Executive Chef

Company: Stamford Hilton
Location: Stamford
Posted on: September 15, 2023

Job Description:

Hotel:
Stamford Hilton
Executive Chef
Full time
Profile:
Telecommute: No
Bonus Eligible: Yes
Direct Reports: Yes - Multiple
Reports To: General Manager
Primary Purpose:
The primary purpose of the Executive Chef is to oversee the property's day-to-day culinary operations and ensure that the culinary team produces the highest quality of food for guests and events according to Atrium standards.
Work Performed:
The Executive Chef will be tasked with the following duties, responsibilities, and assignments:

• Developing results-oriented associates through effective training, evaluation, motivation, coaching and counseling in accordance to Atrium's Core Values ;
• Leading the effort to achieve guest service standards by constantly seeking ways to improve products and services;
• Controlling labor costs with effective scheduling and cross training;
• Producing and conveying methods of production of culinary items for a la carte and catered functions ;
• Achieving budgeted food percentages through effective control measures including portion controls, kitchen timing, inventory rotation measures, receiving and storage procedures, and waste control;
• Creating menus to enhance quality, consistency and concept;
• Partnering with food and beverage, sales and event teams to ensure guest culinary expectations are met;
• Teaching and enforcing health code requirements, safety procedures and cleanliness standards throughout kitchen(s );
• Manage direct reports by ensuring Associates understand employment practices, recommending employment decisions and corrective action, supporting performance management, and implementing discipline ;
• Follow all company safety and security policies and procedures, including reporting accidents, injuries and unsafe work conditions to management ;
• Support other departments as needed based on business demands ; and
• Any and all other work as required to complete the primary purpose of the positionQualifications:
  Required Prior Experience:
  4+ years of supervisory experience in a hotel culinary position
  Proven leadership skills
  Technical proficiency and ability to demonstrate extensive knowledge of food preparation methods.
  Experience in computing discount, interest, profit, and loss; commission, markups, and selling price; ratios, proportions, and percentages; surface, volumes, weights, and measures.
  Preferred Licenses/ Certification:
  Certification as "Executive Chef" or culinary degree from recognized culinary institute
  Required Technology:
  Microsoft Office Suite
  Cloud Based Apps
  Preferred Technology:
  Workday
  Physical:
  Standing, bending, lifting, reaching, pushing pulling
  Lifting up to 50lbs occasionally
  Lifting up to 10lbs regularly
  Other:
  Must be flexible with respect to working days, early mornings, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
  Competencies:
  (20) DIRECTING OTHERS
  Is good at establishing clear directions; sets stretching objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner; maintains tow-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator.
  (62) TIME MANAGEMENT
  Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.
  (47) PLANNING
  Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.
  
  When you're an Atrium Associate, you're a part of a crucial workforce providing the ultimate 'Home Away From Home' for our guests. We know that it takes a lot of time and effort to provide these exceptional experiences, so we reward your efforts with a competitive compensation plan and other benefits and perks that allow you to offer your best to our guests. These benefits include:
  • Daily Pay
  • Significant Travel Discounts on Marriott and/or Hilton properties
  • 401k Plans
  • Medical Insurance
  • Other property specific benefitsPlus, we make sure you can grow your career the way you want to through Internship programs, training and development and over 80 hotels that offer incredible opportunities for career driven associates.
    
    Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.
    Atrium Hospitality provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
    Atrium Hospitality brinda igualdad de oportunidades de empleo a todos los empleados y aplicantes de empleo y proh--be la discriminaci--n y el acoso de cualquier tipo sin distinci--n de raza, color, religi--n, edad, sexo, origen nacional, estado de discapacidad, genetica, estado de veterano protegido, orientaci--n sexual, genero de identidad o expresi--n, o cualquier otra caracter--stica protegida por las leyes federales, estatales o locales. Esta pol--tica se aplica a todos los terminos y condiciones de empleo, incluido el reclutamiento, la contrataci--n, la colocaci--n, la promoci--n, la terminaci--n, el despido, el retiro, la transferencia, las licencias, la compensaci--n y la capacitaci--n.
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