Banquet chef

Valencia Group; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Life insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Community Service Days

Job summary

Valencia Hotel Group is seeking a banquet chef for Hotel Valencia Santana Row in San Jose, CA. The role focuses on menu development, testing, and coordinating banquet kitchen staff to deliver exceptional dining experiences.

Responsibilities include supervising junior staff, inventory management, and ensuring sanitary kitchen operations, with a strong emphasis on leadership and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Verbal communication with executive chef and kitchen staff.
• Creative menu input and flavor originality.
• Strong leadership to guide a team of kitchen staff.
• Meticulous planning of menus and plating quality.
• Stamina to work on your feet through shifts.
• Maintain tidy, sanitary kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Developing new menus and meals, based on customer demand or the season
• Testing and tasting all new menus/meals.
• Briefing banquet kitchen staff about the upcoming functions
• Establishing the priorities each day and assigning tasks to banquet kitchen staff
• Taking a physical inventory of specific food items for the daily inventory
• Ordering new supplies were necessary.
• Providing support and training other kitchen staff (e.g., in-line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating)
• Taking direction from the executive chef
• Ensuring the kitchen is kept clean, tidy, and sanitary.
• Supervising all junior kitchen staff

Skills

Verbal communication

Creativity

Leadership

Attention to detail

Physical fitness

Organization skills

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Hotel Valencia Santana Row - San Jose, CA 95128Salary Range: $89,000.00 - $89,000.00 Salary/yearHotel Valencia Santana Row is located in San Jose, CA and is a pillar of the community. Our hotel is unique to the city and we are looking for outstanding talent to provide exceptional customer service to our guests. We are part of Valencia Hotel Group, a collection of hotels are created for today’s passionate traveler, each of our hotels are intentionally built to showcase modern design and classic character. We are looking for team members who are ready to be empowered to go above and beyond.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing new menus and meals, based on customer demand or the season
• Testing and tasting all new menus/meals.
• Briefing banquet kitchen staff about the upcoming functions
• Establishing the priorities each day and assigning tasks to banquet kitchen staff
• Taking a physical inventory of specific food items for the daily inventory
• Ordering new supplies were necessary.
• Providing support and training other kitchen staff (e.g., in-line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating)
• Taking direction from the executive chef
• Ensuring the kitchen is kept clean, tidy, and sanitary.
• Supervising all junior kitchen staff

Skills and relevant work experience

• Verbal communication skills, as banquet chefs will need to communicate with the executive chef and other kitchen staff.
• Creativity,as part of producing excellent meals is to think outside the box and add a touch of uniqueness.
• Leadership skills,as banquet chefs will need to lead a team of staff and must be able to do this confidently.
• Attention to detail, as banquet chefs must plan the best menus, with the most delicious flavoring.
• Physical fitness,as banquet chefs will have to be on their feet all-day
• Organization skills,as kitchens are busy and stressful and banquet chefs need to keep their work environment tidy and clean.

BENEFITS:

• Medical, Dental, Life insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Community Service Days

If you have a passion for making people smile, teamwork, and excellence, we invite you to join our team! This can be the exciting next step in your hospitality career.

Valencia Hotel Group (and all its affiliates) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Valencia Hotel Group provides equal employment opportunities to all persons. The company does not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or ancestry in recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion or any other condition of employment and actively seeks a diverse and representative work force.