Job Description
Job Summary:
Accountable for overall success of the daily kitchen operations. Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff and managing all food related functions.
Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maintaining the operating budget.
Supervises all kitchen areas to ensure a consistent, high quality product is produced.
Responsible for guiding and developing staff including direct reports.
Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved.
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.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leads a culinary team to produce high quality food products in a timely and efficient manner.
- Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
- Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.
- Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.
- 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.
- Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
- Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
- Manages day-to-day operations, ensures the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
- Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
- Sets a positive example for guest relations.
- Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
- Trains employees in safety procedures.
- Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaches, mentors, or otherwise helps others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Participates in employee progress discipline procedures.
- Participates in the employee performance appraisal process, providing feedback as needed.
- Participates in the development and implementation of corrective action plans.
- Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, or in person.
- Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Attends and participates in all pertinent meetings.
Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer.