Banquet Chef: Lead Luxury Event Dining & Team

The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa in Houston is seeking an experienced banquet chef/sous chef to lead and train kitchen staff, ensuring food is prepared and presented to luxury hotel standards while maintaining discretion and professionalism.

This role requires 5–8 years in upscale hotel/banquet settings, strong communication, cost controls, and mastery of cooking techniques; duties include assigning tasks, supervising staff, managing inventory, and ensuring sanitation and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Must have 5-8 years previous experience in an upper tiered restaurant and/or hotel as the banquet chef or sous chef.

Responsibilities

• Assigns in detail, specific duties to all employees under supervision for the efficient operation of banquets.
• This position requires strong skills in human resources, training, team management, instruction and motivation, sanitation, preventive maintenance, financial understanding of profit and loss and public relations skills.
• Candidate must maintain excellent purchasing, inventory and food cost controls.
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing to provide clear directions to staff. Coach, counsel and observe performance, encouraging improvement. Administration of disciplinary procedures and performance evaluations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team management

Training

Sanitation

P&L understanding

Public relations

Purchasing

Inventory control

Communication

Disciplinary procedures

Education

High school education

Job description

The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa in Houston is seeking an experienced banquet chef/sous chef to lead and train kitchen staff, ensuring food is prepared and presented to luxury hotel standards while maintaining discretion and professionalism.

This role requires 5–8 years in upscale hotel/banquet settings, strong communication, cost controls, and mastery of cooking techniques; duties include assigning tasks, supervising staff, managing inventory, and ensuring sanitation and safety compliance.