Banquet Chef - Salaried

Omni Hotels • Carlsbad, CA

39d • $80,000 - $90,000

About The Position

To oversee food quality and production of the Banquet Kitchen.

Requirements

• Apprentice program or CIA graduate, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Minimum of 4 years experience in a luxury hotel or restaurant as a banquet chef with high volume in catering highly preferred.
• Must be able to give direction, train and supervise banquet sous chefs, cooks and café attendants.
• Knowledge of all basic skills such as butchering, sauces, soups cooking of meat, fish and vegetables is expected.
• Certification of apprenticeship program or culinary certification.
• Must be able to attain a valid San Diego County Food Handler certification upon hire if not already certified.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of day-to-day operation of all banquet functions.
• Supervision of Cafeteria and implementation of new menus.
• Needs to understand the concepts and have the experience of interacting within a professional kitchen.
• Follows instructions and understand the philosophy of the Executive Chef and carry out those ideas, stressing them to associates.
• Work with Sous Chefs, cooks, and café attendants, on a one-to-one basis, instructing and guiding them in their jobs.
• Ensures quality eye appeal, taste and monitors them daily.
• Controls cleanliness, sanitation throughout the kitchen, walk ins and ensures proper rotation of foods.
• Implements new menus and sees to its proper implementations.
• Maintain accurate administrative records on a timely basis and complete projects on time.
• Ability to work in an organized fashion.
• Ability to train and develop future culinary associates.
• Ability to work in a pro-active fashion.
• Daily walk through of all kitchens, walk-ins for proper rotation of food and sanitation.
• Daily routine checks of mise en place and quality of food product.
• Organize proper recipe file and keep updated.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Accommodation
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees