Executive Chef

Charlottesville Hotel

The Omni Charlottesville Hotel offers 208 beautifully appointed guestrooms and suites featuring panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, along with a full service restaurant and 12,000 square feet of meeting space. The Omni is located in the heart of downtown at the base of the downtown pedestrian mall. Our location offers a wide variety of local restaurants, pubs, entertainment venues, or even just to take a scenic walk and enjoy the culture of Charlottesville. There are numerous local historic sites that have played a unique role in American history which include: Monticello, the University of Virginia, Ash Lawn-Highland, Historic Court Square and Michie Tavern. Our Blue Ridge Parkway offers unmatched views and our very own downtown mall features daily entertainment at the four theaters which offer live music, movies and theatrical performances.

Although we have a beautiful property and location, our associates are what separate us from the rest of the hotels. Our culture provides an atmosphere that allows our associates to learn and grow in their professional development in a fun environment. We strongly encourage promotions from within our company, and as a result, our staff has a solid hospitality foundation. Our diverse staff comes from many different countries in the world and provides a fantastic atmosphere to develop both from a professional and personal level. Although we offer a complete benefit package for all of our full-time associates, all of our associates are provided the greatest benefit of all which is "opportunity".

An exciting opportunity for a creative, passionate Executive Chef who wants to be part of an exciting food and beverage operation which includes new restauant and bar facilities, along with the expansion of our outdoor patio facilities. Must be self-motivated, energetic and a great team motivator!

To assist the Director of Operations in budgeting i.e. food cost/payroll/etc.. When agreed, control all overheads/achieve food cost budget throughout the oncoming year/report all variances from actual budget with the reasons and recommendations for remedial action.
• Agree with other Food and Beverage Department managers on the market potential for food outlets relating to the market competitors and the availability of the product.
• In conjunction with the Director of Operations, plan and implement menu design, creating suitable dishes and passing standards recipes for costing.
• To work with the Director of Operations with capital expenditure items for the food and beverage department.
• Ensure guest satisfaction with the smooth and effective running of the day-to-day operation.
• To maintain control of the standards for purchasing and receiving items.
• Work closely with Director of Finance to establish and maintain control of the standards for purchasing and receiving items. To test and evaluate products for quality, paying particular attention to yield/holding qualities/market price/wastage usage of leftovers.
• To control requisitioning of food quantities, by forecasting volume, to achieve maximum profitability by avoiding over/under production.
• To create recipes and production methods.
• To compile new banquet menus when required.
• Constantly inspect all food service sections during service time to ensure that the correct standards are maintained!!!
• Responsible for control of equipment and scheduling maintenance.
• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of local and international market trends in order to create food products which satisfy guest needs, thereby maximizing sales opportunities in food outlets
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of competitors food production/offering.
• Assist in the promotion of in house sales activities, such as culinary festivals, chef specialties and culinary competitions.
• To plan/organize/control the efficient and effective utilization of all food production staff, especially in scheduling and controlling overtime!!!
• To interview/recruit suitable staff for the operation, in conjunction with personnel and the Director of Operations.
• To oversee the training/development of all kitchen staff by ensuring that effective on and off the job training is carried out!
• Be aware of state legislation in employment and industrial relations.
• To establish effective and efficient office procedures in handling daily menus/banquet menus/purchase requirements/general correspondence/filing and records.
• To perform all duties applicable to a department manager within the hotel.
• To actively participate in the critical path task sheet for the food and beverage department.
• To conduct/attend all required department meetings.

• Candidate must have at least 5 years experience in an Executive Chef kitchen management capacity and excellent knowledge of current culinary trends.
• Must have experience in hotel business.
• Must be competent in culinary creativity as demonstrated by cooking test.
• Must have strong knowledge of food cost and inventories.
• Must possess the ability to handle stressful and busy hotel.
• Candidate must have good knowledge of computers (i.e: Excel & Word,).
• Ability to learn Birchstreet, our purchasing system for ordering products.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Candidate must be comfortable to speak to guests and conduct meeting.
• Must have a good understanding of cost control.
• Candidate must be a strong leader and a mentor.

Omn Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer - vets/disability. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster and the following link is the OFCCP's Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination policy statement

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 applicationassistance@omnihotels.com.