Preston’s Market Sous Chef

Loews Hotels & Co; Miami Beach (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Loews Hotels & Co is seeking a Preston’s Market Sous Chef for their Miami Beach location. This role includes overseeing kitchen operations, managing staff, and ensuring food quality and safety. Ideal candidates should have leadership experience and a culinary certification, with a passion for high-quality food service. Join a prominent hotel in a vibrant location that has just undergone a significant renovation.

Qualifications

• Three to five years experience in quantity food production.
• One plus years Supervisory experience in an upscale hotel or restaurant.
• Ability to work flexible schedule.

Responsibilities

• Maintains restaurant kitchen staffing levels for optimal performance.
• Ensures adherence to departmental guidelines and sanitation standards.
• Supervises food handlers in preparation and production of food items.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Culinary skills

Food production techniques

Education

ACF certification as Sous Chef

Culinary degree from recognized culinary institute

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

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A beloved hotel with an enviable oceanfront location is now even better, following a $50 million renovation. Our newly redesigned Loews Miami Beach Hotel includes all-new touchpoints throughout the property. Welcome to a South Beach Icon, Reimagined.

Job Specific

• Maintains restaurant kitchen staffing levels so as to provide for optimal performance of all duties
• Administers and ensures adherence to departmental guidelines, policies and procedures
• Responsible for smooth, efficient, cost effective operation of restaurant food production activities, to include labor management, inventory control, use of product and adherence to all sanitation requirements
• Supervises/performs kitchen opening and closing operations
• Supervises/assists food handlers in the preparation and production of all hot and cold food items
• Orders raw food ingredients necessary to prepare all items on the menu for area of responsibility
• Ensures that all raw food ingredients are received and stored in the proper manner
• Supervises all aspects of food preparation and production, ensures that standardized recipes, plating and presentation guides, portion control and garnish requirements are adhered to at all times
• Organizes/assists food handlers in the performance of their duties as needed to ensure Loews standards for timely preparation/service of food cooked to order are met
• Monitors all food preparation, production, holding and storage operations to ensure adherence to all Governmental Food Service Sanitation standards
• Performs frequent inspections of all preparation and cooking equipment to ensure that they are kept clean, sanitary and in perfect operating order
• Reports all equipment maintenance needs to Engineering
• Interviews, selects, trains, appraises, coaches, counsels and disciplines departmental team members according to Loews Hotels standards
• Follows New Hire Training and onboarding program in accordance with hotel policy
• Reviews daily payroll report, controls daily labor costs by reducing staff as business activity diminishes
• Attends required hotel meetings to keep abreast of in-house activities, special promotions and upcoming events, maintain communications with other departments within the hotel
• Communicates daily with department team members to obtain/provide current information regarding daily activities/functions and upcoming events
• Evaluates individual team members performance, determines areas in need of improvement or requirements for advancement, establishes goals, objectives and training needs required to achieve same
• Conducts meeting with department team members as required, to communicate effectively with all beverage department personnel to ensure that they are kept current on pertinent hotel information and activities
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

General

• Promotes and applies teamwork skills at all times
• Notifies appropriate individual promptly and fully of problems and/or unusual matters of significance
• Is polite, friendly, and helpful to guests, management and fellow employees
• Executes emergency procedures in accordance with hotel standards
• Complies with required safety regulations and procedures
• Attends appropriate hotel meetings and training sessions
• Maintains cleanliness and excellent condition of equipment and work area
• Complies with hotel standards, policies and rules
• Recycles whenever possible
• Remains current with hotel information and changes
• Complies with hotel uniform and grooming standards
  
  

Qualifications

• ACF certification as "Sous Chef" or culinary degree from recognized culinary institute and equivalent experience
• Three to five years experience in quantity food production, in an upscale hotel or freestanding restaurant
• One plus years Supervisory experience in quantity food production, in an upscale hotel or freestanding restaurant
• Excellent culinary skills and knowledge of food productions techniques
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of kitchen equipment use and operation
• Ability to bend, stoop, stand, lift 35 pounds and push carts weighing up to 200 pounds
• Outstanding leadership, management, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to speak, read and write English
• Ability to work flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitality

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