Chef de Cuisine: Creative Menu Lead & Kitchen Ops

Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks a Chef de Cuisine to manage a specific restaurant and collaborate with the Executive Chef to create, implement menus and concepts, functioning with the autonomy of an owner/operator.

The role includes leading senior operations, coordinating dining room and culinary staff, and driving guest satisfaction through creative menus, events, and cost-conscious kitchen management.

Qualifications

• In-depth skills and knowledge of all kitchen operations.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization and relationship skills.
• Experience with training, basic financial management and customer service.
• Proficient in general computer knowledge.
• A true desire to exceed guest expectations in a fast paced customer service environment.
• Culinary education and/or on the job training, independent restaurant experience is preferred.
• Geographic and schedule flexibility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior leadership by developing and assuming key management responsibilities
• Assume the role of liaison between all dining room operations and culinary staff
• Supervise the preparation and cooking of various food items
• Develop and implement creative menu items within the restaurant concept
• Plan, coordinate & develop special events and holiday functions
• Manage hourly kitchen employees through scheduling, payroll, training, coaching, evaluating and hiring
• May manage other key culinary leadership rolls including supervisor and other less senior Sous Chefs
• Lead and coach the team towards achieving exceptional guest service and employee satisfaction results
• Monitor food production, ordering, cost, and quality and consistency on a daily basis
• Participate in marketing events directly related to their specific restaurant

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Customer service

Menu development

Training

Education

Culinary education

Independent restaurant experience

Job description

Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks a Chef de Cuisine to manage a specific restaurant and collaborate with the Executive Chef to create, implement menus and concepts, functioning with the autonomy of an owner/operator.

The role includes leading senior operations, coordinating dining room and culinary staff, and driving guest satisfaction through creative menus, events, and cost-conscious kitchen management.