Banquet Kitchen Lead — Elevate Big-Event Feasts

Omni Hotels; Carlsbad, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Hotels is seeking a Banquet Sous Chef to assist the Executive Chef in delivering high-quality banquet meals and ensuring timely service across events.

Responsibilities include maintaining food quality, portion control, presentation, and supervising banquet staff; training new hires and coordinating with banquet chefs on BEOs and production schedules. The role requires two years of supervisory experience and several years in high-volume food preparation.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions and procedures.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to apply common sense to follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality, portion control and presentation of food.
• Cleanliness and safety of kitchen per health regulations.
• Train new banquet employees to maintain quality and consistency.
• Ensure production is completed and ready for banquet functions as per schedule.
• Communicate with banquet Chef regarding BEOs, special functions, and production sheets.

Skills

Assistant supervisor

Quantity cooking

Sauce basics

Job description

Omni Hotels is seeking a Banquet Sous Chef to assist the Executive Chef in delivering high-quality banquet meals and ensuring timely service across events.

Responsibilities include maintaining food quality, portion control, presentation, and supervising banquet staff; training new hires and coordinating with banquet chefs on BEOs and production schedules. The role requires two years of supervisory experience and several years in high-volume food preparation.