EXECUTIVE CHEF

Crescent Hotels & Resorts; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team Member Discounts

Flexible Schedules

Career Growth & Development

Insurance Benefit

401k Plan with Company Match

Vacation & Sick Pay

Holiday Pay

Tuition Reimbursement

Community Outreach

Job summary

The Westin Tempe, a Crescent Hotels & Resorts property, seeks a Full-Time Executive Chef to lead Terra Tempe Restaurant, SkySill Rooftop Lounge and Cup of Joe. You will manage the kitchen team, develop menus, procure food, and maintain cost controls while delivering exceptional guest experiences in a 21,214 square feet of meeting and event spaces.

This role requires English communication, strong leadership, and a commitment to safety, quality, and brand standards, with opportunities for growth

Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate in English.
• Experience leading kitchen teams and coordinating dining service.
• Strong focus on menu development and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Terra Tempe Restaurant, SkySill Rooftop Lounge and Cup of Joe kitchens.
• Develop menus and recipes to meet brand standards.
• Procure food and manage labor and food cost controls.
• Ensure proper food handling and storage in compliance with guidelines.
• Uphold guest service standards and safety procedures.

Skills

English communication

Team leadership

Menu development

Food purchasing

Cost controls

Kitchen operations

Food safety

Job description

• Hours/Shifts - open availability - including weekends and holidays**
• Summary of Benefits**

The Westin Tempe is looking for a FT - Executive Chef to join our amazing Culinary Team!

• Team Member and Family Room Discounts for both Crescent Hotels and Resort and Marriott Hotels
• Flexible Schedules
• Career Growth & Development
• Insurance Benefit Available for both Full Time and Part Time Team Members
• 401k Plan and Company Match Program
• Vacation Pay / Sick Pay – Full Time and Part Time Team Members
• Holiday Pay – Full Time Team Members
• Amazing Recognition Programs/Giving Back – Community Outreach
• Tuition Reimbursement

At Crescent Hotels & Resorts, we are a team of hospitality professionals that are deeply connected to & proud of the exceptional experiences we provide for our guests. More than that, we know our Associates are the shining stars of what we do! We understand what it takes to be a part of something great. We will encourage you to bring your true self to work every day, we will celebrate you and we will cheer you on as you shine bright in your career journey. Whether it be our health & wellness programs, best in class learning and development or our travel discounts that ‘feed your inner explorer’, we work hard to create and deliver on what YOU need. We are ready for you to start your journey with us where You Belong. We Care. Shine Bright.

An Executive Chef takes part in servicing our guests around our beautiful Hotel and you’ll be part of a great team of helpful people who are passionate about delivering exceptional service. This task is to be handled in a friendly, courteous, timely, and professional manner resulting in an extremely high level of guest satisfaction.

In the role of Executive Chef, you will be the culinary ambassador for the hotel's Terra Tempe Restaurant, SkySill Rooftop Lounge and Cup of Joe, as well as 21,214 square feet of beautiful meeting and event space by creating exceptional dining experiences for every guest. You will lead and manage the kitchen team, ensuring all menu items are prepared to the highest quality standards and that the food is handled and stored in full compliance with established guidelines. This role also includes menu development, food purchasing, and maintaining approved food and labor cost controls.

Required Skills And Abilities

Must have the ability to communicate in English. Self-starting personality with an even disposition. Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate well with guests. Must be willing to “pitch-in” and help co-workers with their job duties and be a team player. Ability to transport cases of received goods to the workstations; pots and pans of food from storage/prep areas to the serving line. Ability to work with all products and food ingredients involved. Ability to operate, clean and maintain all equipment required in job functions. Ability to plan and develop menus and recipes. Ability to apply basic supervisory skills to plan, organize, direct, coach, train, and discipline, as necessary. Ability to ensure security of kitchen access, products, and hotel property. Ability to operate with stress, time constraints, physical activity, and continuous walking. Finger/hand dexterity in order to operate food machinery. Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry, or otherwise, move goods weighing a maximum of 100 lbs. on a continuous schedule.

Customer Satisfaction

Our customers are what we are about. One of the keys to a positive guest experience is positive interaction with Crescent staff. It is essential that you remain professional at all times, and that you treat all guests and associates with courtesy and respect, under all circumstances. Every Crescent associate is a guest relations ambassador, every working minute of every day.

Work Habits

In order to maintain a positive guest and associate experience, your work habits should always meet and strive to exceed hotel standards for work procedures, dress, grooming, punctuality, and attendance. You should be adaptable to change in your work area and in hotel procedures with a willingness to learn new skills and/or improve existing ones, have the ability to solve routine problems that occur on the job and ask for help whenever you are not sure how to do something.

Safety & Security

The safety and security of our guests and associates is of utmost importance to Crescent. Every Crescent associate should adhere to the hotel security policies and procedures, particularly regarding key controls, lifting heavy objects, using chemicals, and effectively reporting safety hazards and safety concerns.

Note

This description excludes non-essential and marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties. Furthermore, the specific examples in each section are not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, they represent the typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. Other job-related duties may be assigned by the associate’s supervisor.

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