Culinary Director Jobs
Culinary Director jobs are open across hotels, restaurant groups, healthcare dining, and food and beverage companies, from executive chef promotions to VP-level roles, with specializations in menu development, multi-unit operations, and culinary brand strategy. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Join a team that's been welcoming guests for more than a century. At Pinehurst our Culture is critical to delivering a consistent guest, member and employee experience. Our Purpose is, “As the Cradle of American Golf, we honor timeless traditions and inspire legendary stories, one smile, one round, one moment at a time.” Our Values are; Genuine Hospitality, Be Trustworthy, Good Stewards and Inspired Innovation. If you’re seeking a heartfelt workplace then Pinehurst is the place for you. Every role contributes to upholding our treasured culture, performs their job duties consistently and handles other job duties as assigned in our ever-changing environment.
SUMMARY:
The Administrative Assistant to the Executive Chef provides administrative, operational, and analytical support for Culinary Operations. This role partners with culinary leadership and other resort departments to ensure efficient communication, accurate reporting, and smooth daily operations. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and skilled at managing multiple priorities. Responsibilities include preparing labor and food cost reports, supporting onboarding and development of culinary leaders, and contributing to special projects and strategic initiatives through strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Associate degree preferred; equivalent experience considered. Minimum three to five years of administrative support experience, preferably within hospitality, food and beverage, culinary, or hotel operations. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide administrative support to the Executive Chef and Culinary Leadership Team.
- Manage calendars, schedules, meetings, and departmental communications.
- Prepare correspondence, reports, presentations, meeting agendas, and meeting minutes.
- Maintain organized filing systems and confidential personnel records.
- Coordinate onboarding activities for new culinary employees and leaders.
- Support payroll administration, schedule postings, attendance reporting, and timekeeping accuracy.
- Maintain and distribute Banquet Event Orders (BEOs) and operational updates. • Process invoices, recipes, transfers, inventory documentation, and departmental records.
- Prepare, maintain, and analyze labor reports, food cost reports, payroll data, attendance reports, and operational metrics.
- Utilize critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for improvement.
- Compile weekly, monthly, and periodic reports for Culinary and Food & Beverage leadership.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost-control initiatives.
- Lead or assist with special projects as assigned by the Executive Chef and Culinary Leadership Team.
- Develop recommendations based on data analysis to support informed business decisions and departmental goals.
- Key Competencies: Critical Thinking & Data Analysis; Organization & Planning; Communication & Collaboration; Confidentiality & Professionalism; Problem Solving & Decision Making; Leadership Support; Time Management; Adaptability & Flexibility; Customer Service Excellence; Attention to Detail.
- Process and maintain Eatec recipes, invoices, transfers, inventory documentation, and departmental records.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Pinehurst, LLC reserves the right to transfer any Employee from his/her current job assignment or location to another job assignment or location as needed, either on a temporary or regular basis.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in culinary director jobs.
- Ten or more years of progressive culinary leadership experience in a relevant segment
- Proven record of managing food cost, labor, and P&L across multiple units or outlets
- Experience developing, costing, and rolling out menus at scale
- Formal culinary education or equivalent applied experience at the executive level
- Strong skills in recruiting, training, and retaining kitchen leadership teams
- Proficiency with inventory management and procurement systems
Tips for Your Culinary Director Job Search
Quantify your menu and revenue impact
Culinary directors are hired to move numbers, so your resume needs to show them. Replace vague descriptions with specifics: how many outlets you oversaw, how much food cost you reduced, and how your menus affected guest satisfaction scores or revenue.
Tailor your portfolio to the segment
A portfolio that works for a boutique hotel group won't land the same way at a contract dining company or a fast-casual chain. Pull photos, menus, and case studies that match the segment you're targeting, and lead with that work before anything else.
Target operators with multi-unit complexity
Postings for culinary directors at single-location restaurants rarely match the scope of the role. Focus your search on companies running multiple properties, units, or brands, where the operational and leadership demands align with what you've built your career doing.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists culinary director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a food cost and labor walkthrough
Most culinary director interviews include a panel or working session where you're expected to walk through how you'd manage food cost and labor in their context. Know the standard benchmarks for their segment cold, and have a real example from your own history ready to unpack in detail.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate compensation
Before you discuss pay, clarify exactly how many outlets you'd oversee, what your purchasing authority is, and whether you have final sign-off on staffing. The answers change what the role is actually worth and give you a stronger basis for the compensation conversation.
Culinary Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most culinary directors?
The companies hiring the most culinary directors right now include Atria Senior Living, HHS, and Macy's, with the largest share of openings in Minnesota, California, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hospitality groups, contract dining operators, and healthcare food service organizations consistently account for the highest volume of active postings.
How many culinary director jobs are remote?
About 0% of culinary director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most culinary leadership roles. The sub-areas most compatible with remote work include corporate menu development, culinary content strategy, and food product consulting, where physical kitchen presence is not required daily.
How do you become a culinary director?
Most culinary directors start as line cooks or sous chefs, then move through executive chef or chef de cuisine roles where they build P&L ownership and team management experience. From there, taking on multi-unit oversight, developing menus at scale, and demonstrating measurable operational results positions you for director-level consideration. Formal culinary training strengthens your candidacy but is rarely a strict requirement if your operational record is strong.
Can you get a culinary director job without prior director experience?
You can move into a culinary director role without the exact title if you can show director-level scope in your current or past work. Hiring managers look for candidates who have already owned food cost, led kitchen teams across multiple outlets, and driven menu strategy, even if the title on your resume was executive chef or chef de cuisine. Framing your experience around outcomes rather than job titles makes the strongest case.
What does the culinary director interview process look like?
Most culinary director interviews involve an initial screening call with HR or a hiring manager, followed by a panel interview with operations and food and beverage leadership. Candidates are often asked to present a culinary vision or walk through a past menu development project in detail. Some employers include a tasting component or a working session where you outline how you'd approach food cost and labor for their specific operation.
Where can I find and apply to culinary director jobs?
You can find and apply to culinary director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your segment experience and seniority, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background and goals.
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