Executive chef

Fairmont; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairmont Austin is seeking an Executive Chef to lead our culinary team across banquet, restaurant and lounge operations. You will drive menu development, maintain high standards of food quality, and ensure healthy financial performance through budgeting and cost controls.

You will mentor and coach a large culinary staff, optimize health & safety practices, and collaborate with hotel leadership to enhance guest satisfaction and overall brand experience in a luxury setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years hospitality experience with 5 years’ management in luxury/large hotel settings
• Executive Chef experience a minimum of 3 years preferred
• Exceptional organization skills to manage large banquet and event operations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A team player with ability to train, coach and motivate employees
• Product and quality obsessed with menu engineering and design
• Experience scheduling of a large culinary team
• Proficient understanding of labor costs and productivity
• Versed on calculation of food cost; experience with inventories and turnover
• Understanding of safe work practices and initiatives to reduce accidents

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily kitchen operation and sets direction of culinary department
• Contributes to and executes preparation of financial forecasts and budgets; helps exceed Food and Beverage targets
• Ensures proper inventory control and ordering practices
• Meets or exceeds goals identified through employee engagement surveys and hotel culture
• Leads initiatives to guarantee Guest Satisfaction Scores, LQA and Reputation targets
• Trains and develops culinary team members, emphasizing leadership and food presentation methods
• Maintains kitchen in optimum condition per health and Fairmont/Accor standards
• Delivers knowledge sharing and mentorship to junior staff
• Leads menu development and implementation for banquet, restaurant and lounge concepts
• Leads kitchen and department head meetings

Skills

Leadership

Menu development

Team training

Food cost management

Communication

Job description

Austin's largest luxury property, Fairmont Austin offers 1,048 guestrooms and suites, along with over 140,000 square feet of meeting and event space. This is your opportunity to be part of the most innovative and passionate hotel teams in one of the fastest growing markets in the United States.

Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor,

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Job Description

Every memorable dining experience at Fairmont Hotels and Resorts begins behind the scenes with our culinary team’s commitment to safe, efficient operations and exceptional cuisine. As Executive Chef, you will lead our team of culinary leaders and colleagues in the banquet event, restaurant and bar operations of the Fairmont Austin. Your expertise in recipe development elevates our menus while your leadership inspires and fosters our culinary talent.
Summary of Responsibilities:

• Oversees daily kitchen operation and sets direction of culinary department
• Contribute to and execution of preparation of financial forecasts and budgets; instrumental in taking steps to assist the division in exceeding Food and Beverage financial targets
• Ensuring proper inventory control and ordering practices are utilized
• Meeting or exceed goals as identified through employee engagement surveys and hotel culture
• Leading initiatives to guarantee Guest Satisfaction Scores, LQA and Reputation performance score are overachieved
• Training and development of culinary team members with emphasis on team leads, food presentation and preparation methods
• Executive Chef will ensure the kitchen is maintained in optimum condition according to local health and safety laws and Fairmont/Accor standards
• Strives to advance his/her knowledge, skills and abilities and consistently shares same with others
• Instrumental in running a department that meets Health & Safety committee objectives
• Delegation, planning and communication with subordinate culinary leaders
• Will be the key player in menu development and implementation of banquet, restaurant and lounge menus with consideration to concept, food trends, Guest Satisfaction results & food cost
• Lead kitchen and department head meetings

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years hospitality experience with 5 years’ experience at the management level with luxury and large hotel experience
• Preferably in an Executive Chef position a minimum of 3 years
• Exceptional organization skills to manage a large banquet and event operation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A team player with the ability to train, coach and motivate employees.
• Product and quality obsessed with good knowledge in menu engineering and design.
• Previous experience scheduling of a large culinary team
• Proficient understanding of labor costs and productivity
• Versed on calculation of food cost; Experience with conducting food inventories and understanding of inventory turn-over
• Understanding of safe work practices and initiatives to reduce or eliminate accidents
• Self-motivated, detail oriented and well organized with creative flair

Additional Information

Your team and working environment:
A team of Heartists that are committed to working together, supporting each other, and providing the best guest experience, Feel Valued, Feel Sparked, We Are One

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. We commit to a future where diverse identities are celebrated, and equitable and inclusive practices are woven into the fabric of everything we do as an organization.

Fairmont Austin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/M/F/D/V