Full time

Hospitality Spotlight; Seacliff (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hospitality Spotlight is seeking a Banquet Chef for a luxury hotel on the central coast of California. You will uphold plating/portioning standards and plan event staffing with a focus on memorable guest service.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in luxury hotel banquet kitchens, strong leadership, budgeting insight, and passion for wine trends. Degree in culinary arts preferred; experience with brand/boutique hotels is a plus. This role requires excellence in ethics and mentoring the team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Banquet Chef in luxury hotel.
• Strong problem solving and quick decision making.
• Understands hotel financial reports; analyzes budgets.
• Passion for hospitality and progressive hotel career.
• Knowledge of wine, spirits and cocktail trends.
• Experience with brand and boutique hotels preferred.
• Luxury hotel experience required.
• Degree in culinary arts strongly preferred.
• Proven leadership and mentoring ability.
• Interpersonal, adaptive influencing and supervisory skills.
• Team player and multitasker.
• Excellence in business ethics and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Uphold plating and portioning standards
• Plan for event staffing needs
• Order ingredients and maintain kitchen inventory
• Enforce proper SSOP (sanitation standard operating procedures)
• Resolve problems and communicate to ensure consistency and memorable guest service
• Promote a positive work environment while mentoring the team
• Plus additional duties as required

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Problem solving

Mentoring/Team leadership

Wine & spirits knowledge

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Education

Culinary arts degree

Job description

Aptos, United States | Posted on 12/08/2025

Hospitality Spotlight is working with a luxury client in the central coast of California and we are looking for a hotel Banquet Chef.

The Work:

Uphold plating and portioning standards

Plan for event staffing needs

Order ingredients and maintain kitchen inventory

Enforce proper SSOP (sanitation standard operating procedures)

Resolve problems and communicate to ensure consistency and memorable guest service

Promote a positive work environment while mentoring the team

Plus additional duties as required

What you've already done (requirements):

Minimum of 5+ years as a Banquet Chef at a high end/luxury hotel

Thinks critically and objectively; has excellent problem solving skills and the ability to make quick decisions based on business demands.

Understands and interprets hotel financial reports; generates, and analyzes budgets and labor reports.

Has a passion for hospitality, demonstrated by a progressive hotel career.

Working knowledge and passion for wine, spirits and cocktail trends

Previous experience working with both brand and independent/boutique hotel banquetspreferred

Luxury hotel experience required

Degree in culinary arts strongly preferred

Must possess a track record of successful leadership and have the ability to teach and mentor the team

Developed interpersonal, adaptive influencing and supervisory management skills

Team player and analytical with the ability to multitask

Excellence in business ethics and integrity