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Marriott Vacations Worldwide Chef de Cuisine in Lahaina, Hawaii
JOB SUMMARY
Supervises, directs and develops all kitchen/culinary staff to ensure consistent, high-quality products are produced. Ensures overall success of daily kitchen operations. Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff and managing all food related functions including food production, purchasing and sanitation. Focuses to continually improve guest and associate satisfaction while maintaining the operating budget. Ensures food safety and sanitation standards are in place and compliant.
Salary range $71,722 - $82,440 w/bonus plan
Relocation Assistance - Yes
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
OR
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Ensuring Culinary Standards and Responsibilities are Met for Restaurant
Develops, designs, or creates new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions for restaurant.
Supervises restaurant kitchen shift operations and ensures compliance with all Food & Beverage policies, standards, and procedures.
Maintains food preparation handling and correct storage standards.
Recognizes superior quality products, presentations, and flavor.
Plans and manages food quantities and plating requirements for the restaurant.
Communications production needs to key personnel.
Assists in developing daily and seasonal menu items for the restaurant.
Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
Estimates daily restaurant production needs.
Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
Determines how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
Leading Kitchen Team
Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
Leads shift teams while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications.
Supervises and manages restaurant kitchen employees. Managing all day-to-day operations. Understanding employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Serving as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
Ensuring and maintaining the productivity level of employees.
Ensures employees are cross-trained to support successful daily operations.
Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters.
Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
Establishing and Maintaining Restaurant Kitchen Goals
Sets and supports achievement of kitchen goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
Developing specific guidance and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish daily kitchen operations work.
Understands the impact of kitchen operation on the overall property financial goals and objectives and manages to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.
Effectively investigates, reports and follows-up on employee accidents.
Knows and implements company safety standards.
Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service
Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily-basis.
Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
Sets a positive example for guest relations.
Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
Handles guest problems and complaints.
Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities
Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Participates in training restaurant staff on menu items including ingredients, preparation methods and unique tastes.
Manages employee progressive discipline procedures.
Participates in the employee performance appraisal process, providing feedback as needed.
Uses all available on the job training tools for employees.
Assists as needed in the interviewing and hiring of employee team members with appropriate skills.
Additional Responsibilities
Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Attends and participates in all pertinent meetings.
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Marriott Vacations Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture
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