Executive Banquet Chef
The Rittenhouse
210 West Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia,
PA
19103
Opportunity: Executive Banquet Chef
Plan, organize, and direct the work of associates in the banquet kitchen department, ensuring quality food preparation for banquet and catering events. Develop creative and trendy banquet menus and corresponding recipes that result in a high level of guest satisfaction, while meeting food and labor cost metrics.
Potential Career Path
Executive Chef - Food and Beverage Director
Essential Job Functions
- Interview, select, train, schedule, coach and support associates, ensuring they perform in accordance with established brand or hotel standards and consistent with HHM core values.
- Supervise the production and preparation of food items for banquet functions as stated on banquet event order forms (BEO’s).
- Requisition and order food and other products required to meet BEO specifications.
- Create recipes for banquet and catered functions and train staff to accurately produce banquet food.
- Maintain budgeted food cost.
- Manage staffing levels in accordance with food preparation demands to ensure guest satisfaction and labor cost objectives are met.
- Maintain proper inventory by establishing and enforcing inventory control procedures that enable staff to meet food production requirements.
- Ensure the safe storage of food products to minimize waste and meet food safety standards.
- Maintain cleanliness of all banquet kitchen facilities.
- Ensure kitchen staff has appropriate required certification, licensing and training.
- Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards.
- Perform other duties as requested by management.
Position Requirements
- Degree or certification from an accredited culinary program preferred.
- 3 years’ experience in a managerial position of an upscale and/or high-volume foodservice establishment required.
Work Environment and Context
- Work schedule varies and will include working on holidays and weekends.
- Requires standing for extended periods, walking, pushing, lifting up to 50 pounds, bending and reaching, using fingers and hands, stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
- Must be able to work in varied and extreme temperatures including freezers (-10F) and kitchens (90F), possibly for one hour or more.
What We Believe
People Are Our Capability – Hearts That Serve – Only Excellence – Stay Nimble - Own It
À propos de The Rittenhouse
A Gem Among Luxury Hotels In Philadelphia
About The Rittenhouse
People spend time at The Rittenhouse for many reasons: a family vacation, weekend getaways, board meetings and business get-togethers, romantic dinners, or girls' nights out tasting handcrafted cocktails. Whatever the reason, every guest experiences the same standard of excellence at our standout among Philadelphia luxury hotels. In just a few moments, you can learn about the history of our storied Center City luxury hotel and discover what awaits you during your visit to The Rittenhouse.
Accommodations
Our rooms and suites are a cut above those of other Philadelphia luxury hotels boasting elegant rooms and suites known for their style and space. Browse our accommodations, featuring expansive floor plans, comprehensive amenities, and a sense of luxurious comfort.
Dining
Enjoy afternoon tea, dinner, evening cocktails, and more, all at Lacroix Restaurant at The Rittenhouse.
Spa & Wellness
The Rittenhouse Spa and Club is reason enough to stay with us. Find the ultimate opportunity for replenishment here at our Rittenhouse Square hotel.
Weddings and Special Occasions
Our dedicated staff will help you customize your wedding day or special occasion down to the smallest detail. Our home on the leafy and historic Rittenhouse Square will provide the perfect backdrop to an unforgettable day, whatever you are celebrating.
Business
When you are traveling on business, you need a hotel with a central location, ample business amenities, and a room that will ensure you get a great night’s rest. At The Rittenhouse you get all three, as well as helpful staff to take care of any last minute travel arrangements. We’ll also work with your company to provide competitive corporate rates.
Meetings
If you need a productive, relaxing environment for a key business meeting or corporate event, The Rittenhouse offers stunning and well-equipped facilities for meetings and gatherings of all sizes and at every level of formality.
Philadelphia
Booking a stay at The Rittenhouse is like being given a key to the city; our central location is a stone’s throw away from the very best of Philadelphia’s most historic attractions and thriving culture. Our prime location as a luxury hotel in Center City is unmatched.
À propos de HHM Hotels
An Industry Leader in Hospitality
HHM Hotels is the preferred operator to many sophisticated and institutional owners of hotel real estate, including public and private owners, across the United States and Canada. We are known for consistent outperformance in operating results, the stability of our managed portfolio and operating teams, and our unrelenting focus on people, processes, and technology. HHM Hotels is tireless in delivering results and working closely with our owners across a portfolio of 240 hotels and over $2BN in managed revenues in the United States and Canada.
MANAGEMENT
For the past 30 years, HHM Hotels has focused on building out specific and differentiated capabilities and technology to serve our owners and drive industry-leading results in the areas of revenue generation, cost management, service delivery, and associate development and retention. In particular, we have focused on developing proprietary data, processes, and business systems to drive advantage and maintain our unwavering focus on results across every aspect of our managed hotels.
INVESTMENT
HHM Hotels has a highly active and productive investment team that seeks to leverage our operating capabilities and market knowledge to source, underwrite, and introduce deals to our stable of industry-leading investment partners. We have helped put together dozens of related deals and focus carefully on potential operational efficiencies, brand or market repositioning opportunities, and other ways that we can find value through our extensive market knowledge, operating capabilities, and in-house legal, asset management, and risk management teams.
BRAND POSITIONING
Our experience with branded and independent hotels allows us to quickly determine the brand positioning within a local market to ensure the highest operational profitability. We understand the demands of hotel openings and rebranding because we’ve been on the ground to lead them, from Forbes Five-Star property openings and global product launches to corporate rebranding projects around the world.
