Resort Executive Chef

Black Desert Resort is an ultra-premium destination resort in Southern Utah offering luxury accommodations elevated dining championship golf wellness experiences outdoor recreation and exceptional event venues. The culinary program is a central part of the resort experience supporting signature restaurants banquets group events weddings resort activations and guest-facing amenities.

The Resort Executive Chef leads the resort culinary vision and is responsible for ensuring that all culinary operations deliver consistent quality creativity efficiency and service excellence.

Job Summary

The Resort Executive Chef is responsible for overseeing the culinary operations for Black Desert Resorts signature restaurants and banquet culinary teams. This includes culinary leadership for outlets such as Basalt Latitude 20th Hole Flo Bar Lava Love and banquet culinary operations supporting weddings conferences tournaments corporate events and resort functions. This also includes any outlets and/or venues that could be added in the future.

Reporting to the Director of Food & Beverage the Resort Executive Chef provides strategic and hands-on leadership for culinary standards menu development food quality kitchen operations financial performance sanitation team development training and overall guest and team member addition the Executive Chef functions as a fiduciary and achieves budgeted and forecasted labor food and other expense margins. This role leads chefs sous chefs cooks stewards and culinary support teams to ensure all food quality presentation and experiences that align with Black Desert Resorts ultra-premium hospitality standards.

The Resort Executive Chef must be both a creative culinary leader and a disciplined operator capable of leading multiple kitchens managing high-volume banquet execution supporting fine dining standards and developing a strong culinary culture across the resort.

Job Specifications

Onsite: Black Desert Resort

Shift & Schedule Availability: Year-Round / Full-Time

Pay Range: $165000 - $195000 /year plus incentive eligibility. This is the pay range we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors including experience leadership background culinary expertise and business needs.

Why Join Us

• Culinary Leadership: Lead the culinary direction for one of Southern Utahs premier ultra-premium resort destinations.
• Multi-Outlet Impact: Oversee signature restaurants banquet operations and large-scale resort culinary experiences.
• Creative Growth: Shape menus guest experiences events and culinary standards across a growing destination resort.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health insurance 401(k) with company match flexible time off employee dining room exclusive resort discounts and employee hotel stay program.

Key Responsibilities including but not limited to

• Lead culinary operations for signature restaurants and banquet culinary teams across Black Desert Resort.
• Oversee culinary execution for Basalt Latitude IRD Pool operations 20th Hole Flo Bar Lava Love and banquet operations and any future outlets.
• Provide leadership coaching and accountability to chefs sous chefs cooks stewards and culinary support teams.
• Develop and maintain culinary standards for quality presentation consistency flavor sanitation and timing.
• Partner with the Director of Food & Beverage to align culinary operations with financial goals guest experience goals and resort strategy.
• Lead menu development for restaurants banquets seasonal programming VIP experiences and special events.
• Develop and refine culinary concepts menu direction and food & beverage programming for upcoming projects new outlets and resort expansion initiatives at Black Desert Resort.
• Partner with the Director of Food & Beverage ownership and project stakeholders on concept ideation tastings prototype menus costing and kitchen design considerations for future restaurant and outlet openings.
• Ensure banquet menus and event culinary offerings are scalable profitable and aligned with client expectations and resort standards.
• Maintain strong collaboration between culinary restaurant leadership banquet leadership conference services purchasing stewarding and front-of-house teams.
• Monitor food cost labor productivity waste control inventory usage and overall culinary financial performance.
• Support forecasting budgeting capital planning and operational planning for culinary areas.
• Ensure kitchen teams are properly staffed trained scheduled and supported to meet business demands.
• Participate in recruiting interviewing hiring onboarding coaching corrective action and performance management for culinary leadership and team members.
• Build a strong culinary culture focused on professionalism teamwork accountability safety creativity and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with food safety sanitation health department OSHA and resort standards.
• Conduct regular kitchen inspections to ensure cleanliness organization food quality and equipment readiness.
• Partner with Purchasing to maintain product quality vendor relationships cost controls and inventory standards.
• Support major resort events weddings tournaments conferences VIP functions owner events and holiday programming.
• Respond to guest feedback service opportunities and culinary quality concerns with urgency and professionalism.
• Stay informed on culinary trends regional ingredients dietary needs and industry best practices.
• Uphold Black Desert Resorts ultra-premium culinary and hospitality standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive culinary leadership experience.
• Prior Executive Chef or multi-outlet culinary leadership experience required.
• Luxury resort fine dining banquet In Room Dining or high-volume event experience strongly preferred.
• Strong background leading multiple culinary outlets and banquet operations.
• Proven ability to lead large culinary teams and develop future culinary leaders.
• Strong financial acumen including food cost control labor management budgeting forecasting and inventory oversight.
• Strong knowledge of banquet production plated events buffet execution VIP events and restaurant service flow.
• Creative and strategic approach to menu development culinary programming and guest experience.
• Excellent communication leadership organization and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of food safety sanitation HACCP and health department requirements.
• ServSafe certification required or ability to obtain.
• Ability to work flexible hours including mornings evenings weekends holidays and extended shifts based on business needs.

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