to build systems: prep lists, station standards, recipe specifications, cleaning schedules, pars, ordering procedures, and opening/closing checklists.
    • Strong knowledge of health-code compliance, food safety, allergen protocols, and ServSafe standards.
    • Experience executing both restaurant service and banquet or special-event production.
    • Availability for nights, weekends, holidays, and peak university/event periods.

Leadership qualities

• • • Leads visibly from the kitchen, especially during difficult services.
    • Sets clear expectations and consistently follows through.
    • Can hold people accountable without humiliating them.
    • Develops reliable cooks instead of hoarding knowledge.
    • Addresses poor performance promptly and documents it appropriately.
    • Does not confuse aggression with authority.
    • Can inherit a complacent team, identify who can be developed, and make sound recommendations about who cannot.
    • Communicates professionally with front-of-house leadership, sales, accounting, HR, and the GM.
    • Accepts feedback without becoming territorial or defensive.

Preferred credentials

• • Culinary degree or equivalent experience.
  • Current ServSafe Manager certification.
  • Hotel, resort, university, or conference-center experience.
  • Banquet and high-volume production experience.
  • Experience opening or repositioning a restaurant.
  • Familiarity with recipe-costing, inventory, scheduling, and POS systems.
  • Existing relationships with regional farms, producers, or culinary organizations.

Peachtree Group provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. We also offer a generous 401(k) retirement match. To support work-life balance, we provide Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off. Additional perks include access to our Employee Assistance Program and Fund.