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About the Role

This position is ideally suited to an individual who sees this role as a stepping stone to a Chef de Cuisine/Executive Sous Chef position in the future. You will oversee daily culinary operations and set the direction for the team in conjunction with the Executive Sous Chef.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily culinary operations and set direction for the team.
• Prepare financial forecasts and budgets for the Culinary team, including ordering and scheduling.
• Ensure proper inventory control and ordering practices are utilized.
• Set and oversee goals identified through employee engagement surveys.
• Lead initiatives to guarantee Guest Satisfaction Scores are achieved.
• Train and develop culinary team members, focusing on team leads, food presentation, and preparation methods.
• Ensure the kitchen is maintained in optimum condition in conjunction with other leaders.
• Advance knowledge, skills, and abilities and consistently share them with others.
• Be instrumental in running a department that meets Health & Safety committee objectives.
• Support and provide direction for menu development and implementation, considering banquet concepts, food trends, guest satisfaction, and food cost.
• Actively participate in kitchen and department head meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Preferably in a senior culinary position or has held a Sous Chef position for a minimum of 3 years.
• Possess valid trade qualifications.
• Exceptional organization skills to manage a large food and beverage operation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to train, coach, and motivate employees.
• Product and quality obsessed with good knowledge in menu engineering and design.
• Previous experience scheduling a large culinary team.
• Basic understanding of labor costs and productivity.
• Versed in calculation of food cost.
• Experience with conducting food inventories and understanding of inventory turnover.
• Understanding of safe work practices and initiatives to reduce or eliminate accidents.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and well-organized with creative flair.
• Constant standing and walking throughout the shift.
• Frequent lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Occasional kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs, and ramps.

Skills

• Culinary operations
• Financial forecasting
• Budgeting
• Inventory control
• Employee engagement
• Guest satisfaction
• Team training and development
• Food presentation
• Menu development
• Health & Safety
• Menu engineering
• Communication skills
• Team motivation
• Scheduling
• Labor cost understanding
• Food cost calculation
• Inventory management
• Safe work practices

Location

• Austin

Work Type

• Full-Time
• Permanent

Experience Level

• Senior culinary position
• Sous Chef position minimum 3 years

Education Level

• Valid trade qualifications

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k
• Complimentary shift meal
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academies
• Opportunity to develop talent and grow within the property and across the world
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities

About the Company

• Fairmont Austin is Austin's largest luxury property, offering 1,048 guestrooms and suites, along with over 140,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
• Accor is a worldwide leader in hospitality, welcoming individuals as they are and offering jobs and brands that match their personality.
• Accor supports employees to grow and learn every day, ensuring work brings purpose to life and allows exploration of limitless possibilities.
• Accor invites individuals to write their own story and imagine tomorrow's hospitality together.
• Accor's motto: Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS

Equal Opportunity

• Fairmont Austin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/M/F/D/V
• We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.
• We commit to a future where diverse identities are celebrated, and equitable and inclusive practices are woven into the fabric of everything we do as an organization.