Executive Chef
Auburn
Executive Chef
Full Time • Auburn
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Employee discounts
Moro’s Table | Auburn, NY
Full-Time | Salary
Moro’s Table is seeking a talented, passionate, and experienced Executive Chef to lead our culinary team in Auburn, NY.
We are an established, chef-driven restaurant known for our commitment to quality ingredients, creative cuisine, and exceptional dining experiences. Our kitchen takes pride in preparing food from scratch and butchering all proteins in house.
We are looking for a hands-on culinary leader who brings creativity, consistency, accountability, and a genuine passion for cooking.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee all daily kitchen operations, ensuring exceptional food quality, consistency, and presentation.
- Lead, train, mentor, and develop a professional culinary team.
- Create seasonal menus, daily specials, and innovative dishes that reflect our culinary philosophy.
- Maintain strong food cost controls through effective purchasing, inventory management, and waste reduction.
- Manage kitchen scheduling, labor costs, and staffing needs.
- Uphold the highest standards of cleanliness, food safety, and sanitation.
- Work collaboratively with ownership and management to ensure a seamless guest experience.
- Establish a positive, organized, and accountable kitchen culture.
- Oversee food preparation and execution for private dining and special events.
Qualifications
- Strong culinary background with an emphasis on scratch cooking and quality ingredients.
- Proven leadership and team-development skills.
- Solid understanding of food costs, inventory, purchasing, and kitchen financial management.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume restaurant environment.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Creativity, attention to detail, and a commitment to consistency.
- Sushi experience a bonus.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Opportunity for creative input and menu development.
- Established restaurant with a strong reputation and loyal guest base.
- Collaborative relationship with hands-on ownership.
- Opportunity to lead and develop a talented culinary team.
- Long-term career opportunity within a growing restaurant group.
Compensation: $72,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
What We Do
Good food hinges on quality; fresh ingredients that are properly prepared and cooked. Chef Moro searches out only the freshest, finest product and utilizes the surrounding abundance of the Finger Lakes region whenever possible. His passion for simplicity and purity of flavor ensures that each dish will be balanced and impressionable.
However, a great meal is a multi-sensory experience. It should encompass not only the food but the sounds, aromas, service and atmosphere that surround the diner. A great meal is a memorable experience to be savored again and again.
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