We are currently looking for an experienced Executive Chef to lead culinary development and kitchen operations across both restaurants.

Position Executive Chef Full-time · Shanghai Jing’an District

Cuisine Focus:

• Western Cuisine
• Asian Fusion
• Grill & Fire-based

Cooking Work Schedule:

• 5.5/6 working days per week

Core Focus of the Role:

This role is primarily focused on:

1. 1. Product (SKU) Development & Innovation
2. 2. Kitchen Operations & Standards
3. 3. Team Training & Kitchen Management

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Development & Culinary Innovation
• Lead menu R&D under existing restaurant concepts
• Develop competitive and commercially viable new SKUs
• Create seasonal dishes, signature items, and new product categories
• Improve existing recipes, presentation, consistency, and customer appeal
• Build structured recipe systems, costing, and kitchen execution standards
• Kitchen Operations
  • Oversee kitchen operations across both restaurants
  • Maintain food hygiene, safety, cleanliness, and operational standards
  • Ensure consistency of taste, presentation, and execution
  • Improve kitchen workflow, organisation, and service speed
  • Support food cost control and operational efficiency
• Team Management & Training
  • Train and develop kitchen teams
  • Establish SOPs and kitchen standardisation systems
  • Maintain strong kitchen discipline and teamwork culture
  • Help improve team performance, accountability, and kitchen behaviour standards

• Proven experience as Executive Chef / Head Chef in modern Western or fusion restaurants
• Strong product development and menu R&D capability
• Ability to independently develop creative and commercially viable dishes
• Understanding of food costing, kitchen efficiency, and operational systems
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Proactive, patient, hardworking, and solution-oriented
• Able to solve operational problems instead of creating additional issues
• Strong ability to manage, train, and positively influence kitchen teams
• Hands-on and operationally minded
• Ability to work in a fast-paced restaurant environment

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