Chef Tournant

Omni Hotels & Resorts; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Hotels & Resorts seeks a Chef Tournant for its Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas. The role involves managing kitchen operations, ensuring hygiene and food quality.

The ideal candidate has culinary management experience in a high-volume hotel, can lead a team effectively, and is passionate about culinary trends. Responsibilities include food production oversight, staff management, and maintaining budget standards.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of previous culinary management experience in a high volume, full-service hotel kitchen.
• Proven culinary skills and ability to lead and develop staff.
• Ability to create and understand financial reports.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily food production and presentation for hotel restaurants and services.
• Oversee staff scheduling, training, and coaching.
• Monitor and control food costs, ensuring budgets are met.

Skills

Culinary management experience

Leadership and staff development

Excellent communication skills

Creativity in food concepts

Computer literacy

Education

College education and/or culinary degree

Food handler's certification

Job description

Omni Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Chef Tournant for the beautiful new Barton Creek Resort & Spa.

Chef Tournant will be responsible for all areas of the kitchen operations, ensuring a high standard of cleanliness and hygienic practice throughout all kitchens. The ideal candidate will have experience in high-volume restaurant operations and banquet operations in an upscale/luxury hotel.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily production, preparation, and presentation of all food for the hotel's restaurants, banquet and room service to ensure a quality, consistent product is produced which conforms to all Omni Standards.
• Manage associates in scheduling, training, developing, coaching, and counseling, conducting reviews. Also focus on attracting, interviewing, retaining, and motivating the associates while providing a safe work environment.
• Monitor, analyze and control all labor and food costs; prepare the appropriate reports, charts, and schedules to ensure budgets are met or exceeded while quality is maintained or improved.
• Assist the Executive Sous Chef in the creation, costing and implementation of outlets, banquets, seasonal and special menus.
• Assume the responsibilities of the Executive Sous Chef or CDC in his or her absence.
• Scheduling of staff according to budget and business forecast.
• Provide kitchen support for banquet functions.
• Oversee proper handling and tracing of banquet food returns at end of functions.
• Direct proper sanitation of all kitchen facilities and equipment.
• Comply with Ecosure & health code standards for sanitation.
• Ensure that all kitchen equipment is in good working order.
• Direct proper maintenance of all walk-in coolers (rotation of food products and cleanliness).
• Know expectations and ensure staff understands them and executes said expectations within proper guidelines.
• Provide support and leadership to accomplish Medallia food quality score.
• Check and control sign-in and sign-out procedures for kitchen staff.
• Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• At least 3-4 years of previous culinary management experience in a high volume, full service Four Diamond Kitchen.
• Proven culinary skills and ability to lead, develop, and motivate staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational skills.
• Creative and up to speed on new concepts and food trends.
• Computer literacy required.
• Basic mathematical skills and ability to create and understand financial reports.
• Can stand, walk, stoop for the entirety of a shift and lift up to 30 lbs.
• Able to work a flexible schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• College education and/or culinary degree preferred.
• Food handler's certification required.

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster is available using the following link: EEOC is the Law Poster.