Chef de Cuisine

Westgate Resorts • Kissimmee, FL

6h • Onsite

About The Position

The Chef de Cuisine leads kitchen operations at Sid’s American Kitchen, a casual, high-volume restaurant at Westgate Vacation Villas Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. The restaurant serves made-to-order American-style dishes in a fast-paced, service-driven environment. The role oversees food preparation and presentation, food safety, kitchen costs and inventory, and the training and supervision of kitchen team members. The Chef de Cuisine also supports hiring and performance management, maintains culinary and guest service standards, coordinates equipment maintenance, and helps foster a positive and productive team environment. The position requires a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts.

Requirements

• 10 years of culinary management experience.
• Food Handler Certification required within 30 days of hire and must remain current.
• Strong knowledge of culinary techniques, food preparation, sanitation, HACCP, and health regulations.
• Experience managing labor costs, staffing, inventory, purchasing, requisitions, and kitchen productivity.
• Ability to maintain food quality, consistency, portion control, and presentation across a variety of cuisines.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, decision-making, math, and time-management skills.
• Experience with commercial kitchen equipment and systems for recipes, inventory, and ordering.
• Commitment to maintaining a clean, organized, and safe kitchen, including “Clean As You Go” standards.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and occasionally lift, push, pull, or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen with heat, steam, cold temperatures, open flames, sharp tools, and cleaning chemicals.
• Must be available for a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts.
• Must pass a background check and drug test and prove eligibility to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a high-volume restaurant, hotel, or resort.
• Experience leading, training, and developing culinary teams; multi-outlet experience preferred.
• Culinary degree from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Lead, train, coach, and supervise kitchen team members to support efficient daily operations and proper menu preparation.
• Oversee food preparation, cooking, portioning, and presentation to maintain quality and consistency.
• Ensure proper receiving, storage, temperature control, and rotation of food products in accordance with food safety standards.
• Monitor and control food and labor costs through scheduling, inventory management, requisitioning, and purchasing.
• Develop and maintain recipes, inventory records, and supply orders.
• Ensure compliance with sanitation, safety, HACCP, and health department regulations.
• Maintain culinary and guest service standards and respond to guest needs when necessary.
• Coordinate kitchen equipment maintenance needs with the Executive Chef and Engineering team.
• Foster a positive, productive work environment through leadership, coaching, training, and team member development.
• Support hiring, performance management, and resolution of team member concerns.
• Interview, hire, and train back-of-house team members; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline team members; address complaints; and resolve problems.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Daily Pay
• Pregnancy, parental leave, and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Tuition assistance
• Military leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life, disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital insurance
• Pet insurance
• Discounts on hotels, cruises, resorts, restaurants, entertainment, and more
• Low-cost gym membership
• Scholarship of up to $40,000 per year for one eligible dependent of a current team member
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• Community involvement opportunities

What This Job Offers

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