Chef-Banquets

Job Number 22215693 Job Category Food and Beverage & Culinary Location The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, PO Box 32348 KY1-1209, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands VIEW ON MAP Schedule Full-Time Located Remotely? N Relocation? Y Position Type Management Responsible for all aspects of managing the kitchen ensuring the quality preparation of all menu items and proper handling/ storage of all food items in accordance with standards. Supervise, train, and inspect the performance of assigned Kitchen Staff, ensuring that all procedures are completed to The Ritz-Carlton Standards, while working within the budgeted guidelines. Coordinates the purchase of all food and develops menus, maintaining approved food and labor costs. Assist where necessary to ensure optimum service to guests. Provides support, training, direction, focus and help staff members have continuous success. Qualification and skills: A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a 5 Diamond/5 Star hotel or restaurant, including a Supervisory role within the kitchen. Or previous management experience in a 5 star Hotel preferred. Certification of culinary training and/or a culinary degree. Ability to work all stations in kitchen. Previous Experience in restaurant in Management role. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English Ensure quality preparation of all menu items Knowledge of food cost controls. JOB SUMMARY Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the banquet food preparation staff and managing all food related catering functions. Accountable for coordinating menus, purchasing, scheduling, food preparation and plating for catering events. The individual is responsible for delivering a consistent, high quality product with an appetizing presentation. Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maintaining the operating budget. Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved. CORE WORK ACTIVITIES Ensuring Culinary Standards and Responsibilities are Met • Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays. • Attends daily Banquet Event meetings to review culinary requirements. • Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met. • Develops, designs, or creates new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. • Ensures compliance with all Food & Beverage policies, standards and procedures. • Estimates daily Banquet Event Order production needs. • Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products. • Maintains food preparation handling and correct storage standards. • Manages BEO process including menu development, pricing, tracking and ordering. • Manages food quantities and plating requirements for all banquet functions. • Plans food quantities and plating requirements for all banquet functions. • Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions. • Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavor. • Supports procedures for food & beverage portion and waste controls. Managing Culinary Teams • Communicates production needs to key personnel. • Communicates regularly with employees to ensure performance expectations are clear. • Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. • Ensures and maintains the productivity level of employees. • Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters. • Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently. • Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. • Identifies the educational needs of others, develops formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. • Leads shifts while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications. • Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors. • Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation. • Supervises and manages employees. Manages all day-to-day operations. Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence. • Supervises banquet kitchen shift operations. • Utilizes an