Job Details

Position Overview:
The Executive Chef would lead all culinary operations at DABOS Park.

This role would encompass oversight of all premium hospitality areas and gameday and non-gameday catered events held by the Montgomery Biscuits at DABOS Park. This leadership position would design and execute creative menus that elevate the ballpark experience, while partnering closely with the Biscuits' Food & Beverage ("F&B") leadership and service teams to deliver consistent, high-quality food with efficient execution.

Role details:

• Catering & hospitality execution
  • Plan and execute food service for all DABOS Park premium hospitality areas including suites, clubs, and special event spaces.
  • Lead prep, production, and event-day execution to ensure on-time and accurate service.
  • Maintain consistent food presentation, portioning, and quality across all outlets under scope.
  • Partner with F&B concessions teams to ensure alignment of premium and general concession areas and collaborate on a shared mission for quality, creative menus, and service.
• Menu development & culinary leadership
  • Create seasonally appropriate menus and event-specific offerings that match brand standards and guest expectations.
  • Develop recipes, build standardized specs, and maintain recipe books for core items.
  • Collaborate with the F&B team on concepts for special theme nights, premium club and suite spaces, sponsor activations, and high-volume game day service needs.
• Food cost, purchasing, and inventory
  • Build and maintain food costed recipes, menu pricing support, and yield calculations.
  • Manage ordering, inventory, and par levels to minimize waste and control costs.
  • Work with vendors on product quality, availability, and pricing.
  • Track key metrics such as food cost percentage, waste/spoilage, and inventory variance.
• Staffing, training, and team development
  • Support staffing plans for events and gamedays including scheduling inputs and labor planning.
  • Train culinary staff on recipes, station setups, timing, sanitation, and speed-of-service.
  • Set expectations and continually manage for professionalism, teamwork, and a guest-first execution.
• Service partnership and guest experience
  • Partner with hospitality and service leaders at DABOS Park to align service flow, timing, and presentation.
  • Attend pre-event meetings, conduct lineups, and coordinate with event managers on menus and guest counts.
  • Resolve day-of-game issues quickly and calmly maintaining a positive guest experience.
• Safety, sanitation, and compliance
  • Maintain full compliance with local health department standards and company food safety policies in addition to compliance with City of Montgomery alcohol control and compliance regulations.
  • Ensure safe food handling, labeling, storage, cooling/reheating, and allergen awareness.
  • Lead kitchen organization, cleanliness, and equipment care.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of progressive culinary leadership experience, including in a high-volume catering or hospitality environment
• Demonstrated menu development experience with strong execution under time constraints.
• Proven ability to manage food cost, purchasing, and inventory with consistent results.
• Experience leading, coaching, and training kitchen teams.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and allergen best practices.
• Comfortable working nights, weekends, and holidays aligned to the baseball season and other special events throughout a calendar year.

Preferred experience

• Experience in sports and entertainment venues, large-scale events, hotels, restaurant, convention catering, or related fields.
• Familiarity with premium hospitality operations (I.e. suites, clubs, buffets, plated service, and action stations).
• ServSafe Manager Certification (or ability to obtain within a defined timeframe).

Core Skills and Traits

• Organized, calm under pressure, and detail-oriented.
• Strong communication and cross-functional partnership with operations, service, and event staff.
• Creative approach to the creation of menus balanced with operational practicality.
• Data-driven mindset around food cost, waste reduction, and continuous improvement.
• Experience leading, training, hiring, and motivating a full culinary team.

Work environment

This role is based at DABOS Park and includes kitchen, storage, and event spaces. The position involves standing for long periods, lifting and carrying typical kitchen loads, and working in hot and cold environments.

How success will be measured

• Guest satisfaction and consistency of food quality in hospitality areas.
• Event execution: on-time service, accurate counts, and smooth service flow.
• Food cost performance, waste reduction, and inventory controls.
• Team readiness: training completion, station proficiency, and safe kitchen operations.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.