Chef Tournant
About The Position
The Peninsula Chicago is seeking a creative, highly organized Chef Tournant to work with its food and beverage operations and create a memorable guest experience. The role is based at a luxury Five-Star Five-Diamond property in the heart of Michigan Avenue, Chicago, with opportunities to grow within a diverse, multi-outlet property. The Chef Tournant designs, expedites, directs, controls, and trains staff in preparing ingredients according to recipes; advances preparation and cooking methods with precise accuracy and timing; and oversees cleanliness and sanitation of equipment, food storage, and work areas. The role also supports food inventory and cost control, keeps up with food trends, conducts meetings and briefings when the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef are absent, and orients new employees to their work areas, duties, and responsibilities. The salary range is $85,000–$95,000 per year. Applicants must have work authorization in the United States.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in a hotel restaurant as a kitchen manager, or relevant supervisory/sous chef experience in an upscale restaurant.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage and work as part of a team.
- Creativity and motivation.
- Must have work authorization in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts preferred.
Responsibilities
- Design, expedite, direct, control, and train staff in preparing ingredients according to each recipe.
- Advance preparation and cooking methods with precise accuracy and timing.
- Delegate and check work to maintain cleanliness and sanitation of equipment, food storage, and work areas.
- Supervise the team in cleaning according to daily and weekly schedules.
- Maintain proper food inventory and control costs.
- Communicate emerging food trends.
- Schedule and conduct regular meetings and briefings in the absence of the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef.
- Orient new employees to their work area, duties, and responsibilities.
Benefits
- Exceptional health benefits package.
- 401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match.
- 10 vacation days per year.
- 9 paid holiday days per year.
- 5 Chicago Paid Sick Leave days per year.
- 5 Chicago Paid Leave days per year.
- Complimentary employee meals.
- Discounted parking.
- Discounted and complimentary room nights at The Peninsula Hotels.
- 50% restaurant discount.
- 50% discount on spa services.
- 25% discount on spa retail.
- 80% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Complimentary life insurance.
- Complimentary long-term disability.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
