Executive Chef
Recruiting Partner: Bill Shea
New Orleans, Louisiana | Food & Beverage & Lodging | Not Remote | $125,000 to $150,000 | Job ID: 158965
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About the Role
We’re launching a bold, chef-driven concept with James Beard ambitions — and we're looking for a visionary Executive Chef to lead the charge. From concept to opening day and beyond, this is a rare opportunity to shape a restaurant from the ground up. As our Executive Chef, you will have a strong background in handling exotic proteins and a passion for thinking outside the box with creative, elevated cuisine. Expertise in working with full-blood Wagyu cattle, Bresse chickens, and Moulard ducks, butchering, and dry-aging is helpful. This Chef will build their own team from the ground up and take full control of kitchen operations, setting the standard for an extraordinary culinary experience.
What You’ll Do
- Lead menu creation, kitchen design, and team building
- Execute a high-level, seasonal, and story-driven food program
- Oversee all culinary operations, sourcing, and cost controls
- Collaborate on branding, marketing, and growth strategy
- Hire and train kitchen staff
What We’re Looking For
- 7+ years in progressive kitchens, 3+ as a culinary leader
- Experience in James Beard- or Michelin-level kitchens preferred
- Hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset with a creative vision
- Strong leadership, systems, and financial acumen
- New restaurant openings
What We Offer
- Competitive pay + performance bonus + potential equity
- Creative control and opportunity for national recognition
- Supportive ownership team and long-term growth potential
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Let’s build something iconic.
At Goodwin Recruiting, we are committed to our core values and providing world class customer service. We are committed to helping our clients navigate and comply with the complex and ever-changing labor laws as well as help ensure that in every hiring decision, internally and with our client partners, that all viable candidates are considered, and the most qualified candidate is offered the role. 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.
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At Goodwin Recruiting we are committed to our core values. We take our value, Dedicated to Diversity, Equity & 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.
Bill Shea
Senior Recruiting Partner
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At Goodwin Recruiting we are committed to our core values. We take our value, Dedicated to Diversity, Equity & 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.
Bill Shea
Senior Recruiting Partner
