Chef de Cuisine - Hilton Los Angeles Airport

A Chef de Cuisine is responsible for leading the culinary production of a designated kitchen in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability. A total of 5-7 years cooking/culinary experience. 2 years minimum experience in a leadership role within a hotel kitchen. Excellent communication and time management skills, computer literacy, and the ability to liaise between team members and upper management. Previous experience in scheduling, production planning, recipe management, building order guides, procurement and managing inventory . Open availability and the ability to work a flexible schedule, though shifts will typically be afternoon/evenings. Payroll and banquet (high volume) experience are a plus! As Chef de Cuisine, you would be responsible for leading the culinary production of a designated kitchen 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. Lead daily culinary production, to include, but not limited to, preparation and production of meals, food quality and presentation, compliance with all safety and sanitation standards and regulation, team member productivity and performance, cost controls and overall profitability. Perform general management duties including, but not limited to, systems management, budget and forecasting, report generation, department management and meeting participation and facilitation. Visually inspect, select and use quality food and beverage products including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, meats, fish and spices. Create and implement new menus and individual food items. Monitor and develop team member performance to include, but not limited to, providing supervision and professional development, conducting counseling and assisting with evaluations, scheduling and assigning work and delivering recognition and reward. Recruit, interview and train team members. Quality. Dependability. Customer Focus. Adaptability. college degrees, high school completion, English-language learning, digital literacy, professional certificates and more) .