Executive Chef

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Executive Chef

Kimpton Hotel Monaco Outlier Restaurant

Downtown Seattle

The salary range for this role is $90,000-$95,000 with 32% Annual Bonus (potential).

We’re seeking a forward-thinking Executive Chef for Kimpton Monaco.

What you will do :

Lead our team of restaurateurs, chefs, and bar professionals. They have passion for what they do, and you should, too. You will collaborate creatively with all departments so please be a person who loves to work with people.

You will lead a high-energy, destination-worthy restaurant and bar environment.

You will create and curate the culinary direction of the entire property. You will lead, teach, and inspire a team of kitchen professionals from varying backgrounds and to create delicious food and unforgettable dining experiences in our restaurants, bars, and event spaces.

A bit about you :

Through your professional experience, you have forged your own culinary POV. You are passionate about locally sourced ingredients, seasonality, and working with nearby farmers, fisherman, and artisans.

You’re fanatic about learning, trying new foods and new techniques, and flexing your creative culinary muscles. You are not into large menus that try to be everything to everyone.

You’re into dishes that are craveable, picture-worthy, and thoughtfully ingredient-driven. You lead by example, and you extend the same care to your kitchen that you do to our guests.

A bit about us :

We believe that having chef-led restaurants, compelling bars, and heartfelt hospitality take a dining experience from being just another night to a moment to remember.

Our restaurants and bars are buzzed-about neighborhood hubs and destination beloved by locals and travelers alike. (We don’t do hotel restaurants.

Just great restaurants.) We rebel against the norm and like to do things a bit differently.

Our edge is our culture. The irreverent, inclusive spirit embraces individuality in our guests and employees alike. We lively, rebellious, and have an entrepreneurial spirit and a zest for life especially great things to eat and drink.

Sound good? Go ahead and give us a click. We can’t wait to meet you.

Check out the venue and the hotel

Benefits Package Includes :

• FREE Parking
• FREE Dry Cleaning
• $50 monthly cell phone stipend
• Affordable health insurance
• Basic Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Child Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Group Auto & Home Insurance
• Adoption Assistance
• Matched 401k contributions - 100% match up to 4% contributions
• Paid sick time
• Up to 10 Vacation days, accrued beginning first day, eligible to use after 90 days
• 8 Paid Holidays after 90 days of employment
• Employee rate hotel + restaurant discounts in all of Kimpton + IHG
• Work perks website discounts
• Backup childcare
• Cell phone discounts (AT&T / Verizon)
• Tuition reimbursement ($1,000 / year)
• Free Online Mental Health Therapy
• Paid parental leave after six months of employment
• Annual cost of living pay increases

Some of your responsibilities include :

• Make sure all food products are consistently prepared and served according to recipes, portioning, and cooking standards.
• Fill in where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
• Perform inventory and purchasing responsibilities daily.
• Receive all products in correct unit count and condition and ensure deliveries are performed in accordance with receiving policies and procedures.
• Responsible for the supervision of the daily cleaning of the pantry, cooking line, prep kitchen, dish area, stairs, walk-in, and downstairs prep area.
• Responsible for meeting financial targets while achieving food quality and service objectives.
• Ensure all equipment is kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the restaurant's preventative maintenance programs.
• Foster opportunities for the team to learn, grow, and develop their abilities, collaborate with your staff to create a culture and work environment founded on respect.
• Continually strive to develop your staff in all areas of managerial and professional development as well as in food education.
• Prepare all required paperwork, including forms, reports, and schedules in an organized and timely manner.
• Fully understand and follow all regulations that pertain to health, safety, and labor requirements of the restaurant, employees, and guests.
• Schedule labor while ensuring that all positions are staffed when needed while maintaining labor cost objectives.
• Lead and participate in ongoing service education through facilitating daily line-ups, quarterly menu meetings, and new back and front of house training programs.
• Interview, hire, and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees;

address complaints and offer positive solutions to issues.

Be knowledgeable of restaurant policies regarding employees and together with the People + Culture Representative administer prompt, fair, and consistent corrective action for any and all violations of company policies, rules, and procedures.

What You Bring

• Previous Executive Chef experience, preferably leading large, fast-paced, multi-outlet kitchens.
• Passionate about industry trends and techniques and knowledgeable of product, presentation, quality, and preparation, menu concept, design, food costing, and people management.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills that foster positive working relationships with all teammates.
• Able to work with PR and Marketing in the creation of campaigns and budgets.
• Flexible schedule, available to work weekends, nights, mornings, and holidays when needed.
• Food Handler Certification, Alcohol Awareness Certification (if applicable).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, restaurant POS system, inventory management and / or procurement software experience, payroll and timekeeping software, business & accounting software may be required.
30+ days ago