Executive Chef

About The Opportunity

Practice Hospitality is seeking a great team member in the capacity of Executive Chef to join the team at the Hilton Dallas Park Cities, the most beloved hotel in Dallas’ affluent Park Cities neighborhood.

About The Hotel

Nestled in the heart of Dallas’ most desirable neighborhood, Hilton Dallas Park Cities is a hotel that treats new friends like neighbors and neighbors like family. Committed to creating remarkable hospitality experiences that foster connection, it is integrated into the fabric of the neighborhood with interesting and exceptional service. Just minutes from Love Field, Hilton Dallas Park Cities the ideal home base for business, leisure and small group travel. With 230 guest rooms, 10,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, an inviting rooftop pool, grab-and-go that serves up healthy breakfast options and the hotel’s bar open for drinks and small plates every evening, this is where good things happen, and all are welcome.

Job Role

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

Responsible for all food planning, preparation, production, and control for all food outlets and banquet facilities, to meet Hilton's standards of quality.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (This list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed, as necessary.)

· Hire, train, supervise, schedule, and participate in activities of chefs, cooks, and other personnel involved in preparing, cooking and presenting food in accordance with productivity standards, cost controls, and forecast needs.

· Listen actively and communicate clearly while interacting with customers to promote food products and directing staff activities.

· Analyze feedback from clients and team members, make judgments and take action to implement suggestions for improvement.

· Maintain working rapport with all hotel staff for efficient operation and service to the customer.

· Organize and conduct meetings with the culinary team.

· Monitor team performance, product quality and production flow; foster continuous improvement where necessary.

· Create and implement new menus and individual menu items for all outlets based on current food trends and regional tastes.

· Invent menu selections for special banquet themes and parties in accordance with client budgetary guides and expectations.

· Audit food storeroom items and direct items to maintain consistent quality products that ensure adherence to all health code requirements.

· Enforce safety procedures and cleanliness standards throughout kitchen(s) including walk-in and reach-in boxes.

· Create and engage with special projects and assignments for continuous improvement.

OTHER FUNCTIONS: (This list of other functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed as necessary.)

· Assist GM/F&B Director in estimating annual food budget.

· Dine at local restaurants to observe the latest trends in food presentation/pricing.

· Monitor outlets during peak periods to oversee production flow and presentation.

· Maintain vacation schedule for proper staffing.

· Report any equipment in need of repair or replacement to Property Operations.

· Perform other duties as requested, such as VIP parties and staff meetings.

· Participate in the Manager-on-Duty Program as designated by the hotel.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

· Four-year college degree in related field preferred.

· Culinary Degree preferred.

· At least eight years in a related field preferred.

· Minimum of four years in culinary management preferably in a similarly sized hotel.

SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

· Considerable knowledge of mathematics (addition/subtraction/multiplication/division) to create and interpret reports, budgets, and forecasts.

· Extensive knowledge of menu development, insight into marketing, cost and wage control.

· Extensive knowledge of food products, standard recipes, and proper preparation.

· Ability to analyse, forecast, and make judgments to ensure proper payroll and production control.

· Ability to read, write, speak English to comprehend and communicate job functions.

· Ability to safely operate complex food preparation machinery.

· Ability to work in confined spaces.

· Ability to supervise a large staff and accomplish goals on a timely basis.

· Ability to work in an environment with extreme temperature ranges (hot and cold).

· Effectively conduct meetings, menu briefings, and maintain communication lines between team members and management personnel.

· Ability to stand, walk, and or sit continuously to perform the essential functions of job for extended periods of time.

· Ability to effectively deal with external and internal customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact, and diplomacy. Ability to collect accurate information from these customers to resolve conflicts.

· Hearing and visual ability to observe and detect signs of emergency situations, distinguish product taste, texture, and quality, and evaluate presentation and preparation.

· Artistic ability to create theme menus, ideas for ice carvings, decorations, etc.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, speak, hear, reach, bend over, stoop, use hands, use fingers, write, see, feel objects, handle paper, wires, pens, boxes, and occasionally kneel. Occasional lifting or moving may be required of objects of up to 100 pounds of force occasionally; and /or 50 pounds or force frequently and /up to 25 pounds of force constantly to lift, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Job Type: Full Time-Exempt

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount on hotel stays
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off available 90 days after start date
• Vision insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Eligible to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program.

About The Company

Practice Hospitality manages hotels differently. A growing company with opportunities for advancement, we infuse hotels with style, spirit, and soul. We inspire, innovate and advocate. We deliver results and do well by our owners because we respect the individuality that we all bring to the table, the connectedness of our world and the impact we have on our community.

We are looking for someone who thinks big because, at Practice Hospitality, we value creativity, emotional intelligence, problem solving and innovation. This is an opportunity to be an integral part of a team that supports one another, is empowered, and holds themselves accountable. If you bring your A game every day and pursue excellence with tenacity, we want to invest in your professional and personal growth. But, more than anything, we are looking for good humans who care; about our guests, each other and making every moment together enriching, fulfilling and fun.