Banquet Chef

Hyatt
Miami, FL
Category Hospitality
Job Description
Role Overview

The Banquet Chef is responsible for leading all banquet and catering culinary operations while personally executing elevated cuisine for high-profile social events, corporate gatherings, destination weddings, and luxury celebrations. This role ensures that every event reflects Miami’s vibrant culinary identity—blending global influences, Latin flavors, coastal freshness, and modern presentation—while maintaining impeccable quality, creativity, and financial discipline.

What You Will Do

Assists in determining how food should be presented, creates decorative food displays, attends daily Banquet Event meetings, checks the quality of raw and cooked food products, develops new applications and ideas, ensures compliance with Food & Beverage policies, estimates daily Banquet Event Order production needs, and manages BEO process.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, ability to supervise, train, and motivate multiple levels of employees, and knowledge of food industry, restaurants, and competitive markets. The candidate will also be able to assess and evaluate employees’ performance fairly and consistently, and have experience in luxury international brands.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 3+ years of Banquet experience and 5+ years of kitchen experience
  • Culinary degree preferred
  • Extensive knowledge of culinary fundamentals
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to supervise, train, and motivate multiple levels of employees
  • Ability to assess and evaluate employees’ performance fairly and consistently
  • Knowledge of food industry, restaurants, and competitive markets
  • Basic knowledge of revenue management
  • Experience in luxury international brands preferred
  • Comprehensive knowledge of kitchen hygiene practices and occupational health and safety standards
  • Proficient in general computer knowledge
  • Strong leadership, communication, organization, and relationship skills
  • Willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays

Benefits

  • Free room nights
  • Discounted and Friends & Family Room Rates
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with only a 30-day waiting period!
  • 401K with company match
  • Free Parking
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Paid Family Bonding Time and Adoption Assistance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Discounts at various retailers –Apple, AT&T, Verizon, Headspace and many more
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