Would You Take This Job? Executive Chef — Sixty Vines Domain, LLC

Executive Chef — Sixty Vines Domain, LLC

Employer: SIXTY VINES DOMAIN, LLC
Location: Austin, TX
Pay: $75,000–$95,000 per year (commensurate with experience) + monthly profit share.
Type: Full-time — Restaurant / Culinary leadership role.

What You’ll Do

  • Serve as a hands-on, working Executive Chef responsible for daily training and development of the culinary team.

  • Own the food menu, manage food cost, deploy new menu items and rollouts, and ensure consistent product quality and execution.

  • Collaborate with General Manager and Director of Culinary on brand-driven menu direction, safety, sanitation, and culinary education.

Why It Stands Out

  • Brand-forward concept (“the winemaker’s restaurant”) with wine-country–inspired cuisine and a sustainable tap wine system — creative menu environment and company-sponsored wine trips noted as perks.

Potential Trade-offs

  • Hands-on leadership means long, busy shifts and a high level of day-to-day accountability for quality, cost controls, and team performance.

  • Employer asks candidates to live within reasonable driving distance to their restaurants — relocation or commute may be a consideration.

Qualifications / Requirements

  • Typically 3–5 years of culinary management experience with responsibility for menu rollouts and kitchen systems.

  • Proven leadership, ability to train and motivate teams, strong operational knowledge, and an entrepreneurial, detail-focused mindset.

Perks / Benefits

  • Flexible schedules (potential for a 4-day work week once a month), up to 17 days PTO, 401(k) match, insurance after 60 days, free access to mental health services, and company wine-country trips; monthly profit share is also included.

Here is the link to view more job details or apply.

Would You Take This Job? — How appealing is leading a wine-country inspired kitchen with a strong brand focus and profit-share upside?

I took a similar EC role here and the “profit share” sounded great until I learned the labor/COGS thresholds made payouts rare. Ask for “the last 3–6 months of profit-share payouts plus the target labor and COGS they’re tied to” before you commit. If they won’t share, negotiate a modest guaranteed payout for the first quarter.

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