Executive Sous Chef: Luxury Resort Kitchen Leader

Opal Sands Resort; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k)

Short Term Disability

Stay on bonus after 6 months

Free Meals on shift

Uniforms Provided

Parking Free

Job summary

Opal Sands Resort in Florida seeks an Executive Sous Chef to lead kitchen operations and guest experiences with a strong focus on food quality and safety.

The role requires an Associates Degree or substantial executive chef experience in luxury settings, plus skilled supervision, budgeting, and staff training. Expect hands-on leadership, high standards, and active menu development in a premier resort.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree and 2–3 years related experience, or 5 years as Executive Chef in luxury hotel.
• Food Safety and Sanitation Training.
• Knowledge of sanitation standards and health codes.
• Strong communication and computational skills.
• Ability to stand, walk, lift up to 75 pounds and handle stress.

Responsibilities

• Supervises food preparation, cost quality, quantity inventories, portion control menu planning, recipes and testing of samples submitted by purchasing department; assist in planning monthly kitchen budget.
• Oversees job methods and cooking standards to maintain a high quality of food and service.
• Develops standard recipes for all dishes to ensure proper portion control, uniformity of taste and quality; test new products on the market, recipes and formulas.
• Develops new cooking methods for improvement of cuisine; maintain contact with other chefs and visits other kitchens to keep abreast of new development of food and equipment.
• Assists with interviewing and hiring of applicants for employment; along with training program; and assist with the set up work schedules and job requirements.
• Assists in preparing inventories, budget forecast and may revise work schedules for each week; report on daily payrolls overtime, absenteeism and accidents.

Skills

Food safety

Communication

Computational skills

Education

Associates degree

Job description

Opal Sands Resort in Florida seeks an Executive Sous Chef to lead kitchen operations and guest experiences with a strong focus on food quality and safety.

The role requires an Associates Degree or substantial executive chef experience in luxury settings, plus skilled supervision, budgeting, and staff training. Expect hands-on leadership, high standards, and active menu development in a premier resort.