Executive Chef - Luxury Hotel Banquets & 24/7 Dining

Restaurant Zone Recruiting; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The luxury Boston hotel is seeking an accomplished Executive Chef to lead culinary operations across its dining outlets, 24-hour personal dining, and expansive banquet program.

You will manage a scratch kitchen, drive menu development, control food and labor costs, and build a high-performing team while upholding utmost guest satisfaction. Union experience is a major plus, and candidates with luxury hotel background and strong leadership are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive culinary experience in luxury hotels or comparable high-end hospitality operations.
• 2–3 years of supervisory or senior culinary leadership experience.
• Union hotel experience strongly preferred.
• Proven experience overseeing multiple culinary outlets, banquet operations, large-scale events, or high-volume food production.
• Strong background in scratch kitchens, menu development, culinary execution, and elevated food presentation.
• Experience managing food costs, labor budgets, purchasing, inventory, and operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Culinary Leadership: Oversee daily kitchen operations, food production, and service execution across hotel dining outlets, personal dining, and banquet operations.
• Banquet & Event Operations: Lead culinary planning and execution for large-scale events, private functions, meetings, and special occasions while maintaining quality and service timelines.
• Menu Development: Collaborate with food and beverage leadership to create seasonal menus, outlet offerings, banquet menus, and customized selections for prospective clients.
• Scratch Kitchen Standards: Maintain high standards for ingredient quality, preparation techniques, recipes, presentation, portion control, and consistency.
• Team Leadership: Recruit, train, coach, schedule, and develop chefs and kitchen associates while building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and culinary excellence.
• Financial Management: Monitor food and labor costs, purchasing, inventory, payroll, forecasting, waste reduction, and departmental budgets.
• Service Quality: Evaluate food quality, taste, temperature, presentation, and timing while responding promptly to guest concerns.
• Union Workforce Leadership: Apply relevant experience working within unionized environments, including scheduling, workforce coordination, employee relations, and applicable workplace procedures.
• Food Safety & Sanitation: Enforce health department regulations, safe food handling, sanitation procedures, and consistent kitchen cleanliness.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Partner with food and beverage leadership, banquet sales, stewarding, purchasing, and engineering to ensure efficient operations.
• Operational Reporting: Review food costs, labor reports, inventory levels, forecasts, and performance metrics to support profitability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Team leadership

Menu development

Financial management

Food safety & sanitation

Union experience

Kitchen operations

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent

Job description

The luxury Boston hotel is seeking an accomplished Executive Chef to lead culinary operations across its dining outlets, 24-hour personal dining, and expansive banquet program.

You will manage a scratch kitchen, drive menu development, control food and labor costs, and build a high-performing team while upholding utmost guest satisfaction. Union experience is a major plus, and candidates with luxury hotel background and strong leadership are encouraged to apply.