Executive Chef

Kona Kai San Diego, a Noble House Resort; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k matching

Meal provided

Cell phone allowance

Dry cleaning

Bonus potential 30%

Travel discounts

Paid holidays/vacations

On demand pay

Discount program

Job summary

Kona Kai San Diego, a Noble House Resort, is seeking an Executive Chef to lead our island-inspired kitchen. You will manage daily kitchen operations, drive culinary excellence, and partner with the Corporate F&B team on menu development for restaurant and banquet services.

You will train a team of 13 line cooks, 7 stewards, and 1 purchaser, while controlling costs, quality, and guest experiences. This role reports to the General Manager and offers comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading culinary teams in luxury hotels or resorts.
• Strong organizational and instructional skills for a team of cooks and stewards.
• Ability to collaborate with corporate F&B to develop menus and specials.

Responsibilities

• Develop and prepare menus balancing creativity with guest requests and high quality.
• Supervise cooking of items requiring skillful preparation.
• Schedule and coordinate kitchen staff to meet budgeted labor costs.
• Maintain high standards of sanitation, cleanliness, and safety.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Training & development

Luxury hotel experience

Organized

Computer proficiency

Menu development

Tools

POS systems

Job description

Description

WE ARE

Kona Kai San Diego Resort is a boutique urban resort located on Shelter Island. With 170 guestrooms, Kona Kai Resort is home to Vessel Restaurant + Bar, SpaTerre, a marina and a private club, all located just minutes from downtown San Diego. We are currently seeking a positive, hard-working, self-motivated individuals to join our fantastic team as our Executive Chef at our island-inspired resort.

OUR CULTURE | INDIVIDUAL DISTINCTIVE, COLLECTIVE SOUL

The Kona Kai San Diego is part of Noble House Hotels & Resorts: a curated collection of 20 unique hotels around the USA, distinctly unique in location and soul. Our best performers are independent thinkers, creative, and make decisions without too many corporate SOPs. They tend to be goal-oriented, financially sound, with a fair amount of grit. We look for people with high integrity and a positive, flexible mindset. Our properties are not one-size-fits-all. And neither are our people.

THE JOB:

This role will report to: The General Manager

The Executive Chef is a key part of the F&B leadership team driving culinary excellence at our hotel. Together with your Sous Chef and Banquet Chef, you manage the daily kitchen operation, cost and inventory control, and cleanliness. You constantly train and develop a team of 13 line-level culinary associates, 7 stewards and 1 purchaser. You will partner with the Noble House Corporate F&B team for menu development. Beyond, you let your creative juices flow with specials, seasonal menus, buy-outs and Chef Tables.

When joining our team as the Executive Chef, you will be offered:

• Health Benefits Package - Medical/Dental/Vision/EAP
• Matching 401k after 1 year
• Meal provided every shift
• Cell Phone Allowance
• Dry Cleaning
• 30% Bonus Potential
• Travel discounts at partner Noble House Hotels around the country
• Paid holidays/ Vacation time
• On Demand Pay - your pay before payday
• Nation wide discount program (inclusive of theme park, MLB, NFL and concert tickets )

Requirements

YOU:

To be successful in this position, we’re looking for an amazing culinary leader and people connector, who thrives on training and sharing their experience in luxury, independent hotels, resorts and restaurants. You should have experience in a similar size hotel, and kitchen. We’re looking for someone who is very organized and who is skilled behind the computer as well as creating memorable food experiences. You will be instrumental in making this resort a success.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and prepare menus that balance creativity and guest requests while ensuring cutting edge presentation and food quality in both the restaurant and banquet operations.
• Cook and directly supervise the cooking of food items that require skillful preparation.
• Schedule and coordinate the work of all kitchen associates to ensure that food preparation is economical and technically correct and within budgeted labor cost goals.
• Ensure that high standards of sanitation, cleanliness and safety are always maintained throughout all kitchen areas.
• Establish controls to minimize food and supply waste.
• Prepare necessary data for applicable parts of the budget; project annual food, labor and other costs and monitor actual financial results; take corrective action as needed to help assure that financial goals are met.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES

• Physical ability to work in hot, humid, and a fast paced kitchen environment for prolonged periods
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods thought the day
• Lift and carry between 30-50 pounds regularly or occasionally more, depending on the operation.
• to push and pull carts, equipment, and supplies weighing 50 pounds or more
• Frequent bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, reaching stretching and twisting while inspecting production, assisting with food preparation or managing inventory.
• Ability to move throughout kitchen, banquet, storage, and receiving areas safely and efficiently
• Ability to operate kitchen equipment and perform hands-on culinary tasks when needed
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Sufficient stamina to manage long shifts during high-volume periods, special events, and banquets

Are you ready to join the excitement?

We look forward to hearing from you and sharing more details about this amazing opportunity with you.

At Kona Kai San Diego, we take pride in supporting our initiatives towards Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility. We have established a hotel committee to bring together a variety of thoughts, perspectives, and expressions – and we would love for you to share yours with the team!

Noble House Hotels & Resorts are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member (come as they are) as their true authentic self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team (rooted in family) and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.