Banquet Chef - InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown

About Us
Do you see yourself as a Banquet Chef? What's your passion? At IHG we're interested in YOU. We employ people who apply the same amount of care and passion to their jobs as they do their hobbies - people who put our guests at the heart of everything they do. And we're looking for more people like this to join our friendly and professional team.

As the world’s largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand. Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world.

Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience. If you’d like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to the world’s most international luxury hotel brand.

InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown is located in the Wilshire Grand building, standing 73 stories tall in the core of Downtown’s historic, entertainment, financial, arts, and sports districts. Ideally placed at the heart of the revitalized, energy-charged urban center of the United States’ second-largest city, the hotel provides first-class hospitality that seamlessly intertwines with the fabric of the burgeoning Downtown area.

Job Summary: 

The Banquet Chef is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the main kitchen, including employee dining, banquets, butcher, and garde manger. This role plays a key part in leading and motivating the banquet culinary team to ensure efficient production, consistency, and excellence in all food offerings. The Banquet Chef upholds the highest standards of quality, safety, and sanitation while fostering a productive and collaborative work environment that supports both team performance and guest satisfaction.

A little bit about your day to day:

Reporting to the Executive Chef, every day is different, but you mostly be:

• Supervise and manage the Banquet Kitchen team, ensuring efficient and effective operations.
• Train, develop, and coach colleagues while enforcing company policies and standards.
• Lead and assist in food preparation for banquets and events, maintaining consistency and quality.
• Ensure all food preparation and storage areas remain clean and sanitary in compliance with state and local health regulations.
• Prepare and distribute weekly kitchen work schedules in a timely and organized manner.
• Respond to guest inquiries promptly while delivering exceptional customer service.
• Assist the Executive Chef with overall kitchen operations and food preparation.
• Collaborate with the Executive Chef to determine food presentation standards and design decorative displays.
• Estimate daily production needs on a weekly basis and communicate requirements to kitchen staff on a daily basis.
• Prepare and cook a variety of dishes for regular service, special guests, and functions.
• Contribute to the development of new food products and menu items, participate in tastings, and adjust rollout schedules for special or seasonal menus as needed.
• Maintain proper purchasing, receiving, and food storage procedures in compliance with established standards.
• Provide counseling, coaching, and documentation as needed, while enforcing hotel food safety, and workplace safety policies.
• Strong administrative skills to include labor tracking, food cost tracking, payroll, and scheduling.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support kitchen and hotel operations.

What we need from you

• Minimum three years of supervisory experience in high-volume luxury food and beverage operations, including catering and banquet services.
• Culinary certification, degree, or related training, preferred.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work well in an environment with time constraints.
• Ability to work well with people, in a team environment, and to communicate effectively both written and oral.
• Able to stand and walk throughout shift. 
• Ability to carry or lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Proficient in hotel management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Skilled in writing menus, production lists, F&B proposals, and requisitions.
• Open to relocation across the U.S. to support career development and operational needs.
• Able to work varied shifts including holidays and weekends.

What We Offer
The salary pay range for this role is $100,000.00 to $110,000.00. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Los Angeles, California. This is the lowest to highest pay scale we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

Hotel discounts worldwide are available as well as access to a wide variety of discount programs and the chance to work with a great team of people. Most importantly, we'll give you the room to be yourself.

So what's your passion? Please click “Apply” and tell us how you could bring your individual skills to IHG.

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