Executive chef

AccorHotel • Austin, TX

4h • Onsite

About The Position

Every memorable dining experience at Fairmont Hotels and Resorts begins behind the scenes with our culinary team’s commitment to safe, efficient operations and exceptional cuisine. As Executive Chef, you will lead our team of culinary leaders and colleagues in the banquet event, restaurant and bar operations of the Fairmont Austin. Your expertise in recipe development elevates our menus while your leadership inspires and fosters our culinary talent.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years hospitality experience with 5 years’ experience at the management level with luxury and large hotel experience
• Valid trade qualifications
• Exceptional organization skills to manage a large banquet and event operation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A team player with the ability to train, coach and motivate employees.
• Product and quality obsessed with good knowledge in menu engineering and design.
• Previous experience scheduling of a large culinary team
• Proficient understanding of labor costs and productivity
• Versed on calculation of food cost; Experience with conducting food inventories and understanding of inventory turn-over
• Understanding of safe work practices and initiatives to reduce or eliminate accidents
• Self-motivated, detail oriented and well organized with creative flair

Nice To Haves

• Preferably in an Executive Chef position a minimum of 3 years

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily kitchen operation and sets direction of culinary department
• Contribute to and execution of preparation of financial forecasts and budgets; instrumental in taking steps to assist the division in exceeding Food and Beverage financial targets
• Ensuring proper inventory control and ordering practices are utilized
• Meeting or exceed goals as identified through employee engagement surveys and hotel culture
• Leading initiatives to guarantee Guest Satisfaction Scores, LQA and Reputation performance score are overachieved
• Training and development of culinary team members with emphasis on team leads, food presentation and preparation methods
• Executive Chef will ensure the kitchen is maintained in optimum condition according to local health and safety laws and Fairmont/Accor standards
• Strives to advance his/her knowledge, skills and abilities and consistently shares same with others
• Instrumental in running a department that meets Health & Safety committee objectives
• Delegation, planning and communication with subordinate culinary leaders
• Will be the key player in menu development and implementation of banquet, restaurant and lounge menus with consideration to concept, food trends, Guest Satisfaction results & food cost
• Lead kitchen and department head meetings

Benefits

• We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

What This Job Offers

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