Banquet Chef - Laidback Luxury La Jolla

Description

THE JOB:

The Banquet Chef is responsible for managing the banquet culinary teams to ensure guests receive the highest level of service and quality on a daily and consistent basis. Responsible for assisting in the direction, planning, preparation, production, and control of all culinary operations in the banquet kitchen while continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability.

YOU:

To be successful in this position, we're looking for an amazing people connector, who thrives on creating experiences and problem solving. This role as the Banquet Chef requires skills such as patience, empathy, and a desire to provide excellent service for our guests.

Our CULTURE:

Be part of our award-winning team named TOP Workplace in San Diego 2022 and TOP Workplace USA 2023 by our Team Members. Estancia La Jolla is a part of Noble House Hotels and Resorts offering a collection of luxury hotels and resorts in the Americas. To provide our guests with exceptional service and the most memorable experiences, we look for team members who share our core values. The people who best fit Estancia La Jolla are sharp, hardworking team players. We are looking for candidates with experience of having fun!

The OFFER:

In return, we offer competitive pay, health insurance benefits, Team Member and Family & Friends hotel and restaurant discounts within the Nobel House Hotel & Resorts family, Matching 401k (After 1 year), On-Demand Pay (Earned wage access before payday!) PTO, Complementary Parking, and Meals.

Requirements

Completion of an approved Culinary Program or Apprenticeship. Associate degree in culinary arts preferred.

Requires four (4) years prior Culinary supervisory and/or management experience in hotels. Strong knowledge of banquet kitchen operations. Complete knowledge of all culinary basics including knife skills, stocks, soups and sauces; butcher (meat and fish); Garde Manger Methods; salads, dressings, sauces marinades, displays. Knowledge of cooking methods including broiling, grilling, roasting, smoking, braising, blanching, sauteing, poaching and steaming.

Possess solid knowledge of high-quality culinary operations and management, service standards of comparable hotel, guest relations and etiquette. Ability and experience in successfully leading and coordinating staff in a high volume, time sensitive environment. Requires ability to lead others in the department by mentoring and providing training that results in staff that meets/exceeds guest expectations and provides a high level of guest satisfaction.

Requires ability to lead others in the department by mentoring and providing training that results in staff that meets/exceeds guest expectations and provides a high level of guest satisfaction.

Ability to monitor labor as required by anticipating business activity while ensuring that positions are staffed when and as needed and labor cost objectives are met.

Completes required training as scheduled.

Ability to work on AM, PM, weekend and holiday shifts as required by operational needs.

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience within a hotel/resort environment.

At Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, we take pride in supporting our initiatives towards Diversity, Equity Inclusion, and Accessibility. We have established a hotel committee to bring together a variety of thoughts, perspectives, and expressions – and we would love for you to share yours with the team!

If you enjoy being a part of a team providing an excellent experience for our guests and meeting new people, we invite you to apply!

EEO Statement

Noble House Hotels & Resorts are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member (come as they are) as their true authentic self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team (rooted in family) and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities, and job performance.