Executive Chef

Main & Vine Hospitality Management Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Main & Vine is seeking an Executive Chef to direct food ordering, preparation, production, and control across all hotel food outlets and banquet facilities. You will enhance the guest dining experience by refining the food product and adjusting to market needs.

The role requires leadership of the culinary team, adherence to budgets, and ongoing collaboration with hotel departments to improve Food & Beverage metrics and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years of experience in a senior culinary leadership role.
• Proven track record of managing a food production team.
• Experience at properties of similar size and quality is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct food ordering, preparation, production, and control for all food outlets and banquet facilities.
• Enhance the food product presented to guests and respond to marketplace needs.
• Set margins and manage business against projections while controlling costs.
• Maintain quality and consistency of food delivery and standards.
• Develop personnel within the department and exercise hire/fire discretion per hotel policies.
• Represent the hotel professionally in community and industry events.

Skills

Management experience

Team leadership

Education

Culinary school graduate

Tools

Microsoft applications

Job description

Job Description

The Executive Chef is to direct food ordering, preparation, production, and control for all food outlets and banquet facilities of the hotel.

Job Requirements

• Responsible for enhancing the food product that is presented to guests
• Make changes that respond to the marketplace and to guests' needs, both present and anticipated
• Recommend changes to the food product
• Use market research to develop new products
• Responsible for maintaining quality of food product and ensuring consistency in food delivery and standards
• Work in support of team goals and measures effectiveness through the Food & Beverage profit and service performance of the hotel
• Responsible for the selection, training, and development of the personnel within the department
• Able to exercise hire and fire discretion within the hotel's policies
• Oversee divisional matters as they relate to federal, state and local employment and civil rights laws
• Control the elements that determine profit and loss
• Responsible for all major operating expenses
• Set margins and manage the business against projections
• Participate, support and make recommendations for ongoing hotel programs with continuous improvement in networking
• Professionally represent the hotel in community and industry organizations and events
• Participate as a team player and provide constructive feedback to all departments

Job Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years' experience as an Executive Chef or an Exec Sous Chef
• Management experience required
• Graduate of an accredited Culinary School program preferred
• Must have experience at properties of similar size and quality
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications is required
• Verifiable record improving measurable metrics relation to the Food Department and guest satisfaction

Source: Main & Vine