- Serve as the Club's senior culinary authority and standards architect
- Design and maintain culinary operating systems that ensure consistency, accountability, and quality across all outlets
- Establish final quality control and substitution governance standards
- Build, document, and evolve operating frameworks that protect the member experience
- Mentor the Executive Chef, Sous Chefs, and culinary leadership team
- Build succession pipelines and leadership bench strength
- Develop training frameworks, standards documentation, and accountability loops
- Serve as the continuity backstop — fully capable of stepping into kitchen leadership when required
- Design and oversee interim operating models during the renovation phase
- Architect temporary production, menu tiering, labor, and service continuity frameworks
- Partner with FOH leadership to control guest expectations and protect experience during construction
- Partner with the Executive Chef to guide menu architecture, innovation, and seasonal planning
- Ensure recipe standardization, plating consistency, and production timing discipline
- Support signature dining experiences, tastings, and culinary programming
- Provide strategic oversight of food cost controls, labor architecture, and waste management
- Partner with Finance on budgeting, purchasing strategies, and inventory governance
- Protect operational efficiency and accountability across all culinary cost centers
- Partner with FOH, Events, and Membership leadership to align pacing, execution, and member recovery
- Monitor Dining Experience Survey feedback and ensure structural corrective action loops
- Support committee and Board communication as a culinary systems leader
- A systems thinker who designs operations rather than merely managing shifts
- A leadership multiplier who develops people and protects standards
- Calm, structured, and decisive
- Comfortable in executive-level accountability environments xhmxlyz
- Energized by building something lasting
- 10+ years of progressive culinary leadership experience in private clubs, luxury hospitality, or fine dining
- Demonstrated success in building culinary systems, mentoring leaders, and driving consistency at scale
- Strong financial acumen in food cost, labor architecture, and purchasing strategy
- Able to step into kitchen leadership when continuity requires
- ACF or comparable certification preferred
- Experience with Jonas or similar systems a plus
- Deep appreciation for tradition, hospitality, and member-first culture
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Annual performance bonus tied to KPIs
- Full benefits package (health, dental, vision, 401(k))
- Relocation assistance negotiable
- Continuing education and professional development support
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Director of Culinary - Lexington - Idle Hour Country Club
Description
Director of Culinary
Executive Culinary Systems Leader
Idle Hour Country Club — Lexington, Kentucky
Reports to: Clubhouse Manager, General Manager / COO
Apply below after reading through all the details and supporting information regarding this job opportunity.
About Idle Hour-
Founded in 1946, Idle Hour Country Club is a private, member-owned club defined by tradition, hospitality, and multi-generational community. As we enter an exciting new chapter — including a major kitchen renovation — we are seeking a senior culinary leader to help architect the next evolution of our dining experience.
Position Overview-
The Director of Culinary is Idle Hour's senior culinary authority and systems leader. This is an executive-level leadership role focused on building standards, mentoring culinary leadership, and designing the operating frameworks that deliver timing, quality, and consistency at scale across all culinary venues.
This is not a daily line position.
It is a leadership, architecture, and continuity role.
The Director of Culinary partners closely with the Executive Chef, F&B leadership, and General Manager to ensure culinary excellence is not dependent on any one person — but built into the system itself.
Core Responsibilities-
Culinary Systems Leadership
Leadership Development & Continuity
Renovation-Phase Architecture
Menu & Culinary Direction
Financial & Operational Stewardship
Cross-Departmental Partnership
Success Profile-
The ideal candidate is:
Qualifications-
Compensation & Benefits-
To Apply
Interested candidates should submit a résumé and brief cover letter to:
Chris Kennedy, CCM
General Manager / COO
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