About this opportunity
Millman Search lists this Executive Chef (Monmouth County) opportunity in monmouth county, New Jersey. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Executive Chef Privately owned, high-volume fine dining restaurant
Confidential search - location in Jersey Shore, NJ
Compensation
Competitive base plus a structured bonus plan. Medical benefits.
About the restaurant
Privately-owned restaurant doing serious volume: up to 600 covers a day in peak season. The owners invest in the staff and the guest, not in squeezing every point. The kitchen still has to hit quality, ticket time, and cost. This is a restaurant job, not a hotel or corporate dining job.
The role
Full charge of the kitchen. You own the food, the line, the schedule, the ordering discipline, and the standard. About 90–95% of the menu can be yours; a short list of house items stays. World cuisine is welcome if the plate is consistent and the station can execute it at volume.
You will
Run daily kitchen operations at high volume
Raise and hold food quality, plating, and ticket times
Organize the team: stations, prep, specials, private dining, and scheduling
Manage food cost and labor cost without starving the plate or the crew
Write and cost recipes; train to spec; stop portion and recipe drift on the line
Maintain equipment and a clean, accountable kitchen
Coach cooks; keep people; replace who will not meet the standard
Work with ownership on the floor - they still walk the kitchen
You are
Executive Chef or strong CDC from a high-volume restaurant, not rooms F&B
Organized. Detail-oriented. Present on busy nights
Able to cook and lead - not a clipboard-only chef
Comfortable with menu freedom inside a house that already works
Direct on quality without burning the culture the owners care about
This is not
A hotel chef role, a corporate multi-unit desk, or a trial to see how it goes. Full kitchen authority. Restaurant pedigree only.
How to apply
Message or apply through this listing. Do not contact the restaurant. Qualified candidates get the location, volume detail, and interview process (resumes and write-ups to ownership; finals on site).
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.