Banquet Sous Chef

Omni Hotels & Resorts; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative team at a luxury hotel in Boston, where creativity and culinary excellence meet. As a Sous Chef, you'll lead the culinary operations, ensuring high-quality dining experiences while managing costs and compliance. This role offers a dynamic environment where your creativity can flourish, contributing to a culture of fun and growth. Enjoy generous benefits, including complimentary meals and health insurance, while shaping memorable experiences for guests in a vibrant setting. If you're passionate about culinary arts and thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Complimentary Meals

Health Insurance

Matching 401(k)

Generous Paid Time Off

Discounted Associate Rates

Qualifications

• 3+ years in kitchen leadership with knowledge of culinary trends.
• Experience in large convention hotels preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily culinary operations and ensure quality control.
• Supervise kitchen sanitation and compliance with health standards.
• Assist in budgeting and control overheads.

Skills

Culinary Leadership

Menu Development

Food Cost Management

Sanitation Standards Compliance

Stress Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

The 1,054-room Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport is the newest luxury hotel in the City of Boston, and the most significant hotel project in the city for the last forty years. The property features seven outlets for drinking and dining, a signature spa, fitness center, and rooftop pool. It boasts more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and event space, and caters to the most discerning clientele.

Job Description

The Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport is located in the center of the bustling Seaport District. The AAA Four Diamond rated hotel boasts 1,054 finely appointed guestrooms with 52 suites, seven delectablediningexperiences, a scenicrooftop pool, a luxuryBreve Spa, and more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and event space allowing to provide each guest a unique and memorable experience. Come join the team that was voted “2023 Best Places to Work” by the Boston Business Journal!

Creativity must infuse everything we do, and everyone in the hotel. Performance realities will always exist, but we use these constraints to push, not limit, our creativity. We believe there is always a way to make it work. If we don't have the solution, we dig deeper creatively to find one.

Grab the reigns and help shape the future of the Seaport’s best kept secret! Creativity must infuse everything we do, and everyone in the Hotel. Performance realities will always exist, but we use these constraints to push, not limit, our creativity.

The Sous Chef is responsible for the management of all aspects of the culinary operation, in accordance with hotel standards. Will direct, implement, and maintain a service and management philosophy which serves as a guide to respective staff.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day operation for assigned culinary area, to include efficient and effective running of all the kitchen and food production outlets, ensuring operating costs are minimized.
• Supervise the kitchen sanitation operation and timing of service out of the kitchen and into all outlet areas. Ensures prompt delivery and quality control from point of departure to arrival.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and sanitation awareness standards. Prepare daily for health department and Ecosure inspections.
• Control requisitioning of food quantities by forecasting volume to achieve maximum profitability by avoiding over/under production.
• Work with Executive Chef to plan and implement menu development. Produce current and creative dishes that speak to the hotel concepts.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of local competitor’s food production and offerings.
• Assist in budgeting process. Control overheads and achieve budget throughout the year. Report all variances from budget with reason and recommend corrective action.
• Conduct/attend all required department trainings and meetings.
• Perform any other duties required by management.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have at least 3 years’ experience in a kitchen leadership capacity and excellent knowledge of current culinary trends.
• Large convention hotel / high volume business experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent.
• Union environment experience preferred.
• Must be competent in culinary creativity as demonstrated by cooking test.
• Strong knowledge of food cost and inventories.
• Must possess the ability to handle stressful and busy hotel operations.
• Ability to always maintain a positive and professional demeanor and composure.

PERKS AND BENEFITS:

• A culture of fun, inclusion, and growth
• Complimentary meals
• Health Insurance and matching 401(k) after one year
• Generous Paid Time Off offered after 90 days
• Performance-driven, ALL-IN culture

Discounted associate rates at Omni properties nationwide

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