Banquet Chef: Creative Team Leader, Flexible Schedule

kimptonhotelsandrestaurantscareers; Georgia; On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is seeking a Banquet Chef to uphold our distinctive hospitality standards. You will maintain a clean work station, work efficiently in a team, and apply cooking techniques with seasonal ingredients to deliver exceptional banquet experiences.

Bring 2+ years of kitchen experience, a flexible schedule—including evenings, weekends and holidays—and a willingness to wear multiple hats. Food Handler and Alcohol Awareness certifications are preferred.

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).

Responsibilities

• Provide banquet guests 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.
• Must be familiar with health requirements, OSHA regulations and Department of Labor regulations as they pertain to all kitchen and restaurant employees.
• Prevent the spoiling and contamination of foods by enforcing proper sanitation practices and ensuring compliance with policy and health regulations.
• Know and comply consistently 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 the item 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.

Skills

Banquet service

Food preparation

Teamwork

Time management

Job description

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is seeking a Banquet Chef to uphold our distinctive hospitality standards. You will maintain a clean work station, work efficiently in a team, and apply cooking techniques with seasonal ingredients to deliver exceptional banquet experiences.

Bring 2+ years of kitchen experience, a flexible schedule—including evenings, weekends and holidays—and a willingness to wear multiple hats. Food Handler and Alcohol Awareness certifications are preferred.