Property Executive Chef

1 month ago

Syracuse, New York, United States Marriott Syracuse Downtown Full time
Job Overview:

Responsible for all aspects of managing the kitchen and kitchen staff of 2 full-service restaurants and a multi-million dollar banquet and catering department ensuring the quality preparation of all menu items and proper handling/storage of all food items in accordance with standards. Coordinate the purchase of all food and develop menus, maintaining approved food costs and labor costs.

Reports to: General Manager

Essential Job Functions:

  1. Maintain complete knowledge of and ensure associate compliance with all departmental/hotel policies and procedures.
  2. Interview, hire, train, recommend performance evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate.
  3. Establish the day's priorities and assign production and preparation tasks for staff to execute
  4. Review daily menu specials and offer feedback to Sous chefs.
  5. Review banquet event orders and make note of any changes .
  6. Communicate both verbally and in writing to provide clear direction to staff.
  7. Take physical inventory of specified food items for daily inventory
  8. Requisition the day's supplies and ensure that they are received and stored correctly. Communicate needs with Purchasing and Storeroom personnel. Ensure quality of products received.
  9. Meet with the staff to review equipment needs, banquet plate up assistance, cleaning schedule/project status, health/safety and sanitation follow up.
  10. Ensure that staff report to work as scheduled; document any late or absent employees.
  11. Ensure that each kitchen work are is stocked with specified tools, supplies and equipment to meet the business demand.
  12. Ensure that recipe cards, production schedules, plating guides, photographs are current and posted.
  13. Ensure that all staff prepares menu items following recipes and yield guides, according to department standards.
  14. Monitor performance of staff and ensure all procedures are completed to the department standards; rectify deficiencies with respective personnel.
  15. Observe guest reactions and confer with service staff to ensure guest satisfaction.
  16. Conduct frequent walk throughs of each kitchen area and direct respective personnel to correct any deficiencies. Ensure that quality and details are being maintained.
  17. Develop new menu items, test and write recipes
  18. Assist Catering department with developing special menus for functions; meet with clients as requested, private tastings.
  19. Review sales and food costs daily; resolve any discrepancies with the Controller.
  20. Ensure that excess items are utilized efficiently.
  21. Oversee and direct training of new hires in specified phases of the kitchen operation. Maintain an on-going training program for existing staff. Reevaluate positions in the kitchen and make changes wherever necessary.
  22. Interview and hire new personnel according to hotel policies and standards.
  23. Prepare weekly work schedules for all kitchen personnel in accordance with staffing guidelines and forecasted labor costs. Adjust schedules throughout the week to meet business demands. Prepare daily/weekly payroll reports.
  24. Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis
  25. Perform any other job related duties as assigned.
    Required Skills and Abilities:

    Must have the ability to communicate in English. Self starting personality with an even disposition. Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate well with guests. Must be willing to "pitch-in" and help co-workers with their job duties and be a team player. Ability to transport cases of received goods to the work stations; posts and pans of food from storage/prep areas to the serving line. Ability to work with all products and food ingredients involved. Ability to operate, clean and maintain all equipment required in job functions. Ability to plan and develop menus and recipes. Ability to apply basic supervisory skills to plan, organize, direct, coach, train, and discipline as necessary. Ability to ensure security of kitchen access, products, and hotel property. Ability to operate with stress, time constraints, physical activity and continuous walking. Finger/hand dexterity in order to operate food machinery. Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry, or otherwise, move goods weighing a maximum of 100 lbs. on a continuous basis.

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c)

    Source: Hospitality Online

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