Chef de Cuisine - Westin Tempe

Crescent Careers • Tempe, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

A Chef de Cuisine takes part in servicing our food and beverages to our guests around our beautiful Restaurant. This task is to be handled in a friendly, courteous, timely, and professional manner resulting in an extremely high level of guest satisfaction. If you are outgoing and enjoy the being outdoors and are looking for great benefits, please join our Amazing Team! A Chef de Cuisine is responsible for overseeing all kitchen operations and supervising kitchen staff to ensure the consistent preparation of high-quality menu items. Ensures proper food handling, storage, and sanitation practices are maintained in accordance with company standards and health regulations. Coordinates food purchasing, inventory management, and menu execution while maintaining approved food and labor cost targets. Serves as the lead culinary professional in the kitchen and reports directly to the Executive Chef.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate in English
• Self-starting personality with an even disposition
• Ability to transport cases of received goods to the work stations; pots and pans of food from storage/prep areas to the serving line
• Ability to work with all products and food ingredients involved
• Ability to operate, clean and maintain all equipment required in job functions
• Ability to plan and develop menus and recipes
• Ability to apply basic supervisory skills to plan, organize, direct, coach, train and discipline, as necessary
• Finger/hand dexterity in order to operate food machinery
• Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry, or otherwise, move goods weighing a maximum of 100 lbs. on a continuous schedule

Nice To Haves

• Outgoing personality
• Enjoy being outdoors

Responsibilities

• Overseeing all kitchen operations
• Supervising kitchen staff to ensure the consistent preparation of high-quality menu items
• Ensuring proper food handling, storage, and sanitation practices are maintained in accordance with company standards and health regulations
• Coordinating food purchasing, inventory management, and menu execution while maintaining approved food and labor cost targets
• Serving as the lead culinary professional in the kitchen
• Servicing food and beverages to guests
• Maintaining a professional appearance and manner at all times
• Communicating well with guests
• Pitching-in and helping co-workers with their job duties and being a team player
• Ensuring security of kitchen access, products and hotel property
• Operating with stress, time constraints, physical activity and continuous walking
• Maintaining customer satisfaction by providing positive interactions with staff
• Adhering to hotel standards for work procedures, dress, grooming, punctuality and attendance
• Adapting to change in work area and hotel procedures with a willingness to learn new skills and/or improve existing ones
• Solving routine problems that occur on the job and asking for help whenever not sure how to do something
• Adhering to hotel security policies and procedures, particularly regarding key controls, lifting heavy objects, using chemicals, and effectively reporting safety hazards and safety concerns

Benefits

• Team Member and Family Room Discounts for both Crescent Hotels and Resort and Marriott Hotels
• Flexible Schedules
• Career Growth & Development
• Insurance Benefit Available for both Full Time and Part Time Team Members
• 401k Plan and Company Match Program
• Vacation Pay / Sick Pay – Full Time and Part Time Team Members
• Holiday Pay – Full Time Team Members
• Amazing Recognition Programs/Giving Back – Community Outreach
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed