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Every dollar of profit generated by True North Nutrition is donated to a nonprofit private school, helping reduce tuition costs and expand access to exceptional education for students and families. Our success in the kitchen directly creates opportunities in the classroom.\nExecutive Chef\nThe Executive Chef is a leadership position for an experienced chef, entrepreneur, and operator who is equally passionate about exceptional food, business growth, and building systems that create lasting impact.\nYou'll lead a growing culinary enterprise responsible for producing approximately 400 elevated school lunches each day for five schools, operating a full-service catering division, and developing premium food products for retail resale. You'll oversee every aspect of the operation, from culinary innovation and production systems to financial performance, staffing, and business development.\nYou'll build a kitchen capable of producing restaurant-quality food at scale while creating a culture centered around excellence, hospitality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. As the enterprise grows, you'll have significant autonomy to shape new revenue opportunities, expand operations, and build a culinary brand that directly supports True North Nutrition's mission.\nResponsibilities\nLead all operations of True North Nutrition's Culinary Enterprise.\nDesign and execute an elevated school lunch program serving approximately 400 meals daily across five schools.\nDevelop and grow a profitable catering operation for corporate, nonprofit, and community clients.\nEnsure compliance with all food safety, sanitation, licensing, health regulations National School Lunch Program and DOE.\nNational School Lunch Program and DOE compliance.\nCreate and launch specialty food products for wholesale and retail resale.\nBuild efficient production systems capable of maintaining exceptional quality at scale.\nDevelop seasonal menus, standardized recipes, and production schedules.\nRecruit, train, mentor, and lead culinary staff while establishing a culture of accountability and excellence.\nManage food costs, labor costs, inventory, purchasing, and vendor relationships to ensure financial sustainability.\nIdentify opportunities to increase revenue, improve operational efficiency, and expand the enterprise.\nCollaborate with organizational leadership to align culinary operations with True North Nutrition's mission and long-term strategic goals.\nSupport workforce development opportunities by creating meaningful learning experiences for interns and externs interested in culinary careers.\nThe Ideal Candidate\nThe ideal candidate is a builder. They're equally comfortable leading a kitchen during a busy service, designing production systems, negotiating with vendors, developing new products, and identifying opportunities to grow the business.\n5+ years of progressive culinary leadership experience.\nExperience managing high-volume production kitchens or commissary operations.\nExperience in catering, food manufacturing, or multi-unit food service operations preferred.\nStrong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.\nDemonstrated success building teams and developing leaders.\nServSafe Manager Certification (or ability to obtain upon hire).\nEntrepreneurial mindset with a passion for growing sustainable business ventures.\nExceptional organizational and operational leadership skills.\nA \"whatever it takes\" mentality grounded in ownership, humility, and execution.\nPassion for using business as a force for social impact.\nCompensation\nCompetitive salary based on experience\nPerformance incentives tied to enterprise growth and profitability\n10 days Paid Time Off\nPaid Holidays\n$250 per month employee health contribution\n401(k) with 6% employer match","company":"Sailfuture","rawCompany":"sailfuture","city":"St Petersburg","state":"FL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-04T22:49:21.681Z","occupations":[{"code":"35-1011.00","title":"Chefs and Head Cooks","slug":"chefs-and-head-cooks"},{"code":"35-1012.00","title":"First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers","slug":"first-line-supervisors-of-food-preparation-and-serving-workers"},{"code":"11-9051.00","title":"Food Service Managers","slug":"food-service-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"722310","title":"Food Service Contractors","slug":"food-service-contractors"},{"code":"311991","title":"Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing","slug":"perishable-prepared-food-manufacturing"},{"code":"722511","title":"Full-Service Restaurants","slug":"full-service-restaurants"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Executive Chef","description":"About True North Nutrition\nTrue North Nutrition is a mission-driven culinary enterprise dedicated to making exceptional food more accessible. 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Our success in the kitchen directly creates opportunities in the classroom.\nExecutive Chef\nThe Executive Chef is a leadership position for an experienced chef, entrepreneur, and operator who is equally passionate about exceptional food, business growth, and building systems that create lasting impact.\nYou'll lead a growing culinary enterprise responsible for producing approximately 400 elevated school lunches each day for five schools, operating a full-service catering division, and developing premium food products for retail resale. You'll oversee every aspect of the operation, from culinary innovation and production systems to financial performance, staffing, and business development.\nYou'll build a kitchen capable of producing restaurant-quality food at scale while creating a culture centered around excellence, hospitality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. 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