Executive Sous Chef

As Executive Sous Chef you will help deliver exceptional food and beverage experiences across all outlets upholding the highest standards of quality creativity and service in line with Fairmonts pillars: Colleague Guest Brand and Owner. Under the guidance of the Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine you will oversee daily kitchen operations inspire and mentor a talented team and ensure consistent food quality creativity and guest satisfaction.

What you will be doing:

• Assist in leading and mentoring the culinary team fostering a culture of excellence collaboration and innovation. Balances operational demands administrative priorities and colleague engagement.
• Operational presence and oversight across all culinary outlets and colleague cafeteria ensuring luxury standards. Supports peak restaurant service times including the Fairmont Gold Lounge.
• Leads biannual menu reviews and ongoing menu development with Executive Chef and key stakeholders ensuring locally inspired seasonality trends and marketing alignment. Monitors consistent food quality through regular in-restaurant dining quality audits.
• Lead comprehensive labor management for all culinary operations ensuring accurate forecasting schedule compliance and adherence to labor standards while actively monitoring overtime and attending labor meetings. Supports culinary leaders through vacation approvals and clear communication of a rolling three-month business plan.
• Ensures alignment with financial goals by maintaining accurate recipe costing regularly reviewing food cost and collaborating with storekeepers to uphold quality optimal par levels and best operational product costs.
• Oversees Culinary leadership development by managing all direct reports conducting weekly 1 on 1 manages weekly leadership schedule communication to Food & Beverage division. Agenda planning and monthly management meetings with the Executive Chef.
• Leads hotel-wide hygiene and food safety compliance as EHC Champion for the hotel ensuring adherence to EHC standards through internal audits monthly meetings training accurate record keeping allergen management and ongoing monitoring and reporting.
• Ensures all People & Culture standards are met by leading culinary recruitment to maintain appropriate staffing levels and EFTE allocations. Oversees requisitions and candidate pipelines by expediting approvals and managing recruitment for all direct management reports.
• Working knowledge of federal state and local laws governing equal employment opportunity and civil rights occupational safety and health wage and hour issues and labor relations including but not limited to the following statutes and their state and local analogues (where applicable): Title VII ADEA Equal Pay Act Pregnancy Discrimination Act FLSA ADA OSHA FMLA and NLRA.
• Performs additional duties as assigned including VIP and special event oversight sales and promotional initiatives and daily supervision of colleague concerns and operational walkthroughs.

Qualifications :

Your experience and skills include:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a similar capacity with proven records in delivering results
• Journeymans papers or international equivalent required
• Diploma Certification in a Culinary discipline an asset
• Necessary State and Federal Requirements to work in Food and Beverage (Tuberculosis Clearance)
• Proven track record of cost control including food equipment labor and wastage to meet the goals and the hotels financial goals
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications required
• Knowledgeable in Birchstreet Labor Tool Avero and Timesaver
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities
• Highly responsible & reliable
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
• Ability to focus attention on guest needs remaining calm and courteous at all times
• Experience in a Unionized hotel an asset

Physical Aspects of Position (include but are not limited to):

• Constant standing and walking throughout shift
• Frequent lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs
• Occasional kneeling pushing pulling
• Occasional ascending or descending stairs and ramps

Additional Information :

Salary Range: $111900 - $120000 USD

Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in the United States. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining U.S. work authorization.

Your team and working environment: Our team embraces the Japanese term Kaizen to always be improving the spirit that drives us. We foster a collaborative environment that thrives on innovation. There is no great chef without a great team. 

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor

We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality.

We support you to grow and learn every day making sure that work brings purpose to your life so that during your journey with us you can continue to explore Accors limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrows hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor visit  Fairmont Hotels & Resorts: At Fairmont Hotels & Resorts we offer our guests the finest hospitality experience in each of our destinations. And we know that to offer our guests the best we first need to offer our employees the best. Thats why youll find exceptional work opportunities throughout North America and the Caribbean Europe and Africa the Middle East and Asia Pacific as well as industry leading training career development recognition and rewards. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is a celebrated collection of hotel that includes landmark locations like Londons The Savoy New Yorks The Plaza and Shanghais Fairmont Peace Hotel. Our teams are guided by values of Respect Integrity Teamwork and Empowerment; we employ the highest ethical and quality standards treating all colleague with fairness & dignity. A community and environmental leader Fairmont is also regarded for its responsible tourism practices and award winning Green Partnership Program. An exciting future awaits!

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time