Omni Hotels

Executive Sous Chef

Omni Hotels$95K — $110K *
Hospitality & Recreation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of kitchen management experience with a strong understanding of culinary trends.
  • Experience in a large convention hotel or high-volume business setting is strongly preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree or considerable progressive experience in a similar role within a hotel environment.
  • Experience working in a unionized setting is preferred.
  • Demonstrated culinary creativity through a cooking test is required.
  • Strong understanding of food costing and inventory management is essential.
  • Ability to maintain composure in fast-paced and stressful situations.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily culinary operations to ensure efficient kitchen and food production outlets.
  • Stay informed about local competitors' food offerings and production practices.
  • Ensure adherence to health, safety, and sanitation standards; prepare for inspections.
  • Enforce proper trash and waste management procedures consistently.
  • Forecast food quantities accurately to optimize profitability and minimize waste.
  • Collaborate with Executive Chef on menu development and create innovative dishes.
  • Test and evaluate food products for quality, including yield and market pricing details.

Benefits

  • A culture of fun, inclusion, and growth.
  • Complimentary meals provided on-site.
  • Health insurance and matching 401(k) contributions available after one year.
  • Generous Paid Time Off starting after 90 days of employment.
  • Performance-driven culture that fosters teamwork and unity.
  • Discounted rates at Omni properties nationwide for associates.
Full Job Description
POSITION OVERVIEW:

Grab the reigns and help shape the future of the Seaport's best kept secret! Creativity must infuse everything we do, and everyone in the Hotel. Performance realities will always exist, but we use these constraints to push, not limit, our creativity.

The Executive Sous Chef is responsible for the management of all aspects of the culinary operation, in accordance with hotel standards. Will direct, implement, and maintain a service and management philosophy which serves as a guide to respective staff.

The Salary range for this position is $95,000 - $110,000 per year based on experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Responsible for the day-to-day operation for all culinary functions, to include efficient and effective running of all the kitchen and food production outlets, ensuring operating costs are minimized.
  • Maintain up to date knowledge of local competitor's food production and offerings.
  • Ensure compliance with health, safety, and sanitation awareness standards. Prepare daily for health department and Ecosure inspections.
  • Responsible to adhere to enforce all proper trash procedures.
  • Control requisitioning of food quantities by forecasting volume to achieve maximum profitability by avoiding over/under production.
  • Work with Executive Chef to plan and implement menu development. Produce current and creative dishes that speak to the hotel concepts.
  • Test and evaluate products for quality, paying attention to yield, holding, market pricing and waste.
  • Conduct/attend all required department trainings and meetings.
  • Perform any other duties required by management.

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Candidate must have at least 5 years' experience in a kitchen management capacity and excellent knowledge of current culinary trends.
  • Large convention hotel / high volume business experience strongly preferred.
  • Bachelor's Degree or sufficient and progressive time in a similar role and hotel.
  • Union environment experience preferred.
  • Must be competent in culinary creativity as demonstrated by cooking test.
  • Strong knowledge of food cost and inventories.
  • Must possess the ability to handle stressful and busy hotel operations.
  • Ability to always maintain a positive and professional demeanor and composure.

PERKS AND BENEFITS:
  • A culture of fun, inclusion, and growth
  • Complimentary meals
  • Health Insurance and matching 401(k) after one year
  • Generous Paid Time Off offered after 90 days
  • Performance-driven, ALL-IN culture
  • Discounted associate rates at Omni properties nationwide

About Omni Hotels

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an American privately held, international luxury hotel company based in Dallas, Texas. The company was founded in 1958 as Dunfey Hotels, and operates 60 properties in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, totaling over 20,000 rooms and employing more than 23,000 people. The company is owned by Robert Rowling's TRT Holdings, who bought the company in 1996 from World International Holdings, Ltd. (WORLDHOTELS).
Learn more about Omni Hotels
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17,600 employees
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Founded
1983

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