Chef de Cuisine - Bacchus Pub

Noble House Hotels & Resorts; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hotel Baxter in Bozeman, part of Noble House Hotels & Resorts, seeks a Chef de Cuisine to lead our culinary team and deliver exceptional dining experiences. You will oversee kitchen operations, menu development, and ensure the highest standards of quality, safety, and guest satisfaction.

You will guide the team in crafting innovative dishes, manage inventory and cost controls, and collaborate with Corporate Chef & F&B teams to uphold our luxury hospitality brand.

Qualifications

• Advanced cooking techniques and with an understanding of food presentation, handling and storage as well as equipment used.
• Quality control: ensure the team meets the restaurant's specifications and quality commitments.
• Customer service: maintain high professionalism and guest satisfaction.
• Communication: detailed verbal and non-verbal communication with kitchen, front-of-house and management.
• Interpersonal relationships: adapt to different personalities with high professional ethics.
• Flexibility: assist workload as needed.
• Experience: 2-5 years as CDC, Exec Sous or Sous Chef in high-volume settings (>$5M revenue, 20+ staff).

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the entire kitchen team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.
• Develop, plan, and update menus reflecting current culinary trends while upholding quality.
• Oversee food preparation, presentation, and service to ensure consistency and excellence.
• Manage inventory, ordering, stock levels, and waste reduction.
• Supervise food production to meet safety regulations and quality.
• Coordinate catering events, banquets, and special functions with client specifications.
• Oversee shift management for smooth service hours.
• Implement staff training in culinary techniques, standards, safety, and service.
• Maintain compliance with food safety regulations and best practices.
• Collaborate with management on budgeting, cost control, and menu pricing strategies.

Skills

Food prep & production

Quality control

Customer service

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Team leadership

Job description

We are...One of the newest properties within the Noble House Hotels & Resorts collection - The Hotel Baxter - Bozeman's Crown Jewel - is a historic landmark built in 1929 and has long stood as Bozeman's gathering place and gateway to Montana. As a team member of the Hotel Baxter, you will be a steward of a Bozeman landmark where every interaction with the guests and community delivers great hospitality, genuine warmth, excellence without elitism, and luxury without pretension.

Job Type

Full-time

Description

We are...One of the newest properties within the Noble House Hotels & Resorts collection - The Hotel Baxter - Bozeman's Crown Jewel - is a historic landmark built in 1929 and has long stood as Bozeman's gathering place and gateway to Montana. As a team member of the Hotel Baxter, you will be a steward of a Bozeman landmark where every interaction with the guests and community delivers great hospitality, genuine warmth, excellence without elitism, and luxury without pretension.

Bacchus Pub is high-volume, full-service restaurant that takes pride in the quality of service and hospitality as well as the products that we serve. Our team loves to serve while cultivating a warm, caring, intelligent, and fun atmosphere. The Bozeman community is ready again to pull up a seat and see firsthand what genuine pub-house hospitality all is about.

The Bacchus Pub is currently looking for a Chef de Cuisine.

OUR CULTURE | Individual Distinction, Collective Soul

The Noble House Hotels & Resorts philosophy emphasizes "location, distinction, and soul." Our properties are not a "one-size-fits-all." And neither are our team members. What makes us unique lies within our team. We are a group of individuals that share a passion for hospitality. We let our personalities shine, and we like to have fun.

It is our pleasure to welcome you to your new family. This will be an exciting journey that you have signed up for. We will stumble together, laugh together, learn together and most of all grow together. It takes a fully engaged team for us to reach our common goal of offering our guests delicious seasonal ingredients in a warm welcoming atmosphere.

A day in the life....

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Chef de Cuisine to lead our culinary team in delivering exceptional dining experiences. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership qualities, extensive culinary expertise, and a passion for innovative food presentation. This role involves overseeing all kitchen operations, menu development, and ensuring the highest standards of food safety and quality. The CDC will play a pivotal role in maintaining our reputation for dining excellence and operational efficiency, working closely with our Noble House Corporate Chef & F&B teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the entire kitchen team, including chefs, cooks, and kitchen staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment
• Develop, plan, and update menus that reflect current culinary trends while maintaining quality standards
• Oversee food preparation, presentation, and service to ensure consistency and excellence in every dish
• Manage inventory control, including ordering supplies, monitoring stock levels, and minimizing waste
• Supervise food production processes to meet safety regulations and health standards
• Coordinate catering events, banquets, and special functions with attention to detail and client specifications
• Oversee shift management to ensure smooth operations during all service hours
• Implement training programs for staff development in culinary techniques, standards, food safety, and customer service
• Maintain compliance with all food safety regulations and industry best practices
• Collaborate with management on budgeting, cost control, and menu pricing strategies

Requirements

You own this if you have...

• Food Preparation & Production: Advanced cooking techniques and with an understanding of food presentation, handling and storage as well as equipment used.
• Quality Control and Priority Assessment: Determine how to ensure your team achieves the goal of not only meeting the restaurants specifications regarding food presentation while exceeding the outlined commitment to quality.
• Customer Service: Every order is handled with a high level of professionalism, and any guest complaints are dealt with quickly and efficiently. This requires a practical knowledge of industry best practices and customer service.
• Communication: This position requires a commitment to details both verbally and non-verbally, therefore, the CDC must encourage cooperative and consistent levels of communication with kitchen staff, front-end staff and management.
• Interpersonal Relationships: Must adapt to different personalities of clients, vendors and coworkers without losing focus. Must possess high professional ethics and avoid extreme familiarity or conflicts with others.
• Flexibility: Understanding when needed to assist the workload of others
• Experience: 2-5 yrs. of CDC, Exec Sous or Sous Chef in a full service restaurant, hotel or resort. Successful execution in a high volume ($5M+) revenue with teams of 20+ and multiple outlets.

Noble House Hotels & Resorts are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member (come as they are) as their true authentic self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team (rooted in family) and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.

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