Banquet Chef — Lead High-Volume Events & Weddings

Sonesta Hotels International Corporation in; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA) with Co.

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company 1

Paid Vacation & Sick Time

Paid Parental Leave

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Company-Paid Short-Term & Long-Term 2

Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness &

Accident Insurance

Educational Assistance

Sonesta Hotel Discounts

Additional Perks & Employee Discounts

Job summary

Sonesta International Hotels is seeking a Banquet Chef to lead culinary operations across banquet services, weddings, conferences, and events. You will partner with the Executive Chef to ensure high-quality, consistent cuisine and efficient kitchen performance.

The role emphasizes people leadership, menu execution, and guest-focused service in a fast-paced hospitality environment, with opportunities to influence culinary innovation and team development.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree or formal culinary training preferred.
• 3+ years in a similar role with multi‑outlet and large‑volume banquet experience.
• Understanding of professional cooking and banquet production.
• Strong knowledge of food preparation, banquet operations, catering, inventory management, and kitchen operations.
• Experience managing food quality, labor productivity, food costs, purchasing, and operational performance standards.
• Strong leadership and team development skills with the ability to motivate and support culinary teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations, HACCP standards, sanitation practices, and health department compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily production and distribution of all banquet foods ensuring recipes and standards are followed.
• Provide coaching, training, scheduling, and hands-on leadership to kitchen teams.
• Maintain food quality, presentation, portioning, and service standards across outlets.
• Assist with menu development, seasonal offerings, and food innovation initiatives.
• Oversee kitchen workflow and line operations during high-volume service periods.
• Support inventory management, food ordering, receiving, and quality control processes.
• Monitor costs and productivity to support profitability goals.
• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations and HACCP guidelines.
• Collaborate with Banquets, Catering, F&B and hotel leadership to execute events.

Skills

Leadership

Banquet operations

Team development

Food safety

Cost control

Education

Culinary degree

Job description

Sonesta International Hotels is seeking a Banquet Chef to lead culinary operations across banquet services, weddings, conferences, and events. You will partner with the Executive Chef to ensure high-quality, consistent cuisine and efficient kitchen performance.

The role emphasizes people leadership, menu execution, and guest-focused service in a fast-paced hospitality environment, with opportunities to influence culinary innovation and team development.