Banquet Culinary Lead – High-Volume Luxury Events

Pacific Hospitality Group; Napa (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Meritage Resort & Spa in Napa, CA seeks an Executive Banquet Chef to lead a high-volume culinary operation for banquets, weddings, conferences, and events. You will manage a 40-person banquet team, collaborate with the Executive Chef, and ensure extraordinary food, timing, and presentation across multiple event spaces.

You will drive production planning, menu development, cost control, and adherence to safety standards while delivering exceptional hospitality for high-profile guests and large

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of progressive culinary leadership experience in a high-volume hotel, resort, convention center, catering company, or large banquet operation.
• Experience leading a large culinary team, preferably 30 or more employees.
• Proven ability to manage labor, scheduling, food costs, purchasing, inventory, waste, and budgets.
• Strong knowledge of menu development, recipe costing, and banquet production.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily culinary operation for banquet, catering, weddings, conferences, and meetings.
• Direct, coach, schedule, and develop a banquet team of approximately 40 staff.
• Partner with the Executive Chef to execute culinary vision, standards, goals, and budgets.
• Oversee large-scale production and ensure quality, presentation, and timeliness.
• Review event orders, diagrams, menus, and guest counts to plan requirements.
• Lead meetings to communicate priorities and service expectations.
• Develop production plans, prep lists, and station assignments for events.
• Coordinate across kitchens, venues, and off-site locations as needed.
• Monitor food safety, portion control, and HACCP adherence.

Skills

Banquet leadership

Large-volume cooking

Team leadership

Menu development

Cost control

Communication

Problem solving

Staff development

Education

Culinary degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Scheduling systems

Purchasing platforms

Event management systems

Culinary costing tools

Job description

Meritage Resort & Spa in Napa, CA seeks an Executive Banquet Chef to lead a high-volume culinary operation for banquets, weddings, conferences, and events. You will manage a 40-person banquet team, collaborate with the Executive Chef, and ensure extraordinary food, timing, and presentation across multiple event spaces.

You will drive production planning, menu development, cost control, and adherence to safety standards while delivering exceptional hospitality for high-profile guests and large