Executive Chef

Company Description

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is a renowned luxury hotel brand with a global presence and a commitment to creating lasting memories for our guests. With over 30,000 colleagues worldwide, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional service, fostering a culture of excellence, and making special happen.

Hotel Overview:

Located in the heart of downtown Fairmont New Orleans will be an impressive new addition to Fairmont’s luxury portfolio, offering 250 luxury guest rooms, four food & drink venues, a rooftop pool with expansive views of the city, more than 19,000 square feet of function space, and a 10,000 square-foot spa.

This property is destined to become an illustrious destination in the Central Business District, nearby the city’s renowned and historic French Quarter.

What do we expect from you?

Reporting to the Director, Food & Beverage, the Executive Chef’s primary responsibility is to ensure a high-quality food product by supervising all Chefs and culinary team in all phases of food production. 

Objectives/ Accountabilities:

• Comply at all times with Fairmont standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations
• Consistently offers professional, engaging and friendly service
• Lead an outstanding culinary team in a high volume, luxury hotel
• Be innovative, detailed oriented, quality conscious and aware of new trends in presentation and preparation
• Develop and prepare new signature items for the Hotel and/or special functions
• Effectively plan and develop menus for the hotel considering factors such as product availability, food and service cost, marketing conditions and business volume; assign prices for daily menus that result in net profit; participate in making decisions regarding printing, layout, posting, and distribution of menus while ensuring the correct preparation and presentation of a consistent level for all food items prepared through production and demonstration
• Executive Steward reports to this role
• Works in strict collaboration with the Executive Steward in order to uphold the cleanliness and the hygiene necessary in the kitchen
• Supervise Chefs in all phases of the food production function ensuring adequate operations in all outlets (i.e.  plate presentation, food portion size, visual appeal, taste, and temperature)
• Oversee daily activities such as preparation for all food items, sanitation of the outlets, receiving daily inventories, log on report, and food cost report
• Review and approve weekly payroll
• Support environmental initiatives by, when possible, seeking organic food options
• Attend F&B meetings, Banquet Event Order (BEO) meetings, schedule and conduct monthly department meetings
• Communicate to engineering any physical maintenance problems
• Promote professional work habits that will develop an environment of respect, integrity, teamwork, and empowerment
• Ensure the department operation budget is strictly adhered to and that all costs are controlled (i.e. labor costs, food costs, expenses, etc.)
• Responsible for hiring all kitchen colleagues and conducting new hire and annual performance reviews
• Direct involvement with ongoing employee training and development; continuously provides and/or encourages employees in opportunities for internal and external training
• Follows and enforces fire prevention policies and all Hotel regulations, including those listed in the Employee Guide
• Seek opportunities to increase revenues
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Previous leadership experience in the Culinary field required
• Journeyman’s papers or international equivalent preferred
• Diploma Certification in a Culinary discipline preferred
• Complete knowledge of classical, contemporary and international cuisine
• Technical knowledge in banquet food production and presentation
• Computer literate in Microsoft Window applications
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities
• Highly responsible and reliable
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment, long hours may be required
• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
• Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all time

Physical Demands:

• Lifting-Under 20lbs 10% of Work Time                                                                  
• Carrying- Under 20lbs 10% of Work Time                                                                  
• Pulling- Over 20lbs 10% of Work Time
• Sitting – 30% of Work Time
• Work Environment- Exposure to humidity, dust, noise, hot and cold temperatures

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.