Every memorable dining experience at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess begins behind the scenes with our Culinary team’s commitment to safe, efficient operations and exceptional cuisine. As Executive Sous Chef in Banquets, your expertise in recipe development elevates our menus while your leadership inspires and fosters our Culinary talent. You will lead the culinary team and be responsible for overseeing all culinary operations within Banquets.

What's in it for you:

•    Employee discounts at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, local companies and Accor worldwide for you and your family
•    Free meals at our on-Site employee cafeteria
•    Learning programs through our Academies designed to sharpen your skills
•    Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21
•    Great Medical and Dental benefits, 401K, Direct Deposit etc. 
•    Career development opportunities within the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in addition to national promotion opportunities. The sky is the limit!

What you will be doing:

•    Oversee daily banquet production
•    Communicate and review daily/weekly functions with Banquet Chefs and Sous Chefs
•    Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of all work areas
•    Walk Banquet functions and provide feedback to the team
•    Banquet Culinary Management Floor Presence 
•    Balance operational, administrative and colleague needs 
•    Review Captain’s reports from prior day and address any challenges/successes 
•    Conduct daily shift briefings 
•    Ensure all kitchen colleagues are aware of standards and expectations while holding them accountable 
•    Meet with storekeepers to ensure quality of products are maintained 
•    Custom menu requests as needed
•    Conduct tastings for upcoming events
•    Site Inspection offerings and execution 
•    Review schedules, assignments, anticipated business levels, changes, and other information pertinent to job performance
•    Accountability of Banquet Culinary Financial (Labor Management, Cost Control) 
•    Banquet Chef and Sous Chefs one-on-one weekly meetings 
•    Weekly review of Banquet Chef, Sous Chef, Garde Manger and Main Kitchen Scheduled coverage prior to posting
•    Ensure Stewarding daily set sheets have been completed for Main Kitchen and Garde Manger kitchens
•    Schedule weekly Banquet Kitchen internal health inspections and ensure HOTSOS tracking is up to date 
•    Review INES requisitions and candidates

Your experience and skills include:

•    Executive banquet chef, executive sous chef, Garde Manger chef experience required  
•    Previous leadership experience in the culinary field required 
•    High volume hotel experience required 
•    Top tier 5 diamond/5 star hotel resort experience required
•    Computer literate in Microsoft window, excel applications required 
•    Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities 
•    Highly responsible & reliable 
•    Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment 
•    Ability to work cohesively as part of a team 
•    Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times 
•    International cuisine knowledge required
•    Current trend and modern cuisine knowledge required
•    Banquet menu engineering required
•    P&L knowledge preferred
•    Proven track record of cost control including food, labor and wastage to meet the goals and the hotel’s financial goals 

Why work for Accor?
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By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit  https://careers.accor.com/

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