Executive Chef

Come join the excitement Downtown Fort Wayne!

Position Overview
The Hilton Fort Wayne at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, Northern Indiana’s Premier Convention Hotel, is currently seeking an Executive Chef to join our Team. The Hilton Fort Wayne is connected to the Grand Wayne Convention Center and partners with them as their exclusive caterer under a long term contract.

The Executive Chef oversees and directs the operational management of the kitchen facility and culinary team members, ensuring success in our high volume banquet operation and all Food and Beverage Outlets, including our three-meal Features Bar and Restaurant.
The Executive Chef is responsible for staffing, training and scheduling of all culinary personnel, food safety and sanitation controls, purchasing of all food and kitchen supplies, menu development, working closely with our catering sales team to engage with our banquet clients to customize their events and managing the operation within budgeted labor and food cost parameters.

The Hilton Fort Wayne offers a broad range of benefits, including paid vacation and Holidays, an employer sponsored health insurance plan with dental and vision components, and a 401(k) program. This position also qualifies for an employer paid life insurance program with retirement benefits. Competitive travel benefits are offered through the Hilton brand.

The right candidate for this exciting opportunity will have natural leadership skills, a creative mind, and a strong work ethic. He or she will be able to demonstrate these qualities through a track record of success and progression in responsibility in the culinary field. The individual will have a combination of formal culinary training and experience that will allow them to direct this high volume, high profile operation.

If interested in joining our Team, please e-mail your resume to PJoyce@welcomefortwayne.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift

• Bonus opportunities

• Fort Wayne, IN 46802: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person