IHG

Temporary Executive Chef

IHG$75K — $95K *
Hospitality & Recreation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2 or 4 year degree in Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience as an Executive Chef in fast-paced, multi-outlet kitchens.
  • Strong understanding of food trends, preparation techniques, and menu development.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills to maintain positive relationships with staff.
  • Experience in PR and Marketing for create campaigns and budgets.
  • Flexible availability including weekends and holidays is required.
  • Food Handler Certification and Alcohol Awareness Certification (if applicable).

Responsibilities

  • Create an innovative seasonal menu using industry trends and local ingredients.
  • Lead daily kitchen operations with efficiency and integrity.
  • Manage food ordering, inventory, and supervise deliveries according to policies.
  • Oversee cleaning and maintenance of kitchen areas, ensuring cleanliness and safety.
  • Meet financial targets while maintaining high food quality and service standards.
  • Develop team members through training and mentorship to enhance skills.
  • Prepare necessary paperwork, including schedules and reports, in a timely manner.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to create a personalized dining experience for guests.
  • Develop leadership skills through team management and problem resolution.
  • Collaborative work environment promoting respect and diversity.
  • Opportunity for ongoing professional and managerial training.
  • Flexible scheduling to maintain work-life balance.
Full Job Description
What You'll Do

Use your experience and knowledge of food industry trends, classics, and seasonal ingredients to create an exciting, innovative, and delicious seasonal menu! Lead daily operations with efficiency, integrity, patience, awareness, and compassion. You'll own team leadership, communication, training, development, and problem resolution all the while providing outstanding service to our guests along the way. You'll act as an advocate for the restaurant, be a creator of ridiculously personal experiences, and develop relationships with guests that will compel them to return.

Some of your responsibilities include:

  • Make sure all food products are consistently prepared and served according to recipes, portioning, and cooking standards.
  • Fill in where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
  • Perform inventory and purchasing responsibilities daily.
  • Receive all products in correct unit count and condition and ensure deliveries are performed in accordance with receiving policies and procedures.
  • Responsible for the supervision of the daily cleaning of the pantry, cooking line, prep kitchen, dish area, stairs, walk-in, and downstairs prep area.
  • Responsible for meeting financial targets while achieving food quality and service objectives.
  • Ensure all equipment is kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the restaurant's preventative maintenance programs.
  • Foster opportunities for the team to learn, grow, and develop their abilities, collaborate with your staff to create a culture and work environment founded on respect.
  • Continually strive to develop your staff in all areas of managerial and professional development as well as in food education.
  • Prepare all required paperwork, including forms, reports, and schedules in an organized and timely manner.
  • Fully understand and follow all regulations that pertain to health, safety, and labor requirements of the restaurant, employees, and guests.
  • Schedule labor while ensuring that all positions are staffed when needed while maintaining labor cost objectives.
  • Lead and participate in ongoing service education through facilitating daily line-ups, quarterly menu meetings, and new back and front of house training programs.
  • Interview, hire, and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; address complaints and offer positive solutions to issues.
  • Be knowledgeable of restaurant policies regarding employees and together with the People + Culture Representative administer prompt, fair, and consistent corrective action for any and all violations of company policies, rules, and procedures.

What You Bring

  • 2 or 4 year degree in Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management is preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience as an Executive Chef, preferably leading large, fast-paced, multi-outlet kitchens.
  • Passionate about industry trends and techniques and knowledgeable of product, presentation, quality, and preparation, menu concept, design, food costing, and people management.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills that foster positive working relationships with all teammates.
  • Able to work with PR and Marketing in the creation of campaigns and budgets.
  • Flexible schedule, available to work weekends, nights, mornings, and holidays when needed.
  • Food Handler Certification, Alcohol Awareness Certification (if applicable).
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, restaurant POS system, inventory management and/or procurement software experience, payroll and timekeeping software, business & accounting software may be required.


Differences make a difference. We are committed to creating a culture that reflects the diversity of our hotel and restaurant guests. With that goal in mind, we encourage each of our employees to understand, accept, and celebrate differences among people. That includes different personalities, lifestyles, work styles, education, and experience. We also welcome and embrace people of all races, ethnicities, ages, religions, physical abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities and genders. For our complete EEO policy click here.

Be Yourself. Lead Yourself. Make it Count.

About IHG

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is a British multinational hospitality company that operates a portfolio of hotel brands, including InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. The company was founded in 2003 as a result of the merger between British hotel company Six Continents and the hotel and restaurant business of the American conglomerate Bass. IHG is headquartered in Denham, England, and has operations in more than 100 countries. The company's brands cater to a range of travelers, from budget-conscious to luxury-seeking.
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