Executive Chef - EC

Montage Hotels & Resorts•Laguna Beach, CA

About The Position

The Executive Chef will provide the highest quality culinary experience to our guests. The Executive Chef is responsible for the development and oversight of the overall strategic vision of the culinary program, including profitable financial management, effective leadership of sous chefs, excellent customer service skills, and supervision of department requirements and standards.

Requirements

Minimum three years’ experience as an Executive Chef in a comparable hotel environment.
Expertise in food product, presentation, quality and preparation along with menu concept and menu design required.
Previous experience with creating schedules, labor costing, payroll administration, employee performance management required.
Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities.
Must be able to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment, and focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times.
Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written.
Must possess basic computational ability.
Knowledge of computer accounting programs, math skills as well as budgetary analysis capabilities required.
Extensive knowledge of menu development, insight into marketing, cost and wage control.
Thorough knowledge of food products, standard recipes and proper preparation.
Ability to analyze, forecast data, and make judgments to ensure proper payroll and production control.
Ability to supervise large staff and accomplish goals on a timely basis.
Ability to conduct meetings, menu briefings and maintain communication lines between line staff and Executive Assistant Manager, Food & Beverage.
Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy and collect accurate information to resolve conflicts.
Ability to create recipes and support material, i.e., recipe cards, descriptions, and pictures, and to read and visualize same.
Artistic ability to create theme menus, ideas for ice carvings, decorations, etc.

Responsibilities

Accountable for ensuring all aspects of the Hotel kitchens including but not limited to: training, supervision and scheduling of all line associates, execution of all menu items, ordering, proper storage, organization and inventory of all products, training and implementation of all sanitation procedures, developing menu items, menu matrix and recipes while managing food and labor costs.
Responsible for enhancing the quality of food product that is presented to guests. Make changes that respond to the marketplace and to guests’ needs, both present and anticipated. Recommend changes to the food product. Use market research to develop new products and ensure consistency in food delivery and standards.
Be a primary representative in media outlets, both print and televised, for food and beverage offerings at the Hotel.
Provide support of a specialist nature to the Executive Committee, particularly to the Director of Food & Beverage, and the Food & Beverage Managers and Directors.
Work in support of team goals and measures effectiveness through the Food & Beverage profit and service performance of the hotel.
Responsible for the selection, training and development of the personnel within the department.
Control the elements that determine profit and loss. Responsible for all major operating expenses. Set margins and manage the business against projections. Make decisions that relate to profit and loss. Responsible for the financial management of the operation.
Create custom menus
Create sustainable menu options
Responsible for following BEOs and ensuring any changes are made
Attend operational meetings