Rooftop Sous Chef — Luxury Resort Culinary Leader

Hyatt; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 Complimentary hotel room nights

Discounted room rates

Bereavement and jury duty pay

Vacation, sick, and new child leave

401K with employer match

Stock Purchase Plan

Complimentary employee meals

Job summary

The Seabird Ocean Resort and Spa in Oceanside, CA seeks an experienced Sous Chef to lead culinary operations for The Rooftop Bar. You will implement quality standards, mentor staff, and ensure a memorable guest experience under the Executive Chef and CDC.

The role emphasizes menu development, events planning, payroll oversight, and collaboration with the management team to uphold luxury hospitality benchmarks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of culinary experience in a leadership role.
• Commitment to quality, excellence, and genuine hospitality.
• Luxury hospitality experience preferred.
• Fluent English is required.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Develop and assume key management responsibilities in assigned outlet as directed by CDC or Executive Chef.
• Liaise between dining room operations and culinary staff per CDC/Executive Chef.
• Supervise preparation and cooking of various food items.
• Develop and implement creative menu items within the restaurant concept.
• Plan, coordinate and implement special events and holiday functions.
• Manage hourly kitchen employees through scheduling, payroll, training, coaching, evaluating and hiring as directed by CDC/Executive Chef.
• Lead and coach the team toward guest service excellence and employee satisfaction.
• Monitor food production, ordering, cost, and quality daily.
• Complete weekly payroll for culinary staff.
• Participate in marketing events related to the restaurant.
• Ensure quality standards and appropriate ingredients in line with management directives.
• Collaborate on menu changes and development.
• Maintain equipment cleanliness and good working condition.
• Provide mentorship to new and less experienced staff.
• Flexibility to work varying shifts, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Food quality & safety

Staff development

Staff scheduling

Communication

English fluency

Time management

Job description

The Seabird Ocean Resort and Spa in Oceanside, CA seeks an experienced Sous Chef to lead culinary operations for The Rooftop Bar. You will implement quality standards, mentor staff, and ensure a memorable guest experience under the Executive Chef and CDC.

The role emphasizes menu development, events planning, payroll oversight, and collaboration with the management team to uphold luxury hospitality benchmarks.