Culinary Lead: Elevate Dining, Develop Your Team

Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza & Battle House Renaissance Hotel & Spa; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus potential

Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Ins.

401(k) with company matching

Tuition Reimbursement and leadership开发

Hotel and Food & Beverage Discounts

Job summary

Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel in Mobile, Alabama invites a hands-on Sous Chef to lead daily kitchen operations, develop associates, and ensure consistent quality across all food and beverage experiences in a full-service hotel.

Reporting to the Executive Chef and F&B leadership, you will drive menu development, train and coach the culinary team, and balance guest satisfaction with financial performance.

Qualifications

• Strong culinary experience with the ability to deliver high-quality food, presentation, and execution.
• Hands-on leader who can train, coach, motivate, and develop culinary associates.
• Creativity and interest in menu development and improving the dining experience.
• Knowledge of kitchen operations, including food handling, sanitation, purchasing, receiving, storage, portioning, and waste control.
• Organized, collaborative approach balancing guest satisfaction, culinary standards, and financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily kitchen operations by providing hands-on supervision, guidance, training, and support to the culinary team while maintaining high standards for execution.
• Deliver exceptional culinary experiences by ensuring consistency in food quality, flavor, presentation, portioning, and overall execution.
• Develop and inspire the team through training, coaching, open communication, and collaboration with culinary, restaurant, catering, and Food & Beverage leadership.
• Contribute to menu development and culinary creativity, including daily and seasonal offerings designed to enhance the guest experience.
• Maintain strong operational standards across purchasing, receiving, food storage, ingredient quality, sanitation, food handling, and regulatory compliance.
• Support financial performance by managing food costs, minimizing waste, and using budgets, operating statements, and payroll information to effectively manage resources.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Training & development

Menu development

Kitchen operations

Food safety & sanitation

Organization & collaboration

Job description

Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel in Mobile, Alabama invites a hands-on Sous Chef to lead daily kitchen operations, develop associates, and ensure consistent quality across all food and beverage experiences in a full-service hotel.

Reporting to the Executive Chef and F&B leadership, you will drive menu development, train and coach the culinary team, and balance guest satisfaction with financial performance.