Chef de Partie - Restaurants - Pier Sixty Six

South Florida’s beacon of hospitality, Pier Sixty-Six Resort is returning to Fort Lauderdale with an opening date of late 2024. From the famed superyacht marina to the iconic spires of the rotating Pier-Top lounge, a new world of elevated experiences is set to unfold around it. The lush 32-acre waterfront enclave will be home to the extraordinary luxury resort hosting 325 guest rooms, suites, and villas, plus an exclusive collection of 91 Private Resort Residences, 12 restaurants and lounges, a luxurious spa, curated pool options, and a waterfront promenade with retail and dining. Every space is impeccably designed to both inspire and relax. All are met with exceptional service and refined touches resulting in extraordinary experiences. The Resort will assemble over 600 diverse and talented Team Members to bring Pier Sixty-Six to life and create a new legacy by providing memorable experiences and stellar service to our guests and residents. We aspire to create a caring culture for our team, with state-of-the-art facilities, a first-class employee dining room, and most importantly, a focus on you as an individual, including your welfare and wellbeing. Pier Sixty-Six invites dedicated, energetic, and polished hospitality enthusiasts eager for growth and stardom to join our team and enjoy highly competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, and a culture that honors and respects you.  

We currently have an opportunity for a well-rounded and seasoned Chef de Partie - Restaurants to join our Pier Sixty-Six Resort opening team! You will be an integral member of the team that creates distinctively different and authentic culinary experiences for our guests.  

Reporting to the Sous Chef, you will support and provide excellent service within our culinary department. This high-volume position requires a passion for culinary arts and a service-oriented attitude. 

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others and support your team to reach common goals.  
• Takes care of daily food preparation and duties assigned by the superiors to meet the standard and quality set by the hotel/outlet. 
• Follows the instructions and recommendations from the immediate superiors to complete the daily tasks. 
• Coordinates daily tasks with the Sous Chef. 
• Responsible for supervising junior cooks. 
• Able to estimate the daily production needs and check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met. 
• Ensure that the production, preparation, and presentation of food are of the highest quality at all times. 
• Ensure the highest levels of guest satisfaction, quality, operating, and food costs on an ongoing basis. 
• Knowledge of all standard procedures and policies about food preparation, receiving, storage, and sanitation. 
• Full awareness of all menu items, their recipes, methods of production, and presentation standards. 
• Prepare special meals or substitute items.  
• Regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.  
• Maintain food logs. Monitor the quality and quantity of food that is prepared.  
• Communicate assistance needed during busy periods.  
• Inform Chef of excess food items for use in daily specials.  
• Ensure the quality of the food items.  
• Follows good preservation standards for the proper handling of all food products at the right temperature. 
• Prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist. 
• Establishing and maintaining effective inter-departmental working relationships. 
• Ability to produce own work by a deadline and to assist and encourage others in achieving this aim. 
• Checks periodically expiry dates and proper storage of food items in the section. 
• Consult daily with the Sous Chef, CDC or Executive Chef on the daily requirements, and functions, and also about any last-minute events. 
• Guides and trains the subordinates daily to ensure high motivation and an economical working environment. 
• Ensure effective communication between staff by maintaining a secure and friendly working environment. 

Additional Duties & Responsibilities:   

• Adhere to departmental policies and procedures.  
• Assist management in hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, counseling, disciplining, and motivating and coaching employees; serve as a role model.  
• Follow all company and safety and security policies and procedures; report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to manager; complete safety training and certifications.  
• Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; protect company assets.  
• Anticipate and address guests’ service needs.  
• Speak with others using clear and professional language.  
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others; support team to reach common goals; listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees.  
• Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards.  
• Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period.  
• Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping. Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 25 pounds without assistance.  
• Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.  

• Must have at least 3 years of related work experience. 
• Must have a technical, trade or vocational school degree or experience. 

As a valued member of the CoralTree team, you will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes:  

• Group medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits  
• Participation in a pre-tax flexible benefit plan for healthcare and dependent care reimbursement  
• An employee assistance program  
• Paid time off/sick time  
• Participation in a 401(k) plan with a company match    
• Complimentary team member meals  
• Complimentary room nights at CoralTree Hospitality managed properties                                                                       

Join us in creating unforgettable experiences for our guests, building vibrant communities, and shaping the future of travel and hospitality. #piersixtysixresort