Executive Chef

Executive Chef

Lead the culinary program at Clinkerdagger, a Spokane landmark and local favorite for more than 50 years. Overlooking the scenic Spokane River and city skyline, this iconic restaurant is known for its exceptional steaks, fresh seafood, and elevated American cuisine. We're seeking an Executive Chef who is passionate about leadership, innovation, and delivering memorable dining experiences while upholding the tradition and excellence that have made Clinkerdagger a premier destination for lunch, dinner, and special occasions. Benefits include an extensive and well-rounded training program, continued career development and growth opportunities, generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements and hotels, multiple health benefit plans to suit your needs, dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, flexible spending accounts and 401 (k), paid sick leave, salaried managers receive 10 paid vacation days per full calendar year, new employees receive a pro-rated amount of vacation during their first calendar year, and monthly discretionary bonus potential.

Responsibilities include ensuring excellence in guest satisfaction through commitment to a "Do Whatever It Takes Attitude" and a hands-on, lead by example management style, management of all back of house staff in a high-volume kitchen, including ongoing training, development, and follow up, achieving or exceeding budgeted labor and other cost centers through proper planning and execution, overseeing weekly and monthly inventories, and ordering of food and supplies, maintaining sanitation procedures and organization of work area adhering to all OSHA regulations.

Qualifications include at least 5 years of culinary management experience, with at least 2 years as an Executive Chef in a full-service, high-volume dining establishment, strong knowledge and attention to detail on back of the house operations including staff supervision, inventory controls and food/labor cost, and product quality, strong communication, leadership, and conflict resolution skills, stable and progressive work history; strong work ethic. Pay range USD $90,000.00 - USD $95,000.00 /Yr.