Banquets | Kitchen Supervisor

Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel The Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel is a 29-story hotel, located at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, and connected directly to the Broward County Convention. The property offers 801 guest rooms and suites, multiple restaurants, a vibrant rooftop bar, a sprawling pool, spa, and fitness center. The hotel has over 120,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including a grand ballroom, junior ballroom, 25 breakout rooms and pre-function meeting space with waterfront views. JOB PURPOSE: The Kitchen Supervisor is responsible for supervising and coordinating the overall operation of the culinary team within the outlet. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: • Utilize a hands-on approach to training and developing kitchen staff. Ability to instill safety and sanitation habits in all employees. • Teach employees the importance of consistency in preparation and presentation. • Thorough knowledge of food handling and preparation techniques. • Ensure the level of quality, portion control, and plate presentation is adhered to consistently. • Supervise daily food preparation for assigned areas. • Prep, stock, and rotate line to ensure ample supply of products is maintained. • Work closely with wait staff to exceed guest expectations. • Supervise the preparation of all items on prep list following standard procedures • Always maintain high quality, inspect all food products for quality when working on prep list and service line. • Check portion control, weights and counts prior to function. • Fire all food for service and to serve online. • Maintain/check cooking times and temperatures. • Follow all storage procedures when taking food out of walk-in and when returning food to walkin. • Always maintain cleanliness of work area. • Keep walk-in, prep area and equipment up to Health Department and EcoSure standards at all time. • Prepares all food items according to standard recipes and as specified on guest check, to ensure consistency of product. • Visually inspects, selects, and uses only food items of the highest standard in the preparation of all menu items. • Checks and controls the proper storage of product, checking on portion control, especially in specific cuts of meat, to maintain quality product. • Keeps all refrigeration, equipment, and storage and working areas in clean, working condition to comply with health department regulation. QUALIFICATIONS: • Candidate is required to have at least 2 years culinary experience in a hotel or restaurant kitchen. • Previous kitchen supervisory experience, preferred. • Candidate must have proven culinary skills and must be able to lead, develop, and motivate staff. • Ability to teach employees importance of, and how to interact with internal/external guests and courteously solve internal requests. • Ensure that all health standards are consistently maintained. • Ensure all safety and security policies and procedures are followed. • Ability to train a staff to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Omni standards. • Must be familiar with batch and quantity cooking in a high-volume restaurant. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational skills. • Candidate must be creative and up to speed on new concepts and food trends. • Must have basic mathematical skills and be able to adhere to recipes. • Must work well with others and be able to effectively train culinary staff. • Self-motivated, and ability to work with limited supervision. • Ability to write and perform daily prep list and par sheets. • Requires a working knowledge of sanitation standards. • Eye/hand coordination needed to use all kitchen equipment. • Highly motivated self-starter focused on quality, organization, cleanliness, and teamwork. • The ability to work in a fast-paced high-pressure work environment while executing delegated tasks and assignments. • Ability to prioritize, organize and follow up. • Ability to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Omni standards. • Culinary degree and/or formal training preferred. • Must be able to utilize culinary tools (knives, commercial equipment, etc.) and taste/smell. • Maintain a professional business appearance, attitude, and performance. • Flexible schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays ENVIRONMENT & POSITION ANALYSIS: • The ability to lift up to 40 lbs., push/pull up to 50 lbs., and stand for long periods of time. • Stand or walk for an extended period or for an entire work shift. • Requires repetitive motion with both hands and occasional bending/stooping/kneeling. . TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: • Cooking utensils and equipment, pots, pans, slicer, knives, VCM, robot coups, blenders, burr mixers, ovens, grills, stoves, flat tops, salamanders Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster is available using the following link: EEOC is the Law Poster. Omni Hotels & Resorts does not discriminate on the basis of any protected category with respect to the payment of wages. If you are interested in applying for employment with Omni Hotels & Resorts and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to: [email removed].