LINE COOK – OUTBOUND STOWE

As a Line Cook at Outbound Stowe, your passion for crafting unique and delicious dining experiences will ensure our guests and the local community return again and again. Your role extends beyond cooking; it's about creating an atmosphere where guests connect with exceptional food, fellow travelers, local culture, and the outdoors, inspiring our team to deliver their best and share that enthusiasm with our guests. If you are a passionate culinary explorer with a taste for adventure, join us on this culinary expedition.

Outbound Stowe, a part of the Outbound Hotels collection, provides authentic and one-of-a-kind lodging experiences that harmonize with outdoor adventure. Guests enjoy knowledgeable and friendly service, fun and engaging activities, and thoughtfully designed environments that celebrate the local community.

Outbound Hotels also includes the Virginian Lodge in Jackson Hole, WY, Outbound Mammoth, and future properties like Outbound Yosemite in Oakhurst, CA, near Yosemite National Park.

Springboard Hospitality, a premier third-party hotel management company with over 30 years of experience, transforms lifestyle hotels throughout the United States. Our team is a diverse mix of innovative, storytelling, adventurous, entrepreneurial, free-thinking, and community-minded individuals.

At every level, the Springboard team is dedicated to going Above & Beyond to deliver exceptional hotels that transform people, properties, and communities. We're committed to empowering travelers' journeys, inviting them to experience the vibrancy of each location, fostering authentic human connection, exploration, and discovery, while driving revenue.

About the Role

As a Head Chef, you will embody the Outbound brand as an authentic, approachable, adventure-curious, sociable, and savvy leader. You will build and lead a team that exemplifies our values of fostering human connection, providing unique experiences, appreciating life outside, working hard to achieve goals, while valuing good people, good food, and good music.

You'll be responsible for ensuring attentive, friendly, authentic, and efficient service in all culinary experiences at Outbound Stowe, including the East Side Bar & Bites, Grab & Go Mercantile, events, banquets, and exterior experience zones (pool, fire pits, and pop-up spaces). This includes maintaining adherence to budgeted payroll and overhead costs.

Responsibilities Include:

• Cooking all items according to recipe cards.
• Verifying that use records are followed for all served items, ensuring food presentation is efficient and of high quality.
• Monitoring the line setup before meal functions to optimize efficiency during meal periods.
• Monitoring equipment maintenance and adhering to the "clean as you go" policy in the kitchen.
• Assisting in cross-training and training new team members.
• Assisting the Chef in maintaining quality standards and being visible on the front line.
• Completing special projects and other assigned tasks.
• Adhering to payroll policies, procedures, meal and rest periods, and Springboard Hospitality Rules of Conduct.
• Demonstrating a working knowledge of all hotel safety and security procedures to ensure a secure and safe environment for team members and guests.
• Adhering to all regulations and rules of conduct outlined in the associate handbook.

Qualifications

Essential Skills:

• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Service-oriented with exceptional customer service and sales skills
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent knowledge of food preparation
• Food and Beverage experience in a Hotel or resort environment preferred
• Certified in Food Handling and CPR preferred
• Upholds the brand's authentic, approachable, adventure-curious, and sociable characteristics.
• Ability to work weekend and evening shifts, including Fridays & Saturdays and during music series and events as needed.

• Competitive Base Salary.
• Vacation.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
• Pet Insurance.
• 401K.
• Bereavement Leave.
• Employee Rates at all of Springboard Hospitality’s 35+ Hotels.
• Hotel Level Manager Bonus Program.

• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Exceptional customer service and sales skills.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent knowledge of food and beverage experience in a hotel or resort environment.
• Certified in Food Handling and CPR preferred.
• Ability to work weekend and evening shifts.