EXECUTIVE CHEF | FULL-TIME | LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART

Location US-CA-Los Angeles
Job ID 2025-24666
Location Name Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Category Culinary / Kitchen Management
Type Regular Full-Time

POSITION SUMMARY

The Executive Chef has the primary duty of managing the culinary team, a recognized department of venue’s F&B operation. The Executive Chef will actively supervisor, coach, counsel, direct, train and mentor employees in meeting company qualify standards, and will independently initiate and authorize all employment actions such as hiring, termination, suspension, discipline, promotion and transfer. The Executive Chef will actively and independently manage all aspects of employee relations to ensure a positive, harmonious, compliant and cooperative work environment.
The Executive Chef will take full ownership and responsibility for the culinary operations at The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. This extensive role encompasses the restaurant, the café, and events operation within the museum. The core objective is to achieve both operational and commercial success for these diverse food and beverage spaces and verticals, ensuring that product, service, and the highest quality standards are consistently maintained.
This position involves comprehensive oversight of all day-to-day culinary management aspects, with a mandate to guarantee the delivery of the museum’s culinary product in terms of quality, consistency, and presentation, all while adhering to the financial constraints of the annual budget.

This role also includes:

• Staying fully aware and up to date with new culinary trends and proactively diversifying food and beverage offerings.
• Championing the sustainability agenda within the museum’s culinary operations, aligning with the building’s ethos.
• Developing extended relationships with internal museum tenants or partners for their food and beverage catering requirements, understanding their individual needs, and actively participating in tastings for new events opportunities.
• Being fully aware of and contributing to the technology utilized within the museum, such as any relevant apps, to ensure it is maintained, kept up-to-date, and current.

This is a key position for the effective and profitable operation of the business. The Executive Chef must maintain excellent attendance and be available to work a variable event-driven schedule which to evenings and weekends. Open availability, professional presentation, outstanding interpersonal skills and self-direction required.
This role pays an annual salary of $130,000-$150,000 and is bonus eligible.

This role also includes:

• Staying fully aware and up to date with new culinary trends and proactively diversifying food and beverage offerings.
• Championing the sustainability agenda within the museum’s culinary operations, aligning with the building’s ethos.
• Developing extended relationships with internal museum tenants or partners for their food and beverage catering requirements, understanding their individual needs, and actively participating in tastings for new events opportunities.
• Being fully aware of and contributing to the technology utilized within the museum, such as any relevant apps, to ensure it is maintained, kept up-to-date, and current