Executive Chef

Description

Position Summary: We are seeking an Executive Chef to lead culinary operations across a chain of plant-based restaurants, ensuring consistency, quality, and food safety. Key Highlights: 1. Lead global culinary operations in plant-based restaurants. 2. Develop new dishes and standardize recipes. 3. Manage and train kitchen teams. Hello! We are Mora Mora, a plant-based restaurant chain in CDMX, and we are looking for our Executive Chef. **PURPOSE OF THE POSITION** Lead all culinary operations, ensuring consistency, quality, presentation, and food safety for every product. This role guarantees that brand standards are upheld across all locations and that kitchen teams execute recipes, portioning, and techniques flawlessly. **PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES** * Oversee global culinary operations: recipes, portioning, techniques, mise en place, and quality. * Develop new dishes. * Ensure all locations execute standards in flavor, texture, freshness, and presentation. * Manage and train kitchen managers and operational teams (cold kitchen, toppings, production). * Audit hygiene, Distintivo H / COFEPRIS, BPM, traceability, and safe food handling. * Optimize production: yields, waste, pars, forecasting, and weekly planning. * Control food costs and validate COGS with Operations and CEDIS. * Develop, cost, and standardize new recipes alongside Product and Marketing for LTOs and campaigns. * Implement kitchen processes, manuals, technical sheets, and SOPs. * Review inventories and ensure proper rotation (FEFO). * Coordinate culinary training and certification for new store openings. * Maintain direct communication with Operations, Procurement, CEDIS, and Quality. **POSITION PROFILE** * Education in Gastronomy, Culinary Nutrition, or Culinary Arts. * Minimum 3 years of experience as Executive Chef or Production Chef in high-volume F\&B chains. * Expertise in cold kitchen operations, production, mise en place, and rapid assembly lines (high throughput). * Solid knowledge of hygiene and regulatory requirements: Distintivo H / COFEPRIS / BPM. * Proven experience controlling costs, technical sheets, inventories, and waste. * Demonstrated ability to lead large teams and develop kitchen managers. * Employment stability. * Brand sensitivity: plant\-based products, freshness, nutrition, and presentation. * Ability to work with speed, precision, and under pressure. **KEY COMPETENCIES** * Impeccable kitchen execution (consistency, portioning, technique). * Strong, clear leadership with accountability. * Proficiency in cost and inventory management. * High standards in hygiene and food safety. * Problem-solving skills and ability to scale processes. **WE OFFER** * Competitive salary (negotiable) * Statutory benefits * Mora Mora employee meal program * Additional annual days off / special leave We are a fully operational company, working Monday through Sunday with one day off per week. Apply now! Employment type: Full-time Salary: $25,000\.00 \- $30,000\.00 per month Benefits: * Salary increases * Complimentary beverages * Employee discount * Discounts and preferential pricing * Paternity leave exceeding statutory requirements * Flexible schedules * Option for indefinite-term contract * Employee referral program * Additional vacation days or paid leave Work location: On-site employment