Banquet Chef - Spartanburg Marriott

We’re looking for enthusiastic, fun, and energetic people who take the work seriously, but not themselves. Let’s see if we’re a fit. We hope so.

The Banquet Chef will be responsible for the day to day preparation of food products needed for all banquet functions, as well as assisting in the execution of banquet events. The Banquet cook will carry out the necessary functions while continually upholding the standards in accordance to the hotel property and Mainsail Lodging and Development What you have

5+ years of professional kitchen experience; hotel, catering, or high-volume banquet experience

• •Strong cooking, plating, and presentation skills, including preparing food in large quantities and on tight event schedules
• •Ability to plan menus, estimate portions, manage inventory, and coordinate event-specific dietary needs.
• •Experience supervising and training skills
• •Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety; a food-safety certificate
• •Ability to communicate and coordinate with event, service, and other teams
• •Physical stamina and flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended shifts.
• •Problem solving - adjusting quickly to last-minute changes, shortages and equipment issues
• •Adaptability- being flexible with schedule changes due to event changes
• •High school diploma, equivalent or higher

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally

Ability to work in a clean, organized, and orderly manner

Servsafe certification, or ability to attain certification

Excellent customer service skills

Experience working on a team and being a team player

A sense of ownership in everything that you do

What you’ll do

The preparation for all banquet and catered events in the hotel

Plating, set up, and staging of hotels banquet events

Vegetable preparation to include slicing, dicing, peeling, cooking, and portioning

Sauce preparation to include stocks, salad dressings, and vinaigrettes

Bulk cooking of food items to include braised and cooked meats, soups, and side dish items

Minor butchering – process poultry, meat, and seafood

Follow daily prep list and prepare food in accordance of BEO requests

Maintain cleanliness and organization of kitchen coolers in order to properly store prepped items

• •Keep kitchen setting in a clean and organized state, to include trash disposal and dish pit duties
• •Work other kitchen positions during banquet down time

Other necessary duties as reasonably assigned by manager

Physical Demand

Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time

Ability to bend

Ability to lift, pull 50 lbs

Ability to communicate clearly

Ability to work long hours as needed

Mental Demands

Make sound judgments quickly

Work on multiple tasks, making appropriate progress towards deadlines

Able to work independently, take direction, and provide direction to others

Manage differing personalities within the property, the resort, and the community

Maintain the highest degree of confidentiality

Ability to work effectively in stressful, high pressure situations

Ability to effectively handle challenges in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary

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