Culinary Supervisor

1 day ago

Arlington, Virginia, United States Highgate Full time

Hourly

Highgate Hotels
Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu. Highgate also has a key presence in Barcelona. Highgate's portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $10B and generates over $2B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry's most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.

Location
The Westin Arlington Gateway is perfectly located two blocks from the Ballston Metro Station, offering guests the convenience of reaching the nation's Capital in just minutes. See historic monuments and museums, shop trendy Georgetown, slip in a round of golf after your meetings, or enjoy a day in DuPont Circle just a metro ride away. The hotel features 338 modern guestrooms (including 14 suites) with modern amenities.

Overview
The Culinary Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that all meals coming from the kitchen are well prepared with regard to quality, consistency, eye appeal, taste and food cost. He/she is expected to meet corporate quality standards; and assist in establishing and enforcing food specifications, portion control, recipes and sanitation. The Supervisor is also responsible for controlling food and labor costs while maximizing guest satisfaction all while working in our new Commentary Restaurant.

Responsibilities

  • Keep Sous-chef fully informed of all problems or matters requiring his/her attention.
  • Monitor quality of all food product and presentation.
  • Oversee all aspects of the daily operation of the kitchen and food production areas; hot food from the main kitchen and bakery, and cold food from the pantry.
  • Make cooks aware of daily forecasts and customer counts so that they can be adequately prepared to serve both hot and cold food on time.
  • Respond to guest complaints in a timely manner.
  • Ensure compliance with SOP's in all outlets.
  • Ensure compliance with requisition procedures.
  • Monitor corporate promotions in outlets, including buffet and three-meal concept standards.
  • Know and enforce all local health department sanitation laws.
  • Know how to compute daily food cost.
  • Work with the Sous-Chef to create and implement menus.
  • Assess food portion size, visual appeal, taste and temperature of items served.
  • Check all stations at the beginning and end of every shift for proper food storage and sanitation.
  • Oversee daily activities such as preparation for all food items, sanitation of the outlets, receiving daily inventories.
  • Prepare and checkdaily food production sheets.
  • Cut meat, poultry, seafood according to daily business.
  • Practice safe work habits at all times to avoid possible injury to self or other employees.
  • Use Production Charts and or Prep sheets as specified by hotel's standards.
  • Be able to support any position in the Kitchen that is in need of help.
  • Follow all Health Department and Company regulations in regards to food and storage standards and safety.
  • Operate and maintain cleanliness of all kitchen equipment.
  • Maintain a "Clean As You Go" policy.
  • Assist in storage and rotation of food items according to hotel procedures.
  • Sign keys out and back in under supervision as needed.
  • Wrap, label and date all foods. FIFO all foods.
  • Understand formal requisition process.
  • Be responsible for quality of food.

Qualifications

  • Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
  • Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all level of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner.
  • Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.
  • Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
  • Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner.
  • Attend all hotel required meetings and trainings.
  • Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Highgate Hotel Standards, as required by scheduling, which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
  • Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing nametags.
  • Comply with Highgate Hotel Standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
  • Maximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas and assist in implementing solutions.
  • Must be effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary.
  • Must be able to understand and evaluate complex information, data, etc. from various sources to meet appropriate objectives.
  • Must be able to maintain confidentiality of information.
  • Perform other duties as requested by management.

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