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About the Role
The Executive Chef is responsible for ensuring all meals meet quality, consistency, and taste standards while controlling food costs. This role involves training staff, enforcing food specifications and sanitation, and maximizing guest satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with F&B managers and keep them informed of issues.
- Keep supervisor informed of problems or matters requiring attention.
- Coordinate and monitor all phases of loss prevention in kitchen areas.
- Prepare and submit required reports in a timely manner.
- Monitor quality of all food product and presentation.
- Ensure preparation of required reports, including wage progress, payroll, revenue, employee schedules, and quarterly action plans.
- Oversee all aspects of the daily operation of the kitchen and food production areas.
- Inform cooks of daily forecasts and customer counts for adequate preparation.
- Respond to guest complaints in a timely manner.
- Ensure compliance with SOP’s in all outlets.
- Ensure compliance with requisition procedures.
- Attend all required meetings.
- Conduct staff performance reviews in accordance with Highgate Hotel standards.
- Understand, implement and monitor corporate promotions in outlets.
- Know and enforce all local health department sanitation laws.
- Create and implement menus with the Executive Chef and Director of F&B.
- Design and employee cafeteria rotating menu and oversee cafeteria operations.
- Assess food portion size, visual appeal, taste and temperature of items served.
- Check all stations at the end of every shift for proper food storage and sanitation.
- Review and approve weekly payroll.
- Check food purchases for proper ordering, quality and price structure.
- Oversee daily activities such as preparation for all food items, sanitation, receiving inventories, log-on report and food cost report.
- Prepare daily food production sheets.
- Cut meat, poultry, and seafood according to daily business.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of related progressive experience, or a culinary graduate with at least 3 years of progressive experience in a hotel or related field.
- Knowledge of F&B preparation techniques, health department rules and regulations, liquor laws and regulations.
- Ability to work long hours when required.
- Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
- Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with all levels of employees and guests.
- Ability to listen, understand, and clarify concerns raised by employees and guests.
- Ability 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.
- Participate in M.O.D. coverage as required.
- Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Highgate Hotel Standards.
- Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming.
- 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.
- Effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems.
- Ability to understand and evaluate complex information and data from various sources.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
- Perform other duties as requested by management.
Skills
- Food and Beverage Preparation Techniques
- Health Department Rules and Regulations
- Liquor Laws and Regulations
- Loss Prevention
- Menu Development
- Payroll Management
- Food Cost Control
- Sanitation Standards
- Guest Complaint Resolution
- Staff Training and Development
- Inventory Management
- Team Leadership
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5 years of related progressive experience
- 3 years of progressive experience (culinary graduate)
Education Level
- Culinary graduate
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching contributions
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick leave
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Educational opportunities / Tuition reimbursement
- Paid jury duty leave
- Paid personal leave
- Paid medical leave
- Paid military leave
About the Company
- Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company with over $15 billion of assets under management and a global portfolio of more than 400 hotels spanning North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
- With a 30-year track record as an innovator in the hospitality industry, this forward-thinking company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition.
- Highgate continues to demonstrate success in developing a diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts, featuring contemporary programming and digital acumen.
- The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value.
- With an executive team of seasoned hospitality leaders and corporate offices worldwide, Highgate is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands.