Executive Chef - Banquets

Virgin Hotels • Las Vegas, NV

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Chef Banquets will play an important role for food preparation on all shifts for assigned food outlet to ensure quality food and guest satisfaction. Additionally, the Executive Chef Banquets will be responsible for maintaining department objectives, standards, guidelines, and budget to ensure proper management of the department.

Requirements

• Current, legal, and unrestricted ability to work in the United States
• 2+ years experience in a banquet management position
• Use all tools associated with the position including but not limited to knives, slicers and choppers
• Subject to extreme heat and cold, proper clothing is provided
• Review and comprehend recipes and other necessary documentation
• Inspect quality of all food items
• Communicate effectively with all levels of employees in writing and verbally in English
• Move effectively and efficiently throughout work areas
• Work in varying noise levels, the severity of which depends upon customer volume
• Prepare all varieties of meat including veal, pork, beef, lamb, poultry, game and seafood
• Must have own tools

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of and ability to prepare stocks, soups and mother sauces
• Complete understanding of all operations of the kitchen
• Demonstrated organizational skills, budgeting experience and full understanding of financials
• Previous supervisory experience
• Minimum of eight years progressive food preparation experience, or through the completion of a culinary arts degree or accredited apprenticeship and four years of progressive food preparation experience

Responsibilities

• Monitor food purchasing, staffing, food preparation and food inventory in order to control food and labor cost and waste, ensuring adherence to the budget
• Hire, train, motivate, evaluate and supervise staff to ensure that employees receive adequate guidance and resources to accomplish established objectives
• Monitor and evaluate food preparation by observing cooking techniques and tasting results to ensure food quality and consistency according to standards
• Assist in developing menu changes to ensure variety and food quality
• Monitor and advice on storage of food items to ensure quality of food and compliance with health requirements
• Perform additional duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree