Executive Sous Chef

Fort Lauderdale Hotel

Opening in Fall 2025, Omni Fort Lauderdale will provide South Florida with 120,000 square feet of event space, new food and beverage options, a Natural Spring inspired full-service spa and entertainment pedestrian plaza featuring high-end shopping, amphitheater, charter boat docking and beautiful promenade. The new iconic landmark offers unforgettable views of the Atlantic paired with unrivalled convenience and intelligently designed meeting spaces. The hotel will be directly connected to the Broward County Convention Center, immediately adjacent to Port Everglades cruise terminal and less than two miles from Fort Lauderdale Airport.

Be a part of the pre-opening team for the Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel!

Opening Fall 2025, 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 will also have 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.

Responsible for the execution of all Omni Hotel and company policies/procedures, ensuring that all services provided achieve the established standards within the agreed budgetary controls.
• To assist the Executive Chef 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.
• Advise theExecutive Chef on all matters relating to the kitchen area and ensure ahigh standard of cleanliness and hygienic practice throughout the kitchen.
• Conduct regular inspections of the kitchen to determine whether proper standards of hygiene and sanitation are maintained.
• Ensure guestsatisfaction with the smooth and effective running of the day-to-day operation.
• To maintaincontrol of the standards for purchasing and receiving items.
• Work closelywith the storeroom manager and food and beverage controller to establish and maintain control of the standards for purchasing and receiving items.
• To test andevaluate products for quality, paying particular attention toyield/holding qualities/market price/wastage usage of leftovers.
• Constantly inspect all food service sections during service time to ensure that the correct standards are maintained.
• Responsible forcontrol of equipment and scheduling maintenance.
• Attend BEO and all staff meetings.
• Assist the Executive Chef with all sales and catering special request.
• Check staffing, uniforms, daily production sheets, check production for breakfast, lunch, next day prep, check quality of sauces and product. Train associates on menu items and consistently during peak business, ensure pre-meal held daily, cleanliness and daily specials and consistent plate presentation on all times.
• Check staffing, uniforms, daily production sheets, check production for lunch, next day prep, check quality of sauces. Train associates on menu items, and consistency, to ensure pre-meal is held daily, cleanliness, daily specials, and consistent plate presentation of all items.
• Check with Banquet Chef weekly and daily on necessary soups, stocks, bases needed to fully operate banquet production.
• Ensure all brunch items are prepared to standard. Ensure production is ready and quality is met. Ensure product is delivered on a timely basis.
• Responsible for all areas of the kitchen operation in the absence of the Executive Chef and will be held responsible for overall operation.
• Responsible for cost controls, menu planning along with the Executive Chef.
• Ensure coordination of butcher shop, garde manager and banquets all specified food on time and to right area.

ENVIRONMENT & POSITION ANALYSIS:

• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to push and pull carts and items weighing up to 100 lbs.
• Must be able to walk/stand for extended periods of time, with frequent bending, twisting and going up and down stairs.
• Most be able to perform all duties in outdoor settings.
• Must be able to utilize culinary tools (knives, commercial equipment, etc) and taste/smell.
• Requires repetitive motion of arms, and hands.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:

• Cooking utensils and equipment, pots, pans, dishware, silverware, glassware, food slicing machine, knives, oven, grill/stove burners, microwave appliances
• Desktop computer (Synergy, Microsoft Office, Kronos, Birchstreet), printer, telephone, copier, fax machine, two-way radio dispatch, scanner.

• 4 years previous culinary management experience in a high volume, full-service Hotel Restaurant and Banquet Kitchen.Experience must include supervision of other culinary management.
• College education and/or culinary degree preferred.
• Serve Safe certified food manager preferred.
• 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
• Must be creative and up to speed on new concepts and food trends.
• Must have basic mathematical skills and be able to create and understand financial reports.
• Ensure that all health standards are consistently maintained
• Ensure all safety and security policies and procedures are followed
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in fast paced environment
• Ability to train a staff to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Omni standards
• Must be proficient with computers.
• Experience managing payroll and schedules required.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays.

Omni 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.