Executive Chef Assistant

3 weeks ago


San Antonio, Texas, United States Marriott International Inc Full time
Job Summary

As a key member of our culinary team, the Assistant Sous Chef will play a vital role in ensuring the success of our kitchen operations. This leadership position requires a strong focus on achieving daily objectives, leading staff, and contributing to guest and employee satisfaction while maintaining the operating budget.

Candidate Profile

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • A high school diploma or equivalent, with 5 years of experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
  • Or, a 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or a related major, with 3 years of experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
Core Work Activities

The Assistant Sous Chef will be responsible for:

  • Ensuring culinary standards and responsibilities are met, including developing new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products.
  • Maintaining food handling and sanitation standards, ensuring all employees have proper supplies, equipment, and uniforms.
  • Overseeing production and preparation of culinary items, ensuring employees keep their work areas clean and sanitary.
  • Working with Restaurant and Banquet departments to coordinate service and timing of events and meals.
  • Communicating areas in need of attention to staff and following up to ensure follow-through.
  • Supporting and assisting with new menus, concepts, and promotions for the Restaurant outlets and Banquets.
  • Assisting in determining how food should be presented and creating decorative food displays.
  • Preparing and cooking foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
  • Checking the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
Supervising Daily Culinary Team Activities

The Assistant Sous Chef will be responsible for:

  • Ensuring and maintaining the productivity level of employees.
  • Ensuring completion of assigned duties.
  • Coordinating activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
  • Utilizing interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others.
  • Leads shifts while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications.
  • Handles employee questions and concerns.
  • Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
  • Conducts employee performance appraisal process, giving feedback as needed.
  • Communicates performance expectations in accordance with job descriptions for each position.
  • Participates in an on-going employee recognition program.
  • Monitors employee's progress towards meeting performance expectations.
  • Conducts training when appropriate.
Maintaining Culinary Goals

The Assistant Sous Chef will be responsible for:

  • Following specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
  • Monitors staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs, and financial objectives are met.
  • Places orders for appropriate supplies and manages food and supply inventories according to budget.
  • Participates in department meetings and continually communicates a clear and consistent message regarding the departmental goals to produce desired results.
Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service

The Assistant Sous Chef will be responsible for:

  • Providing services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
  • Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards, and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
  • Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
  • Sets a positive example for guest relations.
  • Strives to improve service performance.
  • Handles guest problems and complaints seeking assistance from supervisor as necessary.
  • Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service within guidelines.
Additional Responsibilities

The Assistant Sous Chef will be responsible for:

  • Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
  • Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Complies with loss prevention policies and procedures.
  • Reports malfunctions in department equipment.
  • Attends and participates in all pertinent meetings.
  • Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Marriott International Inc offers a competitive compensation package, including a bonus program, comprehensive health care benefits, 401(k) plan with up to 5% company match, employee stock purchase plan at 15% discount, accrued paid time off (including sick leave where applicable), life insurance, group disability insurance, travel discounts, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, health savings account (except for positions based out of or performed in Hawaii), flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, pre-tax commuter benefits, and other life and work wellness benefits. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions. Marriott reserves the right to modify compensation and benefits at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

About the Team

Marriott Hotels strive to elevate the art of hospitality, innovating at every opportunity while keeping the comfort of the oh-so-familiar all around the globe. As a host with Marriott Hotels, you will help keep the promise of "Wonderful Hospitality. Always." by delivering thoughtful, heartfelt, forward-thinking service that upholds and builds upon this living legacy. With the name that's synonymous with hospitality the world over, we are proud to welcome you to explore a career with Marriott Hotels. In joining Marriott Hotels, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.



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