Benefits:

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

401(k)

401(k) matching

Employee discounts

Lead a scratch Italian kitchen. Build a team that's proud to work for you.

Fiorella's Cucina in Burlington is hiring an Head Chef to run our kitchen. This is a hands-on leadership role for a proven chef who cooks scratch Italian, leads people well, and knows the numbers behind a busy full-service restaurant.

The Head Chef is one of the most important roles in our company. You'll report to the General Manager and own everything that happens in the kitchen: the food, the team, the standards and the results.

What you'll do

Lead and develop the kitchen team. Hire, train, coach and hold people accountable. Set clear expectations, give honest feedback and make cooks better.

Deliver great food every time. Own taste, quality, portioning, plating and consistency on every plate that leaves the line.

Run a clean, safe, organized kitchen. Keep sanitation and food safety standards high, and the kitchen ready for every service.

Manage the numbers. Control food cost, labor, waste and inventory. Place orders, build schedules and adjust fast when the numbers move.

Work as one restaurant. Partner with the General Manager and front-of-house team to take care of every guest.

Stay in the kitchen. Prep, work the line, expo and jump in on busy nights. You lead from the front.

What we're looking for

Executive Chef or head chef experience. You've held this role, with this scope, before.

Scratch Italian cooking. Or experience with a similar scratch-kitchen menu style.

High-volume, full-service dinner experience. You've run a kitchen at our covers volume, not just fast-casual or banquets.

Kitchen leadership and P&L ownership. You've led a team and been accountable for results. Multi-unit restaurant group experience is a plus.

Real cost control. You know your food cost and labor targets and how you hit them week to week. Experience with inventory and cost systems like MarginEdge or R365 is a bonus.

Food safety certification (ServSafe or equivalent) and a firm commitment to sanitation.

Availability for evenings, weekends and holidays. This is a working kitchen, and we're upfront about the pace.

Skill gets you in the door. Character keeps you here. We hire for kindness, work ethic, integrity, self-awareness and curiosity, and we want a chef who takes ownership instead of waiting for someone else to solve problems.

What we offer

Competitive salary

Company-sponsored medical and dental insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Generous employee discounts

Room to grow with a family-owned company that is growing

A real say in the food, the team and the kitchen you run

About Fiorella's

Fiorella's is a family-owned and operated Italian restaurant company with multiple locations. Our purpose is simple: make life more delicious. We serve superior food, deliver legendary hospitality, and treat our team like family.