Executive Cruise Kitchen Director

Hornblower Corp; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hornblower Corp. seeks a Culinary Director to lead back-of-the-house cruise operations, ensuring high food quality, sanitation, and guest satisfaction while driving profitability. The role requires supervising kitchen staff, budgets, and safety programs across multiple cruises.

Ideal candidates have strong culinary技 background, extensive kitchen management experience in high-volume environments, and ServSafe certification. Weekend/holiday availability is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of total kitchen management experience in high-volume settings.
• Strong knowledge of health codes and sanitation practices.
• Ability to recruit, train and coach kitchen staff at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead back-of-the-house operations for each cruise.
• Manage kitchen staff recruitment, training, coaching and retention.
• Develop budgets with Food & Beverage Director(s) per company guidelines.
• Ensure adherence to sanitation codes and health regulations.
• Collaborate with other departments for guest satisfaction and service quality.
• Monitor costs and inventory to optimize profitability.

Skills

Kitchen management

Staff training

Budgeting

Food safety

Customer service

Education

High school diploma

ServSafe Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Job description

Hornblower Corp. seeks a Culinary Director to lead back-of-the-house cruise operations, ensuring high food quality, sanitation, and guest satisfaction while driving profitability. The role requires supervising kitchen staff, budgets, and safety programs across multiple cruises.

Ideal candidates have strong culinary技 background, extensive kitchen management experience in high-volume environments, and ServSafe certification. Weekend/holiday availability is required.