Executive Chef

Hotel Ella; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hotel Ella in Austin, TX seeks an experienced culinary leader to oversee production and operations in the kitchen, including planning, training and directing all food preparation. You will develop restaurant and banquet menus, coordinate with Sales for meetings and banquets, and ensure strict adherence to recipes and SOPs for consistency.

You will also manage labor schedules, cost controls, inventories, and safety programs, collaborating with Facilities and the Sales Department to deliver

Responsibilities

• Oversee kitchen production and operations, directing all food preparation and training.
• Develop programs, menus, promotions and advertising to enhance sales and drive guests.
• Coordinate with Sales to deliver meetings/banquet contracts professionally.
• Prepare work schedules aligned with forecasts and labor goals.
• Maintain recipe cards and SOPs for consistency.
• Establish portion and quality control standards.
• Prepare food for banquets, dining room and in-room dining per standards.
• Know and update training manuals.
• Develop restaurant and banquet menus.
• Create and monitor systems to meet daily production and service goals.
• Manage food and beverage cost, vendor sourcing, and QA.
• Oversee Food Department Safety program to meet regulations.
• Execute and supervise food production and safety.
• Conduct inventories monthly and ensure adequate stock.
• Design and implement ordering system for all supplies.
• Limit kitchen access to authorized staff.
• Develop and maintain daily/weekly cleaning checklists.
• Train, supervise and develop kitchen staff.
• Coordinate with Facilities for 3rd party equipment repair.
• Communicate service standards and events through pre-meal meetings and daily standups.

Job description

• Oversee production and operations in the kitchen, including planning, training and directing of all food preparation
• Develop programs, menus, promotions and advertising to enhance sales, increase revenues, and drive guests to restaurant/outlets
• Communicate with Sales Dept. to facilitate effective and professional delivery of all meetings/banquet contracts
• Prepare work schedules in accordance with forecasts, staffing guidelines and labor productivity goals
• Follow and ensure accuracy of all recipe cards and standard operating procedures to provide consistency and uniformity
• Establish portion and quality control standards for all culinary outputs
• Prepare food as directed for banquet, dining room, and or in room dining, in accordance with established portion and quality control standards
• Know content in all training manuals and update when necessary
• Develop restaurant and banquet menus
• Create and monitor systems daily to meet the material consumption and order required food and equipment basis to satisfy the daily production plan and meet both the operational and financial goals for hotel
• Manage food and beverage cost utilization of vendor sourcing and analyzation, PMIX analysis and quality assurance
• Oversee the Food Department Safety program to ensure compliance with company, local, state, and federal regulations
• Execute and supervise food production and food safety
• Conduct, coordinate and supervise inventories on a monthly basis and as directed by General Manager and ensure adequate inventory is available at all times
• Design and execute an ordering system for all food, beverage and other non-Food Department supplies
• Limit access to kitchen by non-department employees
• Develop and maintain current checklist; supervise execution of daily and weekly cleaning duties
• Train, supervise and develop kitchen staff
• Coordinate with Facilities Manager on scheduling and bidding of 3rd party equipment repair and maintenance
• Ensure communication of service standards, hotel events or any other relative information through daily pre-meal meetings, daily standups, and monthly food & beverage department meeting for all associates 365 days a year, through Lead and Supervisors in your absence