Executive Chef at The Savoy

Executive Chef Position

The Executive Chef is responsible for leading all culinary operations at Hotel Savoy, including the restaurant, banquets, and associate meals. This role is both hands-on and leadership driven, ensuring all food is prepared to standard, executed consistently, and presented in a way that reflects the Savoy experience.

The Executive Chef is accountable for maintaining a clean, organized, and safe kitchen at all times, while managing food cost, controlling waste, and driving overall kitchen efficiency. This role partners closely with the Food and Beverage team on menu development, pricing, banquet execution, and day to day operations.

This position is expected to be actively involved in service, supporting the team during peak periods and ensuring proper execution across all outlets. In addition to execution, the Executive Chef is responsible for building structure within the kitchen through training, accountability, and consistent follow through.

The Executive Chef is an exempt leadership role responsible for directing the culinary team and owning overall kitchen performance. This position requires independent decision making, strong judgment, and the ability to lead both operational execution and administrative responsibilities, with a consistent focus on accountability, structure, and results.

Education & Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressive experience in a hotel or a related field, a 2-year college degree, and 3 or more years of related experience. Or a 4-year college degree and at least 1 to 2 years of related experience or a Culinary Degree with 1 to 2 years of progressive experience in a hotel or related field.
• Must be proficient in Windows operating systems, Company approved spreadsheets and word processing.
• Supervisory experience required.
• Must be able to convey information and ideas clearly.
• Must be able to evaluate and select among alternative courses of action quickly and accurately.
• Must work well in stressful, high pressure situations.
• Must maintain composure and objectivity under pressure.
• Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary.
• Must have the ability to assimilate complex information, data, etc., from disparate sources and consider, adjust or modify to meet the constraints of the particular need.
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding, clarifying and resolving the concerns and issues raised by coworkers and guests.
• Must be able to work with and understand financial information and data, and basic arithmetic functions.

Job Duties & Functions:

• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner.
• Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Avion Hospitality standards, as required by scheduling which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
• Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing the proper uniform and name tag when working (per brand standards).
• Comply at all times with Avion Hospitality standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Comply with certification requirements as applicable for position to include: Food Handlers, Alcohol Awareness, CPR and First Aid
• Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
• Maintain food costs within budget guidelines.
• Establish and maintain a file of recipe cards according to Avion Hospitality standards.
• Attend Weekly F&B Meeting.
• Conduct monthly department meetings with kitchen staff according to Avion Hospitality standards.
• Motivate, coach, counsel and discipline all Kitchen personnel according to Avion Hospitality S.O.P.'s.
• Review kitchen staff's worked hours for payroll compilation and submit to accounting on a timely basis.
• Attend weekly staff meetings and provide training on a rotational basis using the steps to effective training according to Avion Hospitality standards.
• Be responsible for developing a manager as assigned by the Corporate Office, including sign-off on all competencies and assist in his/her placement.
• Prepare and conduct all Kitchen interviews and follow hiring procedures according to Avion Hospitality S.O.P.'s.
• Conduct all 90 day and annual employee performance appraisals according to Avion Hospitality S.O.P.'s.
• Ensure implementation of all Avion Hospitality policies and all house rules.
• Prepare, implement and maintain a record of food specifications.
• Oversee all kitchen work areas including cooks and stewards.
• Prepare employee shift schedule according to the business forecast, payroll budget guidelines and productivity requirements. Present the Schedule and the Wage Progress Report to the General Manager weekly.
• Ensure that wage progress and productivity reports are competed accurately and on a timely basis according to Avion Hospitality S.O.P.'s.
• Ensure compliance to brand and company training using the steps to effective training according to Avion Hospitality standards.
• Maintain a clean kitchen by implementing and maintaining a standard of "Clean As You Go."
• Maintain proper record keeping (receiving tickets, invoices, transfer logs) according to Avion Hospitality standards.
• Participate in required M.O.D. coverage as scheduled.
• Supervise staff in all food preparation, including proper receiving and storage of all food and food related items.
• Expedite peak meal periods by maintaining a "hands on" approach.
• Complete all paperwork required by Avion Hospitality on a timely basis.
• Review B.E.O.s and attend the Daily B.E.O. Meeting.
• Develop and adhere to kitchen budget according to Avion Hospitality standards.
• Participate in and oversee monthly food inventories.
• Cost out breakfast and salad buffets quarterly (at a minimum).
• Participate in special F&B promotions and critique them after implementation.
• Ensure competitive bidding and adhere to corporate purchasing guidelines.
• Develop and implement systems to control waste.
• Review/change menus as per corporate directive and hold menu tastings after a menu change.
• Recommend to General Manager all kitchen operating supplies and capital purchases required.
• Maintain awareness of local competition and industry trends.
• Develop employee morale and ensure training of all Kitchen personnel.
• Train all kitchen staff to Avion Hospitality standards using the steps to effective training according to Avion Hospitality standards.
• Maintain a professional working relationship and promote open lines of communication with managers, employees and other departments.
• Ensure that Kitchen employees are at all times attentive, friendly, helpful and courteous to guests, all other employees and managers.
• Maintain follow through for all guest requests and complaints presented to the kitchen.
• Determine and price daily special. Ensure specials are served to standard, plated properly and evaluated for success/repeat use.
• Develop production schedule for work assignments.
• Establish and maintain key control system.
• Attend monthly all-employee meetings and any other functions as required by management.
• Ensure that plating standards and use records are posted according to Avion Hospitality standards.
• Review food sales for accuracy daily.
• Review menu abstracts, P.O.S. report and daily food cost report.
• Operate and be able to make changes in P.O.S. system.
• Maintain an "86'd" item board.
• Plan employee menus and oversee Employee Breakroom.
• Oversee all outlets and banquet food display merchandising, including prop use and buffet decoration.
• Maintain an organized and comprehensive filing system with documentation of purchases, vouchering, schedules, forecasts, reports and tracking logs.
• Assist the General Manager and Engineering Department in implementing and maintaining emergency procedures.
• Maintain required pars of all stock.
• Perform any other duties as requested by the General Manager.

Working Conditions/Environment:

The following outlines the work environment employees will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Work Environment:

Associate is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.- F

Associate is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.- N

Associate is subject to extreme heat or cold (temperatures below 32 degrees or above 100 degrees) for periods of more than one hour.- F

Associate is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the employee to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.- O