Banquet Chef — Lead Menu Creation & Event Services

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

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.