Executive Restaurant Chef with Fine Dining Experience.

Restaurant ChefThe Post Oak Hotel is seeking a Restaurant Chef with fine dining experience to join the only double Forbes Five-Star Hotel in Texas. The Restaurant Chef will be responsible for overseeing the culinary operation, leading Sous Chefs and Cooks to deliver high-quality, locally inspired dining experiences across all meal services and venues.Responsibilities include leading the culinary operation, ensuring consistent food quality, presentation, and guest satisfaction. Developing and innovating menus, recipes, plating guides, and culinary concepts that align with the restaurant's brand and current food trends. Managing food safety, sanitation, and cleanliness standards in compliance with health regulations and Five-Star service expectations. Overseeing kitchen staffing and scheduling, including daily lineups, forecast-based labor planning, and operational coverage. Controlling food and labor costs, monitoring productivity, and ensuring adherence to financial goals and budgets. Training, coaching, and developing culinary team members, fostering skill development, performance improvement, and career growth. Managing inventory and purchasing, including ordering products, inspecting deliveries, maintaining quality standards, and controlling par levels. Coordinating kitchen operations and communication, ensuring effective collaboration across culinary departments and smooth opening and closing procedures. Supporting leadership and administrative responsibilities, including performance management, HR processes, hotel meetings, media events, and serving as an ambassador for the restaurant and hotel.Qualifications include 5+ years of experience working in a high-volume kitchen. Strong culinary expertise, strong communication skills with the ability to lead by example, the ability to work efficiently under pressure managing priorities. Attention to detail. Previous fine dining restaurant experience, luxury or Forbes hotel experience preferred. Ability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays is required. Physical demands: Ability to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis and prolonged extended periods of standing.What we offer you: Multiple benefit plans to suit your needs, paid time off, 401K, opportunities for advancement, a positive and respectful work environment where diversity is valued, generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements, and hotels, complimentary parking, and colleague meal. EOE Disclaimer: The above information is intended as a high-level overview of the responsibilities and qualifications for the position and does not represent the full job description which will include all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, and working conditions associated with the job. For more information or to see the full job description, contact the Human Resources department at the location in which you are applying. Tipped Position This position does not earn tips.