Company description

Escape to our mountain lodge in the Big Indian Wilderness. Nestled on 68 acres in the heart of the Catskills, our 28-room boutique hotel is just 2.5 hours from New York City, but truly a world away. Enjoy a forest bath in our soaking tubs, eat and drink at our award-winning Public House; steam in the Estonian sauna, plunge in the swimming hole, or just relax by the roaring fire and do nothing at all, but get lost in the stars.

Job description

Executive Chef at The Urban Cowboy Lodge

Urban Cowboy Lodge is looking for an Executive Chef!

The Dining Room at Urban Cowboy is a highlight of the hotel guest experience as well as a favorite spot for all that call the our part of the Catskills home. Your outpost in the woods would allow you to grow a culinary program, to tap into a one of a kind network of farmers and producers and collaborate with makers throughout the Upstate and Hudson Valley. This would be a place to show your skill, utilize your experience and also find something unique in the culinary world – time and space.

What you will find here are passionate professionals who thrive working in the woods and doing our own unique thing. Here we are able to give an experience like no other in place like no other. Whether you are outside in our expansive natural setting, inside our immaculately appointed lodge or sitting streamside on a day off you will understand that this is an ideal place to both live and work.

We strive to create a culture that is genuine, creative and professional. We deliver the ‘casual luxe touch’ we are known for whether you stay for a week, dine in for a night, or just swing by for a cocktail. Urban Cowboy Lodge is a place where people arrive as strangers and leave as friends in both work and play.

The Lodge is looking for someone who will not only uphold our exceptional brand of hospitality, but help develop and grow it as a team member and leader. We want to be the best and are looking for just that! Other required qualifications include, but are not limited to:

We are looking for someone who

• Is passionate about food and hospitality experiences
• Can create and develop menus that showcase creativity and culinary expertise
• Ensures consistency in food preparation and presentation
• Maintains a clean and organized kitchen at all times above the basic requirements
• Has the ability to innovate ideas, formulate a plan of action, and implement it
• Has extensive food knowledge and experience

• Desires to create one-of-a-kind experiences
• Can balance creativity and craft with pragmatism
• Is interested in developing their understanding of
• Wants to create an environment built upon teamwork and mutual shared success
• Ability to think ahead and plan for seasonality of outlets

Qualifications:

• Strong Leadership and management skills
• Administrative and organizational ability
• Understanding of kitchen systems, organization and design
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to create a schedule
• Command of ingredients and technique, both general and specific
• Passion to teach and motivate employees of varying skill levels
• Knowledge of all applicable sanitation regulations and standards
• Basic financial literacy including menu costing, ordering and inventory management
• 2+ years as an Exec or CDC level and/or or 5+ years restaurant experience at Sous level
• Spanish Proficiency is always a plus

Responsibilities:

• Creating an exciting, fun and satisfying dining experience for all who visit The Dining Room at Urban Cowboy Lodge and enjoyable workspace for staff and colleagues
• Design a program that will increase dining frequency of hotel guests and increase local dining
• Provide vision, leadership, and strategy that inspires all staff to deliver exceptional service
• Collaborate with other departments to define goals and objectives that are compatible with the overall hotel goals, as well as strategies for achieving them, and then see them through
• Keep on pace with expenses, provided budgets, trends and financial goals
• Balance innovation, guest satisfaction, quality of services with profitability
• Work with the GM to define departmental goals, create strategies and implement them
• Maintain communication with guests, sales, staff and colleagues via email and regular meetings
• Account for and monitor expenses, revenue, inventory and equipment

Compensation:

$65-$75,000/year

Performance based quarterly compensation available up to 10% of annual salary

Employer pays up to 75% of Health, Vision and Dental insurance premium

10 days PTO (after 3 months) + 5 Sick Days

Housing Stipend is available

Dining and Hotel Discounts

**This position will require the signing of a one year contract upon acceptance of this position

Urban Cowboy Lodge is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse team and promoting an inclusive, person-first culture. This position will spend almost all their time on their feet, be able to lift up to 50lbs, be able to walk up and down stairs, use repetitive motions and understand that availability on nights, weekends and holidays are a must. This is an overtime exempt position.

Compensation

this position is: salaried, varies DOE, $65,000.00 - $75,000.00

Application instructions

Deadline

August 31, 2024