Chef & FB Director

crestline-external; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Crestline Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Chef & FB Director to lead food preparation for all hotel outlets and to uphold the highest standards of quality, safety, and presentation. You will supervise kitchen operations, collaborate with sales and banquet teams, and drive profitability through effective staffing and cost control.

The role reports to the General Manager and requires strong leadership, menu planning, and consistency across outlets to maximize guest satisfaction and revenues.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience in Food & Beverage.
• 5+ years of progressive Hotel F&B experience or a Culinary Degree with 3+ years in F&B.
• Strong leadership, budgeting, and staff development skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise food preparation for all hotel restaurants and outlets.
• Maintain monthly food cost budget and control waste.
• Ensure food safety, quality, and presentation standards across outlets.
• Coordinate with sales, events, and other departments to fulfill client needs.
• Schedule staff and manage labor costs to optimize profitability.
• Recruit and train F&B staff to meet Crestline standards.
• Communicate financial performance and revenue plans to management.

Skills

Leadership

Staff training

Team management

Food safety

Education

Culinary degree

Job description

Overview:

As the Chef & FB Director, you will fill a vital role by directing and supervising food preparation for all food outlets of the hotel and ensures the highest-level quality and consistency as relates to food handling, food quality and food presentations while maintaining established operational standards. You will also fill a leadership role in supporting your hotel's financial goals by assisting in the daily operations of the restaurant and/or other areas of the Food and Beverage and Banquet departments. You will ensure the highest quality of product and service standards to ensure guest satisfaction and maximize revenues and profitability. This position reports to the General Manager.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Creates and plans all meals and menus for the restaurant/s, outlet/s and catered events.
• Expedite peak meal periods by maintaining a "hands on" approach.
• Works within monthly set food cost budget, adjust food requisitions and controls waste.
• Monitors food outlets, buffets, stations and food displays for creativity, quality, cleanliness and food safety.
• Assures timely set up, schedules well trained cooks in all areas in proper uniform.
• Assists the food and beverage services for conventions and group activities at the hotel and coordinates with other hotel-level departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the sales office and prospective clients.
• Works frequently with subordinates in the Food and Beverage Department to ensure all aspects of business are running smoothly and on schedules to improve existing practices and services both in the front of the house and the back of the house.
• Communicates financial information to the General Manager, including up-to-date budget information and revenue growth programs formulated through short term and long term operational and financial plans for the food and beverage department.
• Achieves budgeted revenues, controls cost (which includes labor, food, maintenance, etc.) and maximizes profitability related to the facility operations.
• Inspects restaurant and outlets daily to ensure high quality food and food presentation, cleanliness and side work duties completed. Maintain follow-through of all guest requests, problems, complaints and/or accidents which occur in the Restaurant, Room Service, Lounge or Banquets.
• Assist Department Head/General Manager to ensure training of all Food and Beverage/Banquet personnel using the steps to effective training according to Fillmore Hospitality's standards.
• Assist Department Head/General Manager to schedule employees at proper staffing levels; watches labor cost daily to ensure efficiency in scheduling.
• Participates in monthly inventories. Initiates programs to reduce breakage and loss in China, Glass and Silver.
• Assists in the aggressive recruitment of staff department using company hiring standards (i.e. behavioral questioning, reference checks, evaluations and team interviews).
• Conducts pre-shift meetings to inform staff of daily events; ensures staff is prepared, organized and delivers high standards of service.
• Assist Department Head/General Manager in developing and ensure implementation of Food and Beverage promotional ideas.
• Provides a professional image at all times through appearance and dress

Education and Experience:

• Have a minimum of 3 years of experience in a Supervisory in Food and Beverage Department.
• Have 5 or more years of progressive experience in Hotel Food & Beverage experience or other successful F&B service industry; or a Culinary Degree with 3 or more years of progressive experience in Hotel Food & Beverage experience or other successful F&B service industry.

Crestline Hotels & Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or disability status