**Description:** As a member of the hotel Executive Committee, the Executive Chef is a highly visible role with exposure to Senior and Corporate leadership. This position reports to the hotel General Manager. The Executive Chef will be responsible for culinary operations including menu planning, staffing, cost control, provisioning, food preparation, and sanitation. This position directs a team of sous chefs and other culinary staff engaged in preparing and cooking foods to ensure an efficient and profitable food service. The position demands creativity, excellent communication skills, the ability to maintain the highest of culinary standards and the ability to lead a large team. The Executive Chef must work well under pressure with the ability to influence people. The Executive Chef must be able to actively engage a team while being decisive about the culinary operations. Duties include: + Manages the Kitchen to ensure that all food items are prepared and presented to guests in accordance with the standards identified by the hotel. + Implements and ensures that high levels of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained within the kitchen. + Designs new recipes, plans menus, and selects plate presentations on a biannual basis. + Ensures staff follows set standards of receiving, storing, producing and presenting of food. + Reviews staffing levels on a weekly basis to meet service, operational, and financial objectives. + Ensures that newly hired staff are on boarded and trained as necessary. + Directs and assesses the performance of Sous Chefs and ensures that the relevant coaching and performance management is completed on an ongoing basis. + Ensures that Sous Chefs and Supervisors manage culinary staff to meet clearly defined goals. + Responsible for the administrative requirements of the Kitchen including stocktaking of food and equipment supplies, purchase orders, scheduling staff, management reports etc. + Obtaining feedback on food and service quality and handling customer complaints. + Collaborates with Food and Beverage and Purchasing departments to meet service standards + Collaborates with Sales and Events with respect to customer trends, needs and overall satisfaction + Responsible for ensuring a high level of satisfaction with the food in the Colleague dining area. + Must be comfortable with fast changing environments, coaching others through change and managing resistance. Hyatt associates work in an environment that demands exceptional performance yet reaps great rewards. Whether it’s career opportunities, job enrichment or a supportive work environment, if you are ready for this challenge, then we are ready for you. **Qualifications:** + A Degree in Culinary Arts is required + Minimum of 15 years of industry and culinary management experience preferably with international hotel brands. At least 5 of these years must be at an Executive Sous Chef and or Chef level in a large hotel. + Demonstrated experience with controlling food and labor costs. + Hands on experience with menu development and pricing development. + Passion for leadership and teamwork. + Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with people of diverse socioeconomic background, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. + Demonstrated ability to improve standards through coaching, performance management and clear goal setting + Proven track record in properties with high volume Banquet operations + Advanced knowledge of kitchen hygiene practices and occupational health and safety standards. + Possess strong leadership, communication, organization and relationship skills + High level of emotional intelligence with a strong conflict resolution skills. + Strong Financial Management skills + Proficient in Microsoft office suite + A true desire to exceed guest expectations in a fast-paced customer service environment + Available to work shifts, weekends and public holidays and extended hours as the operation requires. **Primary Location:** TT-TTI-Port of Spain **Organization:** Hyatt Regency Trinidad **Pay Basis:** Monthly **Job Level:** Full-time **Job:** Culinary **Req ID:** POR002239 Hyatt is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status or any other group protected by law.