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Executive Chef
Commonwealth Hotels
Aurora, USA
Full-time
Senior Level
Onsite
USD 100000-100000 yearly
Discovered 2 months ago
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- Leadership and Growth: As Executive Chef, you will have the opportunity to lead a talented kitchen team, shaping their development and ensuring the highest culinary standards. This role allows you to influence the direction of the restaurant's menu, culinary offerings, and operational practices.
- Recognition and Impact: Hyatt Regency Aurora Denver Conference Center Restaurant has a reputation for excellence, and as Executive Chef, you will play a key role in maintaining that standard. Your leadership and culinary expertise will be central to creating unforgettable dining experiences for guests.
- Collaborative and Supportive Team: The hotel and restaurant foster a culture of collaboration, where you will work closely with other departments to ensure seamless service. The opportunity to collaborate with a passionate and supportive team makes this a rewarding and dynamic work environment.
- Staff Management and Training: Assign and direct kitchen staff, ensuring productivity while maintaining food quality. Provide consistent training and foster a team-oriented environment to uphold standards.
- Daily Use Records: Work with the Executive Sous Chef to inspect daily use records, ensuring that food yields and usage are tracked accurately, with staff adhering to these estimates.
- Waste Control: Oversee food pulling from the walk-in box for daily production, manage leftovers, and minimize food waste.
- Clear Communication: Provide both verbal and written direction to staff to ensure consistency and clarity in tasks.
- Team Collaboration: Attend associate meetings, offer solutions to challenges, and promote open communication across all kitchen areas to improve team cohesion.
- Housekeeping: Enforce good housekeeping practices in all kitchen areas and ensure the daily cleaning checklist is followed. Strictly implement the "clean as you go" policy.
- Performance Monitoring: Monitor staff performance and ensure procedures are completed according to department standards. Address deficiencies and provide corrective feedback when necessary.
- Profitability and Cost Control: Work to achieve profitability goals by driving revenue while controlling costs, ensuring cost-effective operations.
- Talent Development: Develop and mentor internal talent to grow into leadership roles within the organization.
- Food and Banquet Management: Oversee all aspects of kitchen management, including banquets, ensuring the quality preparation of all menu items and the proper handling and storage of food.
- Menu and Inventory Management: Coordinate the purchase of food, develop menus, and maintain food and labor costs within approved budgets.
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English and interact well with guests and staff.
- Self-starting personality with an even temperament, always maintaining a professional appearance and manner.
- Willingness to pitch in and assist co-workers, promoting a team-oriented work environment.
- Ability to apply basic supervisory skills, including planning, organizing, directing, coaching, training, and disciplining employees when necessary.
- Capable of operating all types of kitchen equipment, with finger/hand dexterity to handle food machinery.
- Strong understanding of business and financial principles, including the ability to manage budgets and control costs.
- Proven ability to implement marketing techniques and develop strategies to drive scalable business growth.
- Strong knowledge of food and wine pairing is highly sought after, contributing to an elevated guest experience.
About Commonwealth Hotels
Hotels & Resorts500 employeesFounded 1986
Privately held Covington-based hotel management company serving owners of branded full-service and select-service hotels.
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