Creative Kitchen Director: Menu & Ops Lead

Wyndham-Deerfield-Beach-Resort; Ocean Vue (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wyndham-Deerfield-Beach-Resort is seeking a Head Chef to oversee the entire kitchen and back-of-house operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality food preparation while managing staff and budgets. The role involves menu development, collaboration with pastry chefs, and maintaining standards across the Gelateria and Patio Bar & Grill.

Candidate should have culinary managerial experience, strong leadership, and a proven ability to control costs and maintain hygiene compliance in a busy

Qualifications

• Two years of culinary managerial experience required.
• Experience in menu development and cost control.
• Ability to lead a busy kitchen and manage staff under pressure.
• Familiarity with health, safety, and hygiene codes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operations of the kitchen and back-of-house, ensuring that food is prepared safely, efficiently, and according to specifications or request.
• Ensure kitchen runs in accordance with all applicable health, safety, and hygiene codes and standards.
• Create and modify the restaurant’s menu based on food trends, food costs, patron requests, and seasonal availability.
• Oversee stocking, ordering, and purchasing of ingredients, ensuring that necessary ingredients are available and as fresh as possible while minimizing spoilage and waste.
• Maintain and inspect kitchen equipment and utensils, recommending repairs or replacements as needed.
• Maintain kitchen budget.
• Set prices for food items on the menu.
• Collaborate with specialty chefs on menu items—for example, works with pastry chefs to design an innovative, appealing, and complementary dessert menu.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Staff training

Staff scheduling

Performance evaluations

Disciplinary actions

Kitchen supervision

Menu development

Education

Culinary degree or certificate

Job description

Wyndham-Deerfield-Beach-Resort is seeking a Head Chef to oversee the entire kitchen and back-of-house operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality food preparation while managing staff and budgets. The role involves menu development, collaboration with pastry chefs, and maintaining standards across the Gelateria and Patio Bar & Grill.

Candidate should have culinary managerial experience, strong leadership, and a proven ability to control costs and maintain hygiene compliance in a busy