Culinary Standards Manager

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of all menu content
• Consistently look for ways to create, renew, refresh to delight our guests with new products
• Partner with all Disney Cruise Line Food and Beverage lines of business to see to open communication
• Partner with food managers to achieve highest culinary standards and crew excellence by effective leadership, motivation, empowerment and communication
• Owner of all Food and Beverage collateral from conception to delivery which includes ownership of print inventories
• Participates in all succession planning and training plans for Culinary teams
• Establish effective partnerships with other line of business by fostering teamwork among shipboard and shore teams
• Partner with ships teams to see that all audits are being completed in a timely manner which will also include regular auditing of all procedures
• Act as coach, mentor and adviser to culinary teams
• Assist in leading direct reports to define, communicate and achieve specific goals in the areas of Guest Satisfaction, Crew Excellence, and operational and financial excellence and productivity
• Lead and conduct onsite audits and lead trainings requiring need for travel/sailing

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an Executive Sous Chef role or higher
• Experience in menu development and implementation
• Experience within a la carte, banqueting, large volume operations and Quick Service
• Ability to be flexible with work schedule which will include (but not limited to) shipboard implementations and audits
• Demonstrate strong presentation, business planning skill, conflict resolution and organizational skills
• Demonstrate computer proficiency within a Windows/Mac environment
• Demonstrate a high level of cooking skills and knowledge
• Demonstrate a high level of initiative, motivation, problem solving skills as well as continuous improvement skills
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally based on operational needs

The hiring range for this position in Celebration, FL is $83,000 to $111,200 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.