Executive Chef — Lead Innovative Resort Culinary Program

Columbia Hospitality; Red Lodge (MT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $85-95k annual DOE

Cellphone allowance

Incentive eligible

Paid time off & holiday pay

Medical, dental, vision, disability, 4

401K

Job summary

Columbia Hospitality is seeking an Executive Chef for Rock Creek Resort in Montana. You will oversee multiple outlets including banquets and catering, partnering with departments to ensure flawless service while hands-on leading the culinary team and managing department financials.

The role requires a culinary arts degree or equivalent, 7+ years in the industry, and 2+ years in culinary management in a similar environment. Excellent business communication and MS Office skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains day-to-day operation of the kitchen and has complete responsibility for the kitchen in its entirety
• Develops and implements procedures to ensure that all work practices meet or exceed the established standards
• Communicates daily with General Manager for updates, changes and revisions to existing contracts
• Maintains standards for food quality, presentation, handling, sanitation and safety
• Ensures timely and courteous follow-through on all client, guest, and team member requests
• Assists in the selection, supervision, training, development, scheduling, evaluating, disciplining, and counseling of staff
• Demonstrates positive leadership characteristics that empower and inspire employees to meet and exceed standards
• Monitors food and labor costs
• Conducts daily walk-through of all walk-in refrigerators, dry storage areas and food lines to ensure rotation, usage, cleanliness and proper sanitation
• Utilizes specification sheets to prepare daily preparation requirements, maintains par levels of necessary items
• Prepares and manages creation of new menu items
• Ensures attractive, consistent presentations of food items, both buffet and plated
• Interacts/supervises line cooks to monitor quality, presentation and consistency of food items prepared
• Handles all needs and accommodates customer requests in a timely manner
• Sets up, re-stocks, maintains, and cleans food preparation areas
• Responsible for ensuring presentation standards are meet for all hot and cold items
• Reads and interprets recipes
• Conducts product inventories, ordering and receiving of product
• Responsible for team maintenance of grooming standards
• Responsible for team adherence to standards for sanitation and safe food handling
• Responsible for all opening and closing kitchen procedures

Job description

Columbia Hospitality is seeking an Executive Chef for Rock Creek Resort in Montana. You will oversee multiple outlets including banquets and catering, partnering with departments to ensure flawless service while hands-on leading the culinary team and managing department financials.

The role requires a culinary arts degree or equivalent, 7+ years in the industry, and 2+ years in culinary management in a similar environment. Excellent business communication and MS Office skills are required.