Executive Chef Bakery and Culinary Innovation

District Donuts
  • New Orleans, Louisiana
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Benefits:
    • Company parties
    • Competitive salary
    • Dental insurance
    • Employee discounts
    • Free food & snacks
    • Health insurance
    • Opportunity for advancement
    • Paid time off
    • Training & development
    • Vision insurance

    Executive Chef – Bakery & Culinary Innovation

    District | New Orleans

    District is looking for a creative, hands-on culinary leader to oversee kitchen operations across multiple locations and concepts while helping drive menu development and product innovation.

    This role combines kitchen leadership, baking expertise, and food R&D. You’ll work closely with ownership to evolve the menu, improve kitchen systems, and help create the future of District.

    If you love baking, breakfast, sandwiches, donuts, and building strong kitchen teams, this role offers the opportunity to shape the future of a growing brand.

    What You'll Do

    Kitchen Leadership

    • Oversee kitchen operations across multiple locations and concepts

    • Maintain consistency, quality, and execution standards

    • Train and mentor kitchen teams and managers

    • Improve kitchen workflow and operational systems

    Bakery Program

    • Lead and oversee bakery production and dough programs

    • Ensure consistency and quality of all baked goods

    • Improve production systems for efficiency and scale

    Menu Development & R&D

    • Develop new pastries, breakfast/brunch items, and sandwiches

    • Create seasonal features and menu innovations

    • Test recipes and refine processes for kitchen execution

    Operational Performance

    • Monitor food cost, purchasing and support menu pricing decisions

    • Improve kitchen labor efficiency and production flow

    • Maintain food safety and sanitation standards

    Qualifications

    • Strong baking or pastry experience

    • 5+ years of kitchen leadership

    • Experience developing new menu items

    • Ability to manage and mentor kitchen teams

    • Strong operational mindset and systems thinking

    • Multi-location experience is a plus

    • Highly organized

    What We Offer

    • Competitive salary based on experience

    • Opportunity to shape menu development and food innovation

    • Leadership role within a creative and growing brand

    • Direct collaboration with ownership

     Location: New Orleans, LA

    How to Apply

    Send a resume and short introduction explaining why you'd be a great fit.

    Compensation: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year




    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
    Websitehttps://www.districtdonuts.com/

    Skills

    • Bakeryunmatched
    • Cook Dishesunmatched
    • Dental Insuranceunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Food Preparationunmatched
    • Food Purchasingunmatched
    • Food Safetyunmatched
    • Health Insuranceunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Menu Developmentunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Pricingunmatched
    • Production Controlunmatched
    • Production Systemsunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Recipe Testingunmatched
    • Research & Development (R&D)unmatched
    • Sanitationunmatched
    • Sustainabilityunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • Vision Planunmatched

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