Executive Chef

Category:
Culinary
Position Type:
Full Time Position

Are you a creative and dynamic Executive Chef looking for a new challenge?

We are seeking an Executive Chef who is passionate about culinary excellence and has a track record of inspiring teams to deliver exceptional dining experiences. As our Executive Chef, you will be responsible for overseeing our culinary operations, menu development, food quality, and ensuring our guests are wowed by every bite. This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your talent and lead a team in a premier lifestyle hotel and upscale environment.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Be Doing:


As Executive Chef, you will play a key role in delivering exceptional dining experiences for our banquet and event guests. Working closely team, you will:

  • Lead the kitchen team in preparing, cooking, and presenting banquet menu items with precision and creativity.
  • Ensure all food served meets our high standards for quality, flavor, and presentation.
  • Collaborate with the Event and Banquet teams to design and execute menus tailored to each event.
  • Manage daily kitchen operations, including food preparation schedules and plating guidelines for events.
  • Train, mentor, and supervise banquet kitchen staff, fostering a culture of teamwork and excellence.
  • Monitor inventory levels, reduce food waste, and control food costs to align with budgetary goals.
  • Maintain a clean and organized kitchen that adheres to health, safety, and sanitation standards.

Qualifications

What We're Looking For:

  • Four (4) years or more of kitchen management experience
  • Five (5) years or more of cooking experience
  • College degree or certification in culinary or hospitality field preferred
  • Strong working knowledge of sanitation standards and proper preparation and presentation of F&B
  • Ability to understand financial goals and accomplish them
  • Ability to communicate effectively with guests and other Team Members
  • Proven ability to effectively lead and train in a diverse workforce
  • Willingness to set a high standard in the kitchen through leading by example
  • Ability to stand for extended periods of time and lift up to 100 pounds
  • Flexibility to work extended hours to accommodate business needs, in humid and/or extreme temperatures

Benefits

Davidson Hospitality Group is an award-winning, full-service hospitality management company overseeing hotels, restaurants, dining and entertainment venues across the US.   A trusted partner and preferred operator for Hilton, Hyatt, Kimpton, Marriott, and Margaritaville, Davidson offers a unique entrepreneurial management style and owners’ mentality that provides the individualized personal service of a small company, enhanced by the breadth and depth of skill and experience of a larger company. In keeping with the company’s heritage of delivering value, Davidson is comprised of four highly specialized operating verticals: Davidson Hotels, Pivot, Davidson Resorts and Davidson Restaurant Group.

In keeping with the company’s heritage of delivering value to its owners and team members, Davidson offers a rich benefit program with a variety of benefits designed to enrich the lives and well-being of our team members and their families.

  • Multiple Tiers of Medical Coverage
  • Dental & Vision Coverage
  • 24/7 Teledoc service
  • Free Maintenance Medications
  • Pet Insurance
  • Hotel Discounts
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, bereavement, and Holidays). 
  • 401K Match

Working at Davidson is like nowhere else. It’s less of a job, more of a calling. It’s part career, part revolution. Because whatever you do here, you play a part in helping redefine the way quality hospitality is delivered to our guests, our clients, our partners, and each other.

EOE AA- Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation

Davidson Hospitality is a drug free workplace.  Pre-employment drug test and background check required.  We participate in E-Verify.

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