Senior Banquet Chef

Hilton Anatole is looking for an Senior Banquet Chef to join their culinary team!

Spanning 45 lush acres north of downtown Dallas, this AAA 4-Diamond property is an icon in the vibrant Design District boasting over 1,600 rooms, 600,000 square feet of banquet space, and 6 food and beverage outlets – 3 restaurants, a marketplace, pool, and in-room dining.

In this role, you will assist the Executive Banquet Chef in overseeing banquet culinary operations managing a team of 50+.

The ideal candidate will be an exceptional leader who is creative, thrives in a high-volume operation, and has a talent for inspiring and mentoring others. This individual must be collaborative, excel at building and maintaining excellent relationships with all, and have outstanding communication skills. At least 3-5 years of culinary management experience in a high-volume banquet operation is required. A background in hotels, upscale dining, and a $50M+ food and beverage operation is a plus.

What will I be doing?

As Senior Banquet Chef, you would be responsible for the coordination, planning and supervision of the production and presentation of food served at all banquet events in the hotel’s continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability. Specifically, you would be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Manage and participate in daily banquet culinary operations, to include, but not limited to, preparation and production of meals, supervision of food quality and presentation, compliance with all safety and sanitation standards and regulations, team member productivity and performance, implementation of policies and procedures, cost controls and overall profitability
• Visually inspect, select and use quality food and beverage products including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, meats, fish and spices
• Analyze Banquet Event Orders to plan and coordinate the food and beverage portion of client functions with Catering and/or Meetings and Conventions/Events
• Monitor and ensure compliance with federal, state, local and company health, safety, sanitation and alcohol awareness standards
• Monitor and develop team member performance to include, but not limited to, providing supervision and professional development, scheduling, conducting counseling and assisting with evaluations, scheduling and assigning work and delivering recognition and reward
• Recruit, interview and train team members
• Assist in the creation and planning of menus

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