
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Flexible
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Professional development opportunities
Employee wellness programs
Job Description
Hyatt Regency Boston is a distinguished hotel located in the heart of Boston, renowned for its commitment to providing exceptional hospitality experiences. As part of the global Hyatt brand, this establishment prides itself on offering guests unparalleled service marked by attentiveness, care, and meaningful interactions. The hotel is recognized for integrating thoughtful service with efficient operations, ensuring every guest encounter is memorable and tailored to individual needs. Hyatt Regency Boston serves a diverse clientele, ranging from business travelers to leisure guests, and hosts a variety of events including conferences, weddings, and special celebrations. Its central location, combined with state-of-the-art facilities and culinary excellence, makes it a preferred destination in the city.
The role of the Sous Chef at Hyatt Regency Boston is pivotal in maintaining and enhancing the culinary standards that the brand upholds. This position supports the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef in managing daily culinary operations across multiple key areas such as Banquets, Restaurant, In-Room Dining, Garde Manger, colleague dining, production, and special events. The Sous Chef plays an essential role in creating, implementing, and upholding the quality standards related to food preparation, presentation, sanitation, organization, and service. By providing daily leadership and operational support to culinary colleagues, the Sous Chef ensures consistent execution of dishes and service quality.
In addition to overseeing kitchen operations in the absence of senior culinary leadership, this role involves supervising food preparation processes including cooking, plating, and presentation to guarantee quality, consistency, and timely service. The Sous Chef is also responsible for training and coaching culinary team members, fostering an inclusive team environment, and promoting respect and organization within the kitchen. This role demands collaboration with other hotel departments such as stewarding, banquet, restaurant, in-room dining, and purchasing to align culinary operations with overall hotel standards.
Beyond day-to-day kitchen management, the Sous Chef contributes to creative menu development and supports special events and high-volume business needs, ensuring that every aspect of food service meets the high expectations of Hyatt guests. Operationally, this role requires awareness of food costs, ordering, inventory, scheduling, payroll support, and adherence to sanitation and safety standards. The work environment can be demanding, requiring flexibility in shifts and the physical ability to work in both hot and cold kitchen conditions, as well as lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
Overall, the Sous Chef position at Hyatt Regency Boston represents a dynamic culinary leadership role ideal for professionals committed to excellence in hospitality and seeking to grow within a respected global brand. This fully immersive role offers hands-on experience in managing a diverse and high-volume culinary operation while fostering a positive and guest-focused kitchen culture.
The role of the Sous Chef at Hyatt Regency Boston is pivotal in maintaining and enhancing the culinary standards that the brand upholds. This position supports the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef in managing daily culinary operations across multiple key areas such as Banquets, Restaurant, In-Room Dining, Garde Manger, colleague dining, production, and special events. The Sous Chef plays an essential role in creating, implementing, and upholding the quality standards related to food preparation, presentation, sanitation, organization, and service. By providing daily leadership and operational support to culinary colleagues, the Sous Chef ensures consistent execution of dishes and service quality.
In addition to overseeing kitchen operations in the absence of senior culinary leadership, this role involves supervising food preparation processes including cooking, plating, and presentation to guarantee quality, consistency, and timely service. The Sous Chef is also responsible for training and coaching culinary team members, fostering an inclusive team environment, and promoting respect and organization within the kitchen. This role demands collaboration with other hotel departments such as stewarding, banquet, restaurant, in-room dining, and purchasing to align culinary operations with overall hotel standards.
Beyond day-to-day kitchen management, the Sous Chef contributes to creative menu development and supports special events and high-volume business needs, ensuring that every aspect of food service meets the high expectations of Hyatt guests. Operationally, this role requires awareness of food costs, ordering, inventory, scheduling, payroll support, and adherence to sanitation and safety standards. The work environment can be demanding, requiring flexibility in shifts and the physical ability to work in both hot and cold kitchen conditions, as well as lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
Overall, the Sous Chef position at Hyatt Regency Boston represents a dynamic culinary leadership role ideal for professionals committed to excellence in hospitality and seeking to grow within a respected global brand. This fully immersive role offers hands-on experience in managing a diverse and high-volume culinary operation while fostering a positive and guest-focused kitchen culture.
Job Requirements
- Previous culinary supervisory experience in a hotel environment required
- Prior sous chef experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of kitchen operations, cooking techniques, food safety, sanitation, and quality standards
- Strong leadership, communication, organization, training, and relationship-building skills
- Basic understanding of scheduling, payroll, ordering, inventory, food cost, and union labor relations preferred
- Ability to work flexible shifts
- Ability to stand for extended periods
- Ability to work in hot or cold kitchen environments
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
Job Qualifications
- Previous culinary supervisory experience in a hotel environment required
- Prior sous chef experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of kitchen operations, cooking techniques, food safety, sanitation, and quality standards
- Strong leadership, communication, organization, training, and relationship-building skills
- Basic understanding of scheduling, payroll, ordering, inventory, food cost, and union labor relations preferred
- Ability to work flexible shifts, stand for extended periods, work in hot or cold kitchen environments
- Lift and carry up to 50 pounds
Job Duties
- Support the Executive Chef and/or Executive Sous Chef in managing daily culinary operations and assigned kitchen areas
- Supervise food preparation, cooking, plating, and presentation to ensure quality, consistency, and timely service
- Lead, train, coach, and support culinary colleagues during prep, service, banquets, restaurant operations, and special events
- Monitor food production, product freshness, labeling, storage, portion control, sanitation, and safety standards
- Assist with ordering, inventory, scheduling, payroll support, food cost awareness, and other basic operational controls
- Coordinate with culinary, stewarding, banquet, restaurant, in-room dining, purchasing, and other hotel departments
- Support menu execution, creative menu development, special events, holiday functions, and high-volume business needs
- Promote a respectful, inclusive, organized, and guest-focused kitchen environment
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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