Executive Sous Chef

Fairmont; Austin (TX); In loco; USD 75.000 - 95.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Fairmont Austin, part of Accor, seeks an Executive Sous Chef to lead the culinary team in a luxury, high-volume setting. You will collaborate with the Executive Chef on budgets, forecasting and menu development, ensuring top-tier guest experiences and compliance with safety standards.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, coaching, and meticulous oversight of food quality, cost controls, and operations to sustain the hotel’s premium standards.

Competenze

• 3+ years in a leadership role within a luxury, high-volume hotel.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Strong team coaching and development capabilities.
• Experience with menu engineering and design.

Mansioni

• Oversee daily kitchen operations with the Executive Chef.
• Assist in financial forecasting and budget management for F&B.
• Manage inventory control and ordering practices.
• Lead initiatives to improve Guest Satisfaction Scores.
• Develop menus and implement concepts considering trends, guest feedback, and food cost.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Organization

Communication

Team Leadership

Menu Engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

Austin's largest luxury property, Fairmont Austin offers 1,048 guestrooms and suites, along with over 140,000 square feet of meeting and event space. This is your opportunity to be part of the most innovative and passionate hotel teams in one of the fastest growing markets in the United States.

Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/

Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo!#BELIMITLESS

Job Description

Summary of Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Executive Chef, responsibilities and essential job functionsinclude, but are not limited to, the following:

• Oversees daily kitchen operation and sets direction of culinary department in conjunction with the Executive Chef
• Assist the Executive Chef in preparation of financial forecasts and budgets; instrumental in taking steps to assist the division in exceeding Food and Beverage financial targets
• Ensuring proper inventory control and ordering practices are utilized
• Assist the Executive Chef in meeting or exceeding goals as identified through employee engagement surveys
• Leading initiatives to guarantee Guest Satisfaction Scores are overachieved
• Training and development of culinary team members with emphasis on team leads, food presentation and preparation methods
• In conjunction with other leaders, the Executive Sous Chef will ensure the kitchen is maintained in optimum condition
• Strives to advanceknowledge, skills and abilities and consistently shares same with others
• Instrumental in running a department that meets Health & Safety committee objectives
• Lead the kitchen in the absence of the Executive Chef
• Will be the key player in menu development and implementation of menus with consideration to concept, food trends, Guest Satisfaction results & food cost
• Actively involved in kitchen and department head meetings

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• This position is ideally suited to the individual who sees this position leading to an Executive Chef role in the future
• Preferably in an Executive Sous Chef position or has held a Senior Sous Chef/Chef de Cuisine position a minimum of 3 years
• Exceptional organization skills to manage a large food and beverage operation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A team player with the ability to train, coach and motivate employees.
• Product and quality obsessed with good knowledge in menu engineering and design.
• Previous experience scheduling of a large culinary team
• Basic understanding of labor costs and productivity
• Well versed on calculation of food cost; Experience with conducting food inventories and understanding of inventory turn-over
• Understanding of safe work practices and initiatives to reduce or eliminate accidents
• Self-motivated, detail oriented and well organized with creative flair.

Physical Demands

This position requires:

• Constant standing and walking throughout shift
• Frequent lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs
• Occasional kneeling, pushing, pulling
• Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs and ramps

Required Education and Experience

• Minimum 3 years leadership experience in a luxury, high volume hotel.

Additional Information

Your team and working environment:
A team of Heartists that are committed to working together, supporting each other, and providing the best guest experience, Feel Valued, Feel Sparked, We Are One

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. We commit to a future where diverse identities are celebrated, and equitable and inclusive practices are woven into the fabric of everything we do as an organization.

Fairmont Austin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/M/F/D/V

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