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The Managing Chef leads the Atlanta culinary team, drives production excellence, partners on eater and client satisfaction, and will be closely supported by the District Chef as they grow into broader culinary leadership responsibilities.\nWhat you'll be doing\nLead day-to-day culinary operations in Atlanta, ensuring food quality, production flow, presentation, and final output meet Sifted and client expectations.\nDesign, prepare, and coordinate weekly menus that reflect diverse dietary needs, strong culinary creativity, and consistent execution.\nOwn ordering, inventory, order sheets, and food cost performance, including COGS oversight, portion control, and production planning.\nImplement and reinforce standardized kitchen processes, production procedures, and culinary best practices to improve consistency and scalability.\nManage, coach, and develop the Atlanta culinary team, including staffing support, packout oversight, PTO coordination, discipline, time card approval, and daily accountability.\nParticipate in discussions around eater satisfaction, business growth, and menu performance, helping translate feedback into kitchen improvements.\nSupport the rollout of new product lines, culinary practices, service enhancements, and other initiatives that strengthen the Atlanta program.\nExecute and enforce strict quality control, sanitation, and safety standards while ensuring kitchen operations meet both company and facility expectations.\nOur ideal candidate\nHigh-end restaurant experience is ideal, with comfort working across diverse cuisine types, ingredients, and service styles; catering or banquet experience is preferred.\nDemonstrated potential as up-and-coming culinary talent with the readiness to grow into stronger people leadership and business ownership.\nStrong batch-cooking and production-management capability, including the ability to organize output for larger groups and multiple dietary needs.\nNatural leadership presence, with the ability to coach, train, and hold team members accountable while fostering a supportive kitchen culture.\nStrong communication skills and comfort receiving direction, incorporating feedback, and coordinating across cross-functional teams.\nSound business judgment, including willingness to learn and adopt operational disciplines tied to cost control, process consistency, and client satisfaction.\nProficiency with back-of-house systems, culinary technology, Google Workspace, and basic business tools used for communication, reporting, and organization.\nAbility to think quickly and critically under pressure while maintaining calm, quality, and execution standards.\nPerks + benefits\nCompensation : $70,000 with bonus opportunities\nCompany-sponsored health insurance plans, including 100% company-paid HDHP, as well as vision + dental opt-in\n401(k) program available after six months of employment\nUnlimited paid time off; 10 paid company holidays; Paid winter break from Dec 24th - Jan 1st\nMonthly cell phone usage reimbursement\nFree lunch during meal service\n100% mileage reimbursement\nJob Type: Full Time, Exempt\nShift: Weekdays\nWeekly day range: Monday - Friday\nEligibility : This position must maintain ServSafe Food Handler card (company-paid);\nWork environment : This is a position based both in a commercial kitchen and on-site in client offices\nPhysical requirements : This position requires the ability to lift up to 50 lbs, the ability to stand for long periods of time, and the ability to bend, squat, and reach\nThis job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. 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