Chef de Cuisine

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lucrative salary

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K with employer matching

Paid time off

Complimentary hotel stays

Wellbeing programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Naples location is seeking an experienced Chef de Cuisine to lead culinary operations for The Wager pub, delivering premium coastal-inspired dishes with exceptional quality and presentation.

The role requires managing kitchen staff, developing menus, and ensuring food safety in a luxury setting on Florida's Gulf Coast. Join a renowned team offering extensive benefits and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• College degree preferably in hotel/restaurant management or culinary arts, or equivalent senior culinary experience.
• Fine dining operations and luxury hospitality experience required.
• Working knowledge of division and operating culinary operations; ability to use culinary production equipment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate selection, training, development, and evaluation of Culinary Department staff to meet standards and long-range plans.
• Assist in planning and development of menus for fine-dining restaurant; ensure consistent quality and presentation.
• Control labor and operating expenses through scheduling, budgeting, purchasing, and inventory control.
• Ensure sanitation standards and cleanliness meet Four Seasons and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain quality and portion control; monitor deliveries and adjust purchases to meet demand.
• Communicate with staff and managers to coordinate needs and meet business goals; interact with guests to ensure satisfaction.
• Orient and train kitchen personnel on company policies and Chef partnership rules.
• Review daily activities and schedules to align with business needs; manage events and functions.
• Maintain kitchen inventory and prepare payroll records for submission.
• Control food costs via recipes, storage, and waste control procedures.
• Assist with setup and cleanup of operational areas.

Skills

Fine dining

Luxury hospitality

English proficiency

Culinary operations

Education

College degree in hotel/restaurant management or culinary arts

Tools

Culinary production equipment

Job description

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

A rare gem on Florida’s Gulf Coast of Southwest Florida, Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, is an exclusive collection of 156 luxurious beachfront private residences and a 222-room hotel all within a 125-acre walkable coastal village in the heart of Old Naples. Honoring local heritage and artfully reimagined for modern-day elegance, the resort includes residents-only facilities and amenities, a luxury spa and state-of-the-art well-being/fitness center, exquisite and diverse fine dining outlets, outdoor pursuits to include a tennis center, and an 18-hole golf course, bowling and movie theater experiences, and an exclusive private club. The first of its kind, the Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, is paradise found.

About the role:

Plan, organize, control, and direct all culinary operations for The Wager , a lively coastal-inspired sports pub known for grilled favourites, shareable plates, and a vibrant social atmosphere. Responsible for leading kitchen staff, overseeing food preparation and execution, and ensuring exceptional quality, consistency, and presentation of all menu items. Maintain high standards of food safety, efficiency, and guest satisfaction while supporting a dynamic dining experience that embodies camaraderie, fun, and great hospitality.

What you will do:

• Coordinate the selection, training, development, and evaluation of employees and managers in the Culinary Department through effective management and leadership to ensure that established cultural and core standards are met; long-range strategic operational planning. Prepare food items.
• Assist in the planning and development of menus for the fine-dining restaurant, ensure the correct preparation and presentation of a consistent level for all food items prepared through production and demonstration, utilize creative menu planning to minimize waste.
• Control labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory control.
• Ensure that sanitation standards as set forth by Four Seasons, local, state, and federal regulations are in compliance as well as the cleanliness and organization of the kitchen.
• Maintain control systems which will assure quality and portion consistency, monitor food shipments to ensure they meet established purchasing specifications as well and foster an awareness of the importance of food preparation and quality.
• Communicate with employees and managers to ensure operational needs are met, coordinate menu tastings, as well as attend regular operational meetings to ensure effective coordination and cooperation between departments, interact directly with guests to ascertain satisfaction.
• Orients and trains kitchen personnel in Company, department and Chef partnership rules, policies and procedures.
• Meets with direct reports to review schedules, assignments, anticipated business levels, group event orders, post function sheets, equipment needs, cleaning schedules, health/safety and sanitation follow up and any other information pertinent to meet business demands.
• Reviews daily activities of the following: house count, forecasted covers by outlet, catering convention activities, purchases and meetings/appointments.
• Ensures that kitchen is stocked with specified tools, supplies and equipment. Conduct and maintain daily physical inventory for specified items and replenish as necessary to meet business demands.
• Maintains daily/weekly payroll record for submission to payroll.
• Controls food cost by reviewing sales and establishing purchasing specification, storeroom requisition systems, product storage requirements, standardization recipes and waste control procedures.
• Assist with set-up and cleaning of operational areas.

What you bring:

• College degree preferably in hotel/restaurant management or culinary arts, or equivalent senior culinary experience.
• Two to three years previous experience in culinary managerial position. Preferably in a similar capacity of Chef de Cuisine, or specialty Chef.
• Fine dining operations/Luxury hospitality is a requirement.
• Requires a working knowledge of division and operating culinary operations.
• Requires ability to operate computer equipment and other food & beverage computer systems.
• Requires the ability to operate and utilize culinary production equipment and tools.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Must be able to obtain any required food handing or sanitation certifications required by local or state agencies. Preferred that candidate has already obtained.

What we offer:

Four Seasons believes in offering the best to the best when it comes to employee benefits! Here is what we are offering you:

• Lucrative salary!
• Market-leading benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K with employer matching all starting at 30 days!
• Time off plans starting on the day of hire!
• An opportunity to be a part of a cohesive team in an inclusive work environment!
• Complimentary and discounted hotel staysaround the world!
• Wellbeing and mental health initiatives and focused company!
• Embracement and promotion of diversity in our workplace!
• Complimentary employee meals and beverages!
• Tuition reimbursement!

Schedule & Hours:

Ability to work any scheduled days of the week and times of the day may vary based on business need, including holidays.

Learn more about what it is like to work at Four Seasons-visit us:

Four Seasons is an Equal Opportunity, Affimative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. To access the ‘EEOC is The Law’ Information poster please visit this website -