Executive Chef

Compensation Type

Yearly

Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate's portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues.

The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry-leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry's most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands.

Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.

Location

Park Lane New York, situated on Billionaires' Row - home to the world's most coveted addresses on Central Park South - has been completely reimagined as a departure from its neighbors and serves as aunique and inclusive retreat within walking distance of the city's cultural hubs including Lincoln Center,Carnegie Hall, 5th Avenue shopping, and the Museum of Modern Art. The 47-story property features 610rooms - nearly half of which provide sweeping park-facing views - and 11,000 square feet of reimagined indoor and outdoor event space.

A fitness center perched on the fifth floor offers state-of-the-art equipment and its own separate outdoor terrace. The reimagined hotel features three new food & beverage venues throughout the hotel including an 80-seat lobby bar with an outdoor promenade, an intimate restaurant on the hotel's second floor, and Central Park South's only rooftop lounge atop the hotel. Perched on the 47th floor, the cocktail bar will treat guests to a one-of-a-kind experience against the backdrop of Manhattan's sprawling skyline and park.

Overview

The Executive Chef is responsible for assisting in coordinating, supervising and directing all aspects of the hotel's food production, while maintaining profitable F&B operations and high quality products and service levels. He/she is expected to provide training for all staff, meet corporate quality standards, establish and enforce food specifications, portion control, recipes and sanitation. The Executive Chef is also responsible for controlling food and labor costs while maximizing guest satisfaction.

Must have experience with in high volume luxury hotels

Must have experience working in Union environment

Responsibilities

* Work with other F&B managers and keep them informed of F&B issues as they arise.

* Keep immediate supervisor fully informed of all problems or matters requiring his/her attention.

* Coordinate and monitor all phases of Loss Prevention in kitchen areas.

* Prepare and submit required reports in a timely manner.

* Monitor quality of all food product and presentation.

* Assist in preparation of required reports, including (but not limited to) Wage Progress, payroll, revenue, employee Schedules, quarterly actions plans.

* Oversee all aspects of the daily operation of the kitchen and food production areas.

* Respond to guest complaints in a timely manner.

* Ensure compliance with SOP's in all outlets.

* Ensure compliance with requisition procedures.

* Conduct staff performance reviews in accordance with Highgate Hotel standards.

* Understand, implement and monitor corporate promotions in outlets, including buffet and three-meal concept standards.

* Know and enforce all local health department sanitation laws.

* Work with the Executive Chef and the Director of F&B to create and implement menus.

* Design and implement employee cafeteria rotating menu and oversee cafeteria operations.

* Assist in coordinating, supervising and directing the Stewarding Department.

* Assist in computing daily food cost.

* Assist in proper training and direction of departmental assistants in compliance with company standards of quality, specifications, portion control, recipes, employee relations, sanitation, etc.

* Understand daily forecasts and customer counts.

* Coordinate all par stock levels.

* Assess food portion size, visual appeal, taste and temperature of items served.

* Assist in the direction and training of all chefs to ensure adequate operation in all outlets.

* Assist in creating menus for prospective clients.

* Review and approve weekly payroll.

* Check food purchases for proper ordering, quality and price structure.

* Oversee daily activities such as preparation for all food items, sanitation of the outlets, receiving daily inventories, log-on report and food cost report.

* Communicate to Engineering any…