Executive Chef - The Grand Social, Gävle

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Your kitchen. Your menu. On Drottninggatan 23, The Grand Social opens—the city's new living room for long evenings. Darts, shuffleboard, karaoke, a bar you won't want to leave, and an atmosphere that transforms into a lounge as the night progresses. At the heart of it all: a kitchen you build from the ground up, lead, and own a stake in. Food is a cornerstone of the experience—not the whole show, but far from an afterthought. It's real social eating: dishes in the center of the table, made for sharing while games are played and drinks are refilled. The direction is tapas with a Spanish heart—small hot dishes from the plancha and fryer, crispy croquetas, gambas simmering in garlic oil, padrón peppers with fleur de sel, fried goat cheese with honey—but we don't stop at Spain. We happily borrow from other tapas kitchens and experiment, and we're looking for you to drive that development. Boards of real charcuterie and real cheeses are a given: serrano, chorizo, air-dried meats, olives, bread, and aioli. This is a building role and a leadership role—not a management role. You set the menu, select and negotiate with suppliers, shape the kitchen and its routines, recruit and lead your team, and own the kitchen's economics from the first tasting to full operation. How we reward it If you deliver—with guests, food, waste control, and everything else that keeps a kitchen running profitably—you'll get a fair share back. Beyond your salary, we introduce profit-sharing tied to how the kitchen actually performs. And for the right person, there's an opportunity for ownership. We believe those who build value should also own a piece of it. What the role involves Build the kitchen from scratch: menu, purchasing, supplier negotiations, equipment, and procedures Set and own the menu—tapas with a Spanish heart, open to other tapas kitchens and your own experiments Full personnel responsibility: recruit, schedule, lead, and develop your team Own the kitchen's economics: ingredient costs, waste, purchasing, labor costs, and margins Read and understand the numbers—and drive the kitchen to profitability Self-inspection, hygiene, and food safety (HACCP) Run the kitchen through the entire evening—dinner in the early evening, then charcuterie boards and snacks at the bar Who you are Experienced executive chef, or a cook ready to take the next step Strong in tapas and Mediterranean cuisine with a Spanish foundation—curious about other tapas kitchens and eager to experiment Truly business-minded: master waste, purchasing, labor costs, and can analyze numbers so the kitchen runs profitably A leader with personnel management experience—someone who builds teams, not just cooks Local roots in Gävle are a plus—if you already know people and staff in town, that's a merit Want to build and own something of your own, not inherit someone else's We offer Potential ownership stake for the right person Profit-sharing beyond salary—you benefit when the kitchen performs Full authority to shape the kitchen and menu from day one A key role from the first day at Gävle's most exciting new venue Competitive base salary based on experienceYour kitchen. Your menu. On Drottninggatan 23, The Grand Social opens—the city's new living room for long evenings. Darts, shuffleboard, karaoke, a bar you won't want to leave, and an atmosphere that transforms into a lounge as the night progresses. At the heart of it all: a kitchen you build from the ground up, lead, and own a stake in. Food is a cornerstone of the experience—not the whole show, but far from an afterthought. It's real social eating: dishes in the center of the table, made for sharing while games are played and drinks are refilled. The direction is tapas with a Spanish…

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job

Status

active

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public

City

GÄVLE

Address

Drottninggatan 23

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60.675213690933, 17.145531340337copyopen in

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Published

13. 7. 2026

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5. 8. 2026

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