Banquet Chef

Overview

Big Sky Resort is having a moment. Ranked the #2 ski destination in Condé Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards, named Best Overall Ski Resort in North America by OnTheSnow, and home to the Biggest Skiing in America - 5,850 acres under Lone Peak. And the food program is growing right along with the mountain: 15+ outlets spanning fine dining, chef-driven concepts, on-mountain dining, and a conference and event business that hosts everything from corporate groups to weddings under the big sky. Our kitchens have hosted a restaurant residency by Grant Achatz and The Alinea Group - that's the level we're building toward every day.

As the Banquet Chef, you'll lead the banquet and Convention Services kitchen - producing everything from working breakfasts and coffee breaks to receptions, buffets, plated dinners, weddings, and VIP events. Banquets at Big Sky aren't an afterthought; they're a stage. This is a role for a chef who wants to put creative, memorable food in front of hundreds of guests at a time and land every plate.

Grow With Us

This is a kitchen that invests in its chefs:

• An in-house ACF certification development program - structured outlet rotations, weekly classes, and support through written and practical exams
• Culinary leadership with five-star and five-diamond pedigree, committed to mentorship and career development
• A culinary leadership pipeline built on internal promotion and succession planning
• Career growth opportunities across the Boyne Family of Resorts
• A resort investing in its food program year over year - new concepts, new venues, and chef-driven partnerships

The Montana Life

Big Sky sits an hour from Bozeman and on the doorstep of Yellowstone National Park - and the lifestyle is the real deal, not the brochure version. In winter, 5,850 acres of the Biggest Skiing in America start outside your door, and your ski pass is part of the job. In summer, it's hiking and mountain biking out of the village, blue-ribbon fly fishing on the Gallatin, golf in the shadow of Lone Peak, and long Montana evenings that don't quit until ten. People move here for a season and stay for a decade. If the mountains are part of how you want to live - not just where you want to work - this is the place.

Success Profile

Here are some of the top qualities that will help you be successful in this role:

• Creative
• Calm under pressure
• Organized
• Problem solving mindset
• Consistent at volume
• Team builder

Responsibilities

Picture yourself being the Banquet Chef at Big Sky Resort and having the opportunity to:

• Lead culinary execution of every banquet event - plated meals, buffets, receptions, breaks, weddings, and holiday programs
• Run event-day production from the pass - expediting plate-ups, coaching in real time, and directing the kitchen through multi-event days
• Translate BEOs into production plans, prep lists, ordering, and staffing for every event
• Attend weekly BEO meetings and partner with Conference Services and Banquet Operations teams
• Manage banquet food cost - order to the BEO, produce to the guarantee, track variance event by event
• Schedule banquet kitchen labor to the event calendar and flex staffing with volume
• Execute allergen and dietary accommodations at group scale with the same quality as the standard menu
• Uphold food safety and HACCP standards at banquet scale - holding, transport, and buffet service
• Hire, train, and develop your team of banquet sous chefs and cooks, while promoting a fun work environment
• Accept and provide feedback and coaching to support our team members regularly
• Learn and follow our Boyne Standards and Boyne Basics to better serve our guests

Qualifications

Recipe for Success

• Have one of the following: a 2-year culinary degree with 5 years of banquet experience; a 4-year culinary degree with 2 years of banquet experience; or ACF Certified Executive Chef (CEC) with 2 years of banquet experience
• Have proven success executing plated events at scale and multi-event days
• Possess strong planning and organizational skills - banquets are won in the prep, not on the day
• Have extremely high standards and an acute attention to detail
• Display a strong sense of urgency while assuring consistent achievement of quality standards
• Show a high level of personal initiative, technical problem solving, and an action and results driven approach
• Possess strong interpersonal and motivational skills, and the ability to effectively supervise and inspire staff
• Excel in an environment with varied tasks while staying cool under pressure
• Openness to work within established standards and procedures
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word and Excel
• Be available to work early, mid-day and evening shifts, weekends and holidays
• Be able to lift at least 50 pounds

How to Stand Out

• Must be able to plan, prepare, and execute a food tasting within the required parameters
• Submit a resume with your application with proven success and career progression in banquet and high-volume cooking
• Be ServSafe certified (Food Handler, Food Allergen)

Be a part of our full-time year round team and enjoy these great benefits!

• Full Health Plan with Company HSA Match
• 401(k) plan with performance-based company match
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Cell Phone Service Allowance
• FREE Ski Pass for you, your spouse and dependents
• FREE Golf Pass for you, your spouse and dependents
• FREE Bike Haul/Scenic Lift Pass for you, your spouse and dependents
• FREE Basecamp activities including zip line courses and discounted passes for spouse and dependents
• Steep Lodging discounts for accommodation for friends and family (blackout dates apply)
• 25% off Food discount at all outlets with charging privileges
• 20%-30% off Retail discount at all outlets with charging privileges, gear and sponsor discounts
• Eligibility for affordable employee housing, a short walk or free bus ride away from work