Columbia Hospitality

Executive Chef | Hotel Zoso

Hospitality & Recreation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Culinary arts degree and/or equivalent training with 7+ years in the industry
  • 2+ years of culinary management experience in a similar environment
  • Excellent business communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Skilled in conflict management and negotiation
  • Ability to multitask and work under stress with shifting priorities
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and other computer programs
  • Detail-oriented, reliable, and punctual; exceptional organizational skills

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily kitchen operations and ensure complete kitchen management
  • Develop and implement procedures to meet or exceed established standards
  • Communicate regularly with General Manager for updates and revisions
  • Maintain food quality, presentation, safety, and sanitation standards
  • Provide timely responses to client, guest, and team member requests
  • Supervise and train kitchen staff, including selection and evaluation
  • Monitor food and labor costs effectively

Benefits

  • Cellphone allowance
  • Get paid daily option
  • Paid time off and holiday pay
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Employer contributions for HSA/FSA plans
  • 401K retirement plan
  • Discounted lodging, dining, spa, golf, and retail
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Opportunities for volunteering and committee participation
  • Access to online learning platform for professional development
Full Job Description
Executive Chef | Hotel Zoso

Let's start off with the most important part-what's in it for you:
The Perks
*Eligibility of perks is dependent upon job status
  • Salary Range: $97,000.00
  • Cellphone Allowance
  • Incentive Eligible
  • Get Paid Daily (Make any day payday)
  • Paid Time off & Holiday Pay (Because Balance Matters)
  • Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, 401K
  • HSA/FSA Plans -with employer contribution
  • Values Based Culture (#OMGLIFE)
  • Culture Add (Creating Space for Fresh Perspectives)
  • Referral Bonus (Get Paid to Recruit)
  • Discounted Lodging, Dining, Spa, Golf, and Retail (Yes, Discounted Travel!)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • "Columbia Cares" Volunteer Opportunities
  • Committee Participation Opportunities (Fun, Philanthropic, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion)
  • Task Force Work Opportunities (Grow your career in idyllic locations across the globe)
  • Online Learning Platform to Help You Grow!
  • Third Party Perks (Including discounts on Pet Insurance, Rental Cars, Movie and Concert Tickets, Theme Park and Attractions & so much more)


What Success Looks Like:
Your Impact
  • Maintains responsibility for day-to-day operation of the kitchen and has complete responsibility for the kitchen in its entirety
  • Develops and implements procedures to ensure that all work practices meet or exceed the established standards
  • Communicates daily with General Manager for updates, changes and revisions to existing contracts
  • Maintains standards for food quality, presentation, handling, sanitation and safety. Follows all appropriate policies and procedures
  • Ensures timely and courteous follow-through on all client, guest, and team member requests
  • Assists in the selection, supervision, training, development, scheduling, evaluating, disciplining, and counseling of staff
  • Demonstrates positive leadership characteristics that empower and inspire employees to meet and exceed standards
  • Monitors food and labor costs
  • Conducts daily walk-through of all walk-in refrigerators, dry storage areas and food lines to ensure rotation, usage, cleanliness and proper sanitation
  • Utilizes specification sheets to prepare daily preparation requirements, maintains par levels of necessary items
  • Prepares and manages creation of new menu items
  • Ensures attractive, consistent presentations of food items, both buffet and plated Interacts/supervises line cooks to monitor quality, presentation and consistency of food items prepared
  • Handles all needs and accommodates customer requests in a timely manner
  • Sets up, re-stocks, maintains, and cleans food preparation areas
  • Responsible for ensuring presentation standards are meet for all hot and cold items
  • Reads and interprets recipes
  • Conducts product inventories, ordering and receiving of product
  • Responsible for team maintenance of grooming standards
  • Responsible for team adherence to standards for sanitation and safe food handling
  • Responsible for all opening and closing kitchen procedures

What You Bring
  • A culinary arts degree and/or equivalent training with 7+ years in industry and 2+ years of experience in culinary management role in a similar environment
  • Must possess excellent business communication skills (both written and verbal) in order to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries
  • Ability to manage according to employment and industry-relevant laws
  • To successfully perform the duties described, conflict management and negotiation skills are required
  • Must be flexible and able to perform multiple tasks, work in stressful situations with shifting priorities
  • Must be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and other computer programs.
  • Must demonstrate excellent people skills and a professional, friendly, and enthusiastic demeanor
  • Be detail-oriented, reliable and punctual, and have exceptional organizational skills
  • Necessary State Food Handler's License(s)

Don't meet every single requirement? At Columbia Hospitality we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Where you'll work:
Hotel Zoso provides the perfect combination of location, relaxation, and inspiration. Easy airport access, The Spa, weekend pool parties, and California-inspired cuisine at The Kitchen are just a few of the amenities offered onsite. Hotel Zoso is ideally located in the epicenter of Palm Springs, where guests can explore restaurants, shops, galleries, and live entertainment.

The Fine Print

About Columbia Hospitality

Columbia Hospitality is a hospitality management and consulting company based in Seattle, Washington. The company was founded in 1995 by John Oppenheimer and has since grown to manage over 35 hotels, resorts, and conference centers in the United States. Columbia Hospitality provides a range of services including hotel management, food and beverage management, and event planning. The company has been recognized for its excellence in hospitality by numerous organizations, including Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure.
Learn more about Columbia Hospitality
Size
2,000 employees
Industry

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