Executive Chef - Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel and Suites

Hilton; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global hospitality company as an Executive Chef, where your culinary creativity and leadership will shine. In this dynamic role, you'll oversee kitchen operations, develop a high-performing team, and create exceptional dining experiences that reflect the rich cultural diversity of Southern Ontario. You'll be responsible for menu creation, quality control, and fostering positive guest relations. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a vibrant culinary environment, ensuring that every dish meets the high standards of excellence expected by guests. Be part of a team dedicated to providing remarkable hospitality experiences every day.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Executive Chef or high-performing Sous Chef.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to create high-quality dishes and manage kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations and manage the kitchen team effectively.
• Create menus that meet customer needs and maintain quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Creative Food Production

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Trade Qualification

Management Certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

The award winningHilton Toronto Airport Hotel and Suitesis searching for a dynamicExecutive Chef. In this role, you will lead the operations in Mosaic Kitchen, Bar & Lounge, Banquets and In Room Dining. Mosaic is our culinary expression of the rich cultural diversity found in Southern Ontario. Mosaic features an open kitchen and open flame oven center in the dining room, which creates a menu of rustic, comforting dishes with a worldly influence. Where ever possible, local ingredients from Ontario and the surrounding provinces are woven throughout our seasonal menus.

What will I be doing?

As Executive Chef, you are fully responsible for developing the reputation of the hotel through the production of excellent quality food throughout the hotel, and the development of a high quality kitchen brigade. An Executive Chef will oversee the operational management of the kitchen and Team Members. Specifically, an Executive Chef will perform the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Lead of the kitchen brigade and ensure ongoing development of Team Members
• Identify an effective approach to succession planning
• Create menus that meet and exceed customers' needs and conform to brand standards
• Ensure the consistent production of high quality food through all hotel food outlets
• Develop positive customer relations through proactive interaction with Guests, Team Members, contractors, and suppliers
• Resolve, promptly and completely, any issues that may arise in the kitchen or related areas among Guests and Team Members
• Manage department operations, including budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, and waste management
• Manage all aspects of the kitchen including operational, quality and administrative functions
• Actively seek verbal feedback from customers on a regular basis and respond to all guest queries in a timely and efficient manner
• Ensuring adequate resources are available according to business needs
• Manage the provision of food to Food and Beverage outlets and taking action where necessary to ensure compliance with current legislation
• Control costs without compromising standards, improving gross profit margins and other departmental and financial targets
• Ensure team members have an up-to-date knowledge of menu items, special promotions, functions and events
• Maintain good communication and work relationships in all hotel areas
• Ensure that staffing levels are maintained to cover business demands
• Ensure monthly communication meetings are conducted and post-meeting minutes generated
• Manage staff performance issues in compliance with company policies and procedures
• Recruit, manage, train and develop the kitchen team
• Comply with hotel security, fire regulations and all health and safety and food safety legislation
• Ensure maintenance, hygiene and hazard issues are dealt with in a timely manner
• Manage financial performance of the department so all planning is in line with hotel objectives
• Manage food control systems are adhered to them so margins are on target in a pro-active way
• Regular review of all menus with Food and Beverage manager to confirm offerings are in line with market trends
• Be environmentally aware
• Ensure food wastage program is adhered to so that margins are on target
• Responsible for ensuring that the monthly working schedules are made and maintained in accordance with local legislation

What are we looking for?

An Executive Chef serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

• Previous, relevant experience as an Executive Chef or a high-performing Sous Chef in a first class property, required
• Excellent leadership skills
• A creative approach to the production of high quality food
• A business focused approach to managing a hotel kitchen
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to build relationships, internal and external, to the hotel and the Company
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• A current, valid, and relevant trade qualification (proof may be required)

It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

• A certification in management
• Proficiency with computers and computer programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!

ACCESSIBILITY Hilton Hotels and Resorts are committed to providing equality of services, access to facilities for all our guests. For more information on this hotel’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) policy and plan please contact the hotel at [e-mail] or call 1-844-217-AODA.