Executive Sous Chef - Banquets

Omni Oklahoma City; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Omni Oklahoma City as an Executive Sous Chef for Banquets, responsible for managing kitchen operations and staff while maintaining high standards of culinary excellence. Ideal candidates hold a culinary degree with significant experience in luxury banquet settings, ensuring guest satisfaction and efficient food production.

Qualifications

• 3 years at an Executive Sous Chef or Sous Chef level in a 4-star banquet establishment or higher desired.
• Serve Safe certified food manager strongly desired.
• Prior admin experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the execution of all Omni Hotel policies/procedures.
• Assist the Executive Chef in budgeting and controlling overheads.
• Ensure high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen.

Skills

Customer Service

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Associates degree or higher in Culinary Arts

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Delphi

Job description

Overview

Come and join our team at this 605-room convention center hotel in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City. Our luxury hotel is located next to the Paycom Center(OKC Thunder), the Oklahoma Convention Center and across the street from the 70-acre Scissortail Park.

The property includes an all-day dining outlet (Seltzer's Modern Diner), an entertainment sports bar (OKC Tap House), specialty restaurant (Bob's Steak & Chop House), coffee shop (Park Grounds) and a retail outlet (RareBird Gift Shop). Additionally, guests can enjoy a Mokara Spa, fitness center and a rooftop pool and bar (CatBird Seat) complete with a fire pit, outdoor lawn and cabanas. The hotel offers 76,000 square feet of meeting and event space inclusive of a 20,000 square foot ballroom, 10,000 square foot ballroom, and a 4,200 square foot outdoor pre-function space that overlooks the park.

Job Description

An amazing opportunity to be a pivotal part of an Omni convention collection hotel. Omni Oklahoma City Hotel is a true outdoor recreation, entertainment and culinary destination paying homage to the heritage and modern progress of the city. With 605 guest rooms and suites, the luxury hotel will showcase views of the 70-acre Scissortail Park and the downtown skyline with 75,000 square feet of meeting and event space, sports bar, specialty restaurant, coffee shop and a retail venue.

The Executive Sous Chef - Banquetshas an overall responsibility for the efficient and effective running of the kitchen and food production banquet outlets, ensuring operating costs are minimized.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the execution of all Omni Hotel and company policies/procedures, ensuring that all services provided achieve the established standards within the agreed budgetary controls.
• To assist the Executive Chef in budgeting i.e. food cost/payroll/etc. When agreed, control all overheads/achieve food cost budget throughout the oncoming year/report all variances from actual budget with the reasons and recommendations for remedial action.
• Advise the Executive Chef on all matters relating to the banquet kitchen area and ensure a high standard of cleanliness and hygienic practice throughout the kitchen.
• Ensure guestsatisfaction with the smooth and effective running of the day-to-day operation.
• To maintaincontrol of the standards for purchasing and receiving items.
• Work closelywith the storeroom manager and food and beverage controller to establish and maintain control of the standards for purchasing and receiving items.
• To test andevaluate products for quality, paying particular attention toyield/holding qualities/market price/wastage usage of leftovers.
• Constantly inspect all food service banquet sections during service time to ensure that the correct standards are maintained.
• Responsible forcontrol of equipment and scheduling maintenance.

Qualifications

Customer Service, prior admin experience preferred.

• Associates degree or higher preferred in Culinary Arts.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Delphi or similar programs, Excellent organizational skills
• Clear, positive, energetic communication skills required.
• 3 years at an Executive Sous Chef or Sous Chef level management position of a 4 star banquet establishment or higher desired.
• Serve Safe certified food manager strongly desired

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer - vets/disability. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement are available using the following links:EEOC is the Law Posterand the following link is theOFCCP's Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination policy statement

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Source: Hospitality Online