Executive Sous Chef

Executive Sous Chef

Noble House Hotels and Resorts owns, manages, or operates a portfolio of 20+ luxury, independent hotels and resorts around the country and Mexico. We were recently Voted Top 25 Best Hotel Brand in the World – Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards. We are currently seeking an Executive Sous Chef for the beautiful Courtyard Faro Blanco Resort.

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The Executive Sous Chef is responsible for the leadership, management, and execution of all culinary operations at the Courtyard by Marriott Faro Blanco Resort. Serving as the senior culinary leader for the property, this position reports directly to the Complex/Area Executive Chef and is responsible for ensuring exceptional food quality, consistency, sanitation, team development, and financial performance across all restaurant, banquet, catering, and special event culinary operations. The Executive Sous Chef oversees daily kitchen operations, maintains established culinary standards, drives cost control initiatives, and ensures the successful execution of menus that align with the overall culinary vision of the Faro Blanco resort portfolio. This individual must demonstrate strong leadership, operational expertise, and culinary creativity while maintaining a hands-on presence in the kitchen and fostering a culture of accountability, excellence, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Culinary degree from an accredited culinary institution or equivalent professional culinary training preferred.
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of progressive culinary leadership experience, including at least 2 to 3 years as an Executive Sous Chef, Sous Chef, Executive Chef, or comparable leadership position within a hotel, resort, restaurant, or upscale hospitality environment.
• Previous experience in a Marriott-branded hotel, full-service resort, lifestyle hotel, or high-volume food and beverage operation preferred.
• Proven success managing day-to-day culinary operations including restaurant dining, banquets, catering, special events, and group functions.
• Strong expertise in food cost management, inventory controls, purchasing procedures, waste reduction initiatives, and labor productivity management.
• Demonstrated ability to support and achieve departmental financial goals through disciplined cost controls while maintaining exceptional food quality and guest satisfaction.
• Experience with menu development, recipe standardization, menu engineering, and seasonal culinary programming.
• Strong commitment to food presentation, plate execution, culinary consistency, and elevated dining experiences, ensuring all dishes meet established quality standards.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, train, and develop culinary team members, creating a positive and engaged kitchen culture.
• Experience managing production schedules, prep systems, banquet execution, kitchen organization, and operational efficiency.
• Strong understanding of sanitation standards, HACCP principles, food safety regulations, and workplace safety requirements.
• Experience maintaining inventory accuracy, conducting product ordering, and managing vendor relationships.
• Ability to analyze operational performance and identify opportunities for increased efficiency, quality improvement, and profitability.
• Knowledge of modern culinary trends, guest dining preferences, and innovative cooking techniques.
• Excellent organizational, communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and peak business periods.

The Offer:

In return, you are rewarded with a competitive compensation package including competitive pay, On-Demand Pay – Your Pay before Payday, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401k plan with employer matching, Paid Time Off, holidays, and Discounted Food & Hotel Discounts at Noble House Hotels & Resorts nationwide.

Noble House Hotels & Resorts are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member (come as they are) as their true authentic self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team (rooted in family) and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.