Ibis | Kitchen Supervisor

Omni Hotels & Resorts; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Hotels & Resorts in Fort Lauderdale is seeking a Kitchen Supervisor to oversee the culinary team across outlets. You will train staff, enforce safety and sanitation, and ensure consistent quality, proper portioning, and plate presentation in a fast-paced hotel kitchen.

Responsibilities include supervising daily food prep, coordinating with server staff, managing par sheets, and maintaining health standards to Omni's high standards.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years culinary experience in a hotel or restaurant kitchen.
• Previous kitchen supervisory experience preferred.
• Proven culinary skills and ability to lead, develop, and motivate staff.
• Ability to train employees and interact with internal/external guests and courteously solve internal requests.
• Ensure that all health standards are consistently maintained.
• Familiar with batch and quantity cooking in a high-volume restaurant.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational skills.
• Culinary degree and/or formal training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Train and develop kitchen staff with hands-on approach and emphasize safety.
• Ensure quality, portion control, and plate presentation.
• Oversee daily food prep for assigned areas.
• Prep, stock, and rotate line to ensure ample supply of products.
• Coordinate with wait staff to exceed guest expectations.
• Manage prep lists and par sheets.
• Maintain cleanliness and health standards in all areas.
• Work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Skills

Culinary experience

Staff training

Safety & sanitation

Quality control

Communication

Batch cooking

Time management

Leadership

Education

Culinary degree

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel The Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel is a 29-story hotel, located at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, and connected directly to the Broward County Convention. The property offers 801 guest rooms and suites, multiple restaurants, a vibrant rooftop bar, a sprawling pool, spa, and fitness center. The hotel has over 120,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including a grand ballroom, junior ballroom, 25 breakout rooms and pre-function meeting space with waterfront views.

Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel The Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel is a 29-story hotel, located at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, and connected directly to the Broward County Convention. The property offers 801 guest rooms and suites, multiple restaurants, a vibrant rooftop bar, a sprawling pool, spa, and fitness center. The hotel has over 120,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including a grand ballroom, junior ballroom, 25 breakout rooms and pre-function meeting space with waterfront views.

JOB PURPOSE: The Kitchen Supervisor is responsible for supervising and coordinating the overall operation of the culinary team within the outlet.

Essential Job Functions

• Utilize a hands-on approach to training and developing kitchen staff. Ability to instill safety and sanitation habits in all employees.


• Teach employees the importance of consistency in preparation and presentation.


• Thorough knowledge of food handling and preparation techniques.


• Ensure the level of quality, portion control, and plate presentation is adhered to consistently.


• Supervise daily food preparation for assigned areas.


• Prep, stock, and rotate line to ensure ample supply of products is maintained.


• Work closely with wait staff to exceed guest expectations.


• Supervise the preparation of all items on prep list following standard procedures


• Always maintain high quality, inspect all food products for quality when working on prep list and service line.


• Check portion control, weights and counts prior to function.


• Fire all food for service and to serve online.


• Maintain/check cooking times and temperatures.


• Follow all storage procedures when taking food out of walk-in and when returning food to walkin.


• Always maintain cleanliness of work area.


• Keep walk-in, prep area and equipment up to Health Department and EcoSure standards at all time.


• Prepares all food items according to standard recipes and as specified on guest check, to ensure consistency of product.


• Visually inspects, selects, and uses only food items of the highest standard in the preparation of all menu items.


• Checks and controls the proper storage of product, checking on portion control, especially in specific cuts of meat, to maintain quality product.


• Keeps all refrigeration, equipment, and storage and working areas in clean, working condition to comply with health department regulation.

Qualifications

• Candidate is required to have at least 2 years culinary experience in a hotel or restaurant kitchen.


• Previous kitchen supervisory experience, preferred.


• Candidate must have proven culinary skills and must be able to lead, develop, and motivate staff.


• Ability to teach employees importance of, and how to interact with internal/external guests and courteously solve internal requests.


• Ensure that all health standards are consistently maintained.


• Ensure all safety and security policies and procedures are followed.


• Ability to train a staff to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Omni standards.


• Must be familiar with batch and quantity cooking in a high-volume restaurant.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational skills.


• Candidate must be creative and up to speed on new concepts and food trends.


• Must have basic mathematical skills and be able to adhere to recipes.


• Must work well with others and be able to effectively train culinary staff.


• Self-motivated, and ability to work with limited supervision.


• Ability to write and perform daily prep list and par sheets.


• Requires a working knowledge of sanitation standards.


• Eye/hand coordination needed to use all kitchen equipment.


• Highly motivated self-starter focused on quality, organization, cleanliness, and teamwork.


• The ability to work in a fast-paced high-pressure work environment while executing delegated tasks and assignments.


• Ability to prioritize, organize and follow up.


• Ability to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Omni standards.


• Culinary degree and/or formal training preferred.


• Must be able to utilize culinary tools (knives, commercial equipment, etc.) and taste/smell.


• Maintain a professional business appearance, attitude, and performance.


• Flexible schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays

Environment & Position Analysis

• The ability to lift up to 40 lbs., push/pull up to 50 lbs., and stand for long periods of time.


• Stand or walk for an extended period or for an entire work shift.


• Requires repetitive motion with both hands and occasional bending/stooping/kneeling.

Tools & Equipment

• Cooking utensils and equipment, pots, pans, slicer, knives, VCM, robot coups, blenders, burr mixers, ovens, grills, stoves, flat tops, salamanders

Omni Hotels & Resorts Is An Equal Opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran Employer. The EEO Is The Law Poster Is Available Using The Following Link

EEOC is the Law Poster. Omni Hotels & Resorts does not discriminate on the basis of any protected category with respect to the payment of wages.