Graduate Hotels®, is seeking an Executive Chefto join Graduate Richmondand its wonderful team of hospitality enthusiasts.

Graduate Hotels creates authentic, playful spaces that connect a community’s travelers, students, and locals. Through thoughtfully curated design, creative F&B and community-focused events, we create hotels worthy of their hometown.

We are a diverse team of experience makers and storytellers. As a Graduate Hotels team member, you are the local insider shaping guest experiences. Our goal is to make every guest feel like a local even if it's their first time in town. In order to help you deliver on that goal, we encourage our team members to embody the same mindset as our guests through Graduate experiences and encouraged community exploration.   

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Responsible for all cleanliness and sanitation in the kitchen and adjacent areas  
• Creative menu planning to adjust to guest needs  
• Oversees food preparation
• Checks quality of food deliveries
• Ensures that kitchen/restaurant areas are clean
• Orders all food and cleaning supplies
• Maintains proper supply levels
• Able to maintain costs within budget levels
• Keep the kitchen properly staffed and manage schedules
• Hires, coaches and disciplines direct reports
• Interacts positively and professionally with guests to resolve issues
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma/GED, post-high school education preferred
• Minimum of 3 years in kitchen management or as a Chef

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Basic math skills
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to exceed expectations of guests and team members
• Excellent time management skills

About Graduate Hotels®

Graduate Hotels is a hand-crafted collection of hotels that reside in dynamic university-anchored towns across the country.  Each hotel pays homage to the heritage of its unique town through cultural nods to the local community.  Launched in 2014, there are currently 28 hotels across the U.S. and an additional seven hotels set to open by the end of 2021. Graduate Hotels is owned by Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners, a vertically integrated real estate developer, owner and operator. For more information on Graduate Hotels, please visit www.graduatehotels.com.

*Graduate Hotels is an Equal Opportunity Employer.