Executive Sous Chef – Luxury Residential Dining

**About Four Seasons:**Four Seasons is powered by our people.We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return.Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart.We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves.Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime.It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.**About the location:**A rare gem on Florida's Gulf Coast of Southwest Florida, Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, is an exclusive collection of 156 luxurious beachfront private residences and a 222-room hotel all within a 125-acre walkable coastal village in the heart of Old Naples.Honoring local heritage and artfully reimagined for modern-day elegance, the resort includes residents-only facilities and amenities, a luxury spa and state-of-the-art well-being/fitness center, exquisite and diverse fine dining outlets, outdoor pursuits to include a tennis center, and an 18-hole golf course, bowling and movie theater experiences, and an exclusive private club.The first of its kind, the Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, is paradise found.**About the role:**The Executive Sous Chef will plan, organize, control and direct the work of employees in the Culinary Department while ensuring superior quality and consistency in preparation of all food items.**What you will do:**-Be a part of the opening team- Coordinate the selection, training, development, and evaluation of employees and managers in the Kitchen Department through effective management and leadership to ensure that established cultural and core standards are met; long-range strategic operational planning.Prepare food items.-Assist in the planning and development of menus for the hotel, ensure the correct preparation and presentation of a consistent level for all food items prepared through production and demonstration.- Control labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory control.- Ensure that sanitation standards as set forth by Four Seasons, local, state, and federal regulations are in compliance as well as the cleanliness and organization of the kitchen.-Maintain control systems which will assure quality and portion consistency, monitor food shipments to ensure they meet established purchasing specifications as well and foster an awareness of the importance of food preparation and quality.- Communicate with employees and managers to ensure operational needs are met as well as attend regular operational meetings to ensure effective coordination and cooperation between departments.**What you bring:**-College degree preferably hotel/restaurant management or culinary arts, or equivalent experience is required.-Ability to read, speak, and write English.-Proven leadership skills in a hotel environment.-Five to seven years previous experience in multiple culinary/food & beverage department head positions.-Requires a working knowledge of division operations as well as Four Seasons cultural and core standards, policies, and standard operating procedures.-Requires a working knowledge of division operations as well as Four Seasons cultural and core standards, policies, and standard operating procedures-Working knowledge is generally learned on-the-job-Requires ability to operate computer equipment and other food & beverage computer systems-Requires the ability to operate and utilize culinary production equipment and tools-This position requires an applicant with a flexible schedule and the ability to work all shifts, weekends, and holidays.Day and evening shifts.**What we are offering you:**Four Seasons believes in offering the best to the best when it comes to employee benefitsHere is what we are offering you:\ *Lucrative salary\*Market-leading benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K with employer matching all starting at 30 days\ *Time off plans starting on the day of hire\ *An opportunity to be a partof a cohesive team in an inclusive work environment\ *Complimentary and discountedhotel staysaround the world\ *Wellbeing and mental healthinitiatives and focused company\ *Embracement and promotion ofdiversity in our workplace\ *Complimentary employee mealsand beverages\ *Tuition reimbursementLearnmore about what it is like to work at Four Seasons-visit us:Visa RequirementsUS work authorization is required.Four Seasons is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.To access the 'EEOC is The Law' Information poster please visit this website - \ _files/employers/poster\_screen\ _reader\_optimized.PdfDedicated to perfecting the travel experience through continual innovation and the highest standards of hospitality, Four Seasons can offer what many hospitality professionals dream of -the opportunity to build a life-long career with global potential and a real sense of pride in work well done.#J-*****-Ljbffr