Banquet Chef

A beloved hotel with an enviable oceanfront location is now even better, following a $50 million renovation. Our newly redesigned Loews Miami Beach Hotel includes all-new touchpoints throughout the property. Welcome to a South Beach Icon, Reimagined.

Job Specific

• Maintains restaurant kitchen staffing levels so as to provide for optimal performance of all duties
• Administers and ensures adherence to departmental guidelines, policies and procedures
• Responsible for smooth, efficient, cost effective operation of restaurant food production activities, to include labor management, inventory control, use of product and adherence to all sanitation requirements
• Supervises / performs kitchen opening and closing operations
• Supervises / assists food handlers in the preparation and production of all hot and cold food items
• Orders raw food ingredients necessary to prepare all items on the menu for area of responsibility
• Ensures that all raw food ingredients are received and stored in the proper manner
• Supervises all aspects of food preparation and production, ensures that standardized recipes, plating and presentation guides, portion control and garnish requirements are adhered to at all times
• Organizes / assists food handlers in the performance of their duties as needed to ensure Loews standards for timely preparation / service of food cooked to order are met
• Monitors all food preparation, production, holding and storage operations to ensure adherence to all Governmental Food Service Sanitation standards
• Performs frequent inspections of all preparation and cooking equipment to ensure that they are kept clean, sanitary and in perfect operating order
• Reports all equipment maintenance needs to Engineering
• Interviews, selects, trains, appraises, coaches, counsels and disciplines departmental team members according to Loews Hotels standards
• Follows New Hire Training and onboarding program in accordance with hotel policy
• Reviews daily payroll report, controls daily labor costs by reducing staff as business activity diminishes
• Attends required hotel meetings to keep abreast of in-house activities, special promotions and upcoming events, maintain communications with other departments within the hotel
• Communicates daily with department team members to obtain / provide current information regarding daily activities / functions and upcoming events
• Evaluates individual team members performance, determines areas in need of improvement or requirements for advancement, establishes goals, objectives and training needs required to achieve same
• Conducts meeting with department team members as required, to communicate effectively with all beverage department personnel to ensure that they are kept current on pertinent hotel information and activities
• Other duties as assigned

General

Loews Hotels & Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.