Banquet Chef

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 64,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Charlotte, North Carolina, seeks a Banquet Chef to lead culinary operations for events and banquets. The role involves ensuring high food quality and compliance with health regulations while managing the culinary team.

The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of experience, be flexible with their schedule, and hold necessary certifications. The salary range for this position is $64,000 to $78,000, plus eligibility for bonus pay and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relative experience in a kitchen of similar size.
• Flexible schedule, able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Food Handler Certification and Alcohol Awareness Certification if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high food quality and compliance with health regulations.
• Manage culinary functions to meet food quality goals.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and sanitation standards.
• Stock and maintain food product levels for smooth service.

Skills

Culinary management

Food safety compliance

Customer service

Team collaboration

Job description

We are seeking a Banquet Chef to lead culinary operations for our events and banquets, ensuring high food quality, cleanliness, and compliance with health regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide banquet guests with excellent food quality, consistency, reasonable prices, in an attractive environment and with professional service. Responsibilities include managing the culinary functions to meet food quality goals.
• Create and maintain a sound working relationship with all banquet culinary team.
• Be familiar with health requirements, OSHA regulations and Department of Labor regulations as they pertain to all kitchen and restaurant employees.
• Prevent spoiling and contamination of foods by enforcing proper sanitation practices and ensuring compliance with policy and health regulations.
• Know and consistently comply with our standard portion size, cooking methods, quality standards, and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.
• Stock and maintain sufficient levels of food products at line stations to ensure a smooth service period.
• Provide excellent quality and presentation of all food to the guests. The demonstration, preparation and execution of each menu item and its specifications and presentation will be agreed upon.
• Maintain a high level of cleanliness in kitchen facilities, including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, sauté burners, convection oven, flat top range and refrigeration equipment.
• Attend weekly BEO and Resume meetings.
• Work closely with the Catering and Banquets teams to ensure smooth execution of functions from start to finish.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relative experience in a kitchen of similar size.
• Flexible schedule, able to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to help beyond this job description and wear multiple hats.
• Food Handler Certification, Alcohol Awareness Certification (if applicable).

Salary Range: $64,000 to $78,000. This job is also eligible for bonus pay.

Benefits: paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) and many other benefits for eligible employees.

We are committed to creating a culture that reflects the diversity of our hotel and restaurant guests. We welcome and embrace people of all races, ethnicities, ages, religions, physical abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities and genders. For our complete EEO policy click here.

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