Executive Sous Chef

We're People People. Are you?

We're Sonesta International Hotels—the 8th largest hotel company in the U.S. (and growing fast ).

With a dynamic mix of full-service and focused hotels across major cities, our diverse portfolio of owned, managed, and franchised properties means we're everywhere our guests need us to be.

But here's the thing—we're not just in the business of hotels, we're in the business of people. We bring service with passion, loyalty with purpose, and create experiences that genuinely connect—delivering quality, value, and memorable stays across 1,000+ properties in eight countries (and counting).

What this role is all about

The Executive Sous Chef follows and maintains the standard procedures for all banquet functions. Supervision of Banquet Kitchen. Ordering for functions, maintaining food cost and inventory. Maintain quality, presentation and consistency of food.

What you'll be doing

Key Job Functions
Supervise a staff of chefs and cooks of diverse backgrounds and training to produce consistently superior cuisine
Plan and organize production, purchasing and scheduling
Maintain a strong positive relationship with the FOH team to ensure strong communication and teamwork throughout the entire F&B team
Establish professional demeanor and standards of the management team for the outlet
Delegate responsibility effectively to use the strengths of the entire culinary team
Perform administrative tasks as assigned by the Executive Chef
Demonstrate a thorough mastery of all cooking techniques: sauté, braise, poach, grill, fry, steam, etc.
Create innovative dishes and plate presentations using seasonal and regional ingredients.
Work quickly and efficiently to meet deadlines and demands of business
Check staffing, uniforms, daily production sheets, etc
Check production for all meal periods to ensure consistency
Train staff on all menu items
Demonstrate responsibility for food and labor costs in all outlets
Hold and attend regular staff meetings
Maintain a clean and safe work environment, following rules and regulations of the local health department
Keep informed of guarantee and count for all banquet food functions and events on property.
Check all event order sheets, breakfast, lunch, dinner, receptions and special events scheduled.
Attend BEO, staff, pre shift, F&B meetings and any other meeting assigned by Executive Chef.
Perform and assist with schedules, events and needs of other chefs within the property.
Deliver Passionate & Engaging Service to our Guests
You will be passionate and truly engaged in taking care of our guests, recognizing individual guests and anticipating their unique needs in order to exceed their expectations
You will consistently deliver our GUEST model:
Greet or welcome everyone, warmly with a smile
Use eye and ear contact and guest's name
Establish/anticipate needs
Solve and own all requests/complaints
Thank everyone
Build solid relationship with your Colleagues
Treat colleagues with respect and dignity
Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. The employee is expected to work in other areas of the hotel when needed to assist operations to perform job duties not necessarily contained in this job description.

Qualifications and Skills

A candidate for this position must possess the following applicable knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to demonstrate and provide applicable examples to support his/her competency.

Track record of delivering exceptional guest or client experience
Knowledgeable and dexterous using all manner of complex kitchen equipment.
Expert skills and experience planning, designing, and preparing meals.
Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time for training and safety purposes, and when interacting with guests and associates.
Strong communication skills (Effective and clear communicator).
Excellent time management and organizational skills.
Proven leadership and creative abilities inside the kitchen.
Appropriate professional appearance and demeanor
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Must be available to work nights, week-ends and holidays as needed.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Education and/or Experience

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enabl