Banquet Sous Chef

Sandpearl Resort; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Free Associate Parking

Free Meal for every shift worked

25% Discount in Resort Outlets

Hotel Discounts with OPL

Friends and Family Discount

Job summary

Sandpearl Resort in Clearwater, FL is seeking a Banquet Sous Chef to join our culinary team. Lead banquet kitchen operations, ensuring high quality, speed, and standards across events.

You will manage line cooks and kitchen staff, mentor hourly team members, coordinate with culinary management, and uphold health and safety standards while delivering visually appealing plated dishes for diverse menus.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED a plus but not required.
• Previous experience a plus.
• Long hours, weekends, evenings and holidays required.
• High standard of cleanliness and understanding of food safety practices.
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication including emails.
• Understand all kitchen equipment and communicate issues with engineering.

Responsibilities

• Sets up and execute hot food for restaurant.
• Sets up and execute breakfast hot food for banquet events.
• Manage line cooks, production cooks, breakfast buffet attendants and stewards.
• Train and mentor all hourly associates.
• Address kitchen-related problems and incidences promptly.
• Complete opening, daily, and weekly checklists as needed.
• Follow state health codes and SOPs.
• Uphold health and safety standards with high sanitation.
• Team player for banquets and buffets with a can-do attitude.
• Collaborate with culinary management on product quality and multitasking.
• Daily vendor orders; keep coolers and storerooms organized.
• Set up, maintain operations, and break down stations.
• Plan and prepare special occasion menus including holiday brunches and buffets.
• Develop unique and visually appealing plating designs for new dishes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Food safety

Team training

multitasking

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

We are looking to add a Banquet Sous Chef to our team. This is a great opportunity to be a part of an organization that believes our team members are our most important resource and therefore take great pride in selecting individuals that help us to achieve our company's mission.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Free Associate Parking
• Free Meal for every shift worked
• 25% Discount in Resort Outlets
• Hotel Discounts with OPL
• Friends and Family Discount

Responsibilities:

• Sets up and execute hot food for restaurant
• Sets up and execute breakfast hot food for banquet events
• Responsible for managing all line cooks, production cooks, breakfast buffet attendants and stewards
• Is responsible for training and mentoring all hourly associates
• Addressing all kitchen-related problems and incidences in a timely and effective manner
• Completes all opening, daily, and weekly checklists when necessary
• Understands state health codes and follows all company standard operating procedures
• Ensuring all health and safety standards are upheld by enforcing high sanitation standards
• Works as a team for all banquets and buffets with a can do attitude
• Works with all of culinary management team to help take care of product, multi-tasking as well as the ability to work fast and efficiently
• Is responsible for daily vendor orders while keeping coolers and store rooms organized
• Is responsible for setting up, maintaining operations, breaking down hot and cold stations
• Planning and preparing special occasion menus including holiday brunches and buffets
• Developing unique and visually appealing plating designs for new dishes

Pay Rate:

$55,000 - $60,000 a year

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED a plus but not required
• Previous experience a plus
• Must be able to work long hours, weekends, evenings and holidays
• Must have a high standard of cleanliness and understanding of food safety practices
• Must be clear and concise with verbal and written communication including emails
• Must understand all kitchen equipment and communicate issues with the engineering department

The company also conducts post-offer employment verifications, motor vehicle, and criminal background checks.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.