Job DescriptionRoles and Responsibilities An Executive Chef, or Head Chef, is responsible for overseeing kitchen staff and ensuring the quality of food items.

Their duties include hiring and training staff to cook their dishes, expediting orders to maintain a steady flow of dishes and creating dishes to add to the menu.
Desired Candidate Profile An experienced Executive Chef with more than five years of kitchen leadership experience may be desirable.

Perks and Benefits Another major advantage of being the head chef is control over the human resources aspect of running the kitchen.
The executive chef usually interviews, hires, trains and manages his own kitchen staff. If an employee is not working out, the chef terminates him.