Executive Chef - Garrison at AccorHotel — Austin, TX

Garrison is an award-winning, Michelin Guide restaurant that unites global flavors and local ingredients touched by fire and smoke to offer a uniquely Texas dining experience.

Reporting to the Hotel Executive Chef, responsibilities and essential job functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Showcasing your artistic culinary talents through your menu design
• Leading the local market restaurant industry with trend setting food offerings
• Strives to advance knowledge, skills and abilities and consistently shares same with others
• Making key operating decisions that impact the F&B offering for the restaurant
• Training a team of diverse and professional colleagues to deliver on our dining experience
• Responsible for the food culture and food safety of the restaurant
• Being a key leader in the hotel operations team
• Oversees daily culinary operations and sets the direction of the team
• Works in conjunction with the PR and Marketing team to grow Garrison revenues via social and other marketing campaigns
• Preparation of financial forecasts and budgets for the Restaurant team including ordering of product and scheduling of team members
• Ensuring proper inventory control and ordering practices are utilized
• Sets and oversees the goals as identified through employee engagement surveys
• Leading initiatives to guarantee Guest Satisfaction Scores are achieved
• Training and development of culinary team members with emphasis on team leads, food presentation and preparation methods
• In conjunction with other leaders, the Garrison Executive Chef will ensure the kitchen is maintained in optimum condition
• Instrumental in running a department that meets Health & Safety committee objectives
• Will support and provide direction for the menu development and implementation of menus with consideration to banquet concept, food trends, guest satisfaction results & food cost
• Actively involved in kitchen and department head meetings
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Creative, self-motivated, detail oriented and well organized
• Product and quality obsessed with good knowledge in menu engineering and design
• A team player with the ability to train, coach and motivate employees.
• Experience leading a fast-paced culinary operation
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Previous experience scheduling of a large culinary team
• Understanding of labor costs and productivity
• Versed on calculation of food cost; Experience with conducting food inventories and understanding of inventory turn-over

Physical Demands

This position requires:

• Constant standing and walking throughout shift.
• Frequent lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Occasional kneeling, pushing, pulling.
• Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs and ramps.

Your team and working environment:

Fairmont Austin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/M/F/D/V