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Banquet Chef - Maderas Golf Club

Non-exempt

Job Summary: 

The Banquet Chef supports and assists the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef in achieving the financial and operational objectives of the Culinary Department. This role oversees all facets of banquet food production, including staffing, menu development, planning, forecasting, and requisitioning. The Banquet Chef ensures consistent quality, efficient production flow, and exceptional service delivery for all banquet and catered events.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains high standards of food quality and ensures consistency in banquet food production and delivery.
• Works with the Executive Chef to analyze financial results, support budgeting, and identify cost‑control opportunities.
• Prepares requisitions for supplies and food items required for banquet production.
• Observes production flow and adjusts processes to maintain cost control, efficiency, and quality standards.
• Ensures proper receiving, storage, temperature control, labeling, dating, and rotation of food products in compliance with health department regulations.
• Writes, maintains, and updates banquet menu specifications, standardized recipes, photos, and production forecasts.
• Monitors kitchen equipment cleanliness and functionality; submits work tickets for repairs as needed.
• Visually inspects banquet foods for proper color, presentation, and overall appeal.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work; evaluating performance; rewarding and disciplining associates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Manages department members including, but not limited to, Cooks and Stewards.
• Ensures effective orientation and training for new associates and develops ongoing training programs.
• Monitors business volume forecasts and plans manpower, productivity, costs, and expenses accordingly.
• Implements and maintains excellent service standards to achieve guest satisfaction.
• Communicates changes, new policies, and updated procedures to the department.
• Conducts regular staff meetings with subordinates.
• Maintain satisfactory attendance.    
• Performs other duties as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of culinary experience, including banquet or high‑volume production.
• Prior experience supervising culinary staff.
• Strong understanding of food handling, sanitation, and health department regulations.
• Ability to follow and enforce standardized recipes, production sheets, and portioning guidelines.
• Ability to safely operate and oversee use of standard kitchen equipment.
• Ability to stand for extended periods, lift up to 50 lbs., and work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong communication skills for coordinating staff and working with leadership.
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and banquet events as needed.
• Must be 21 years old.
• Ability to perform all essential functions of the job description.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong organizational and time management skills, ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.
• Knowledge of banquet and catering operations.
• Must be flexible in scheduling.
• Excellent customer service and problem solving.

Physical Demands:

• Frequently stands, walks, sits; uses hands; frequently reaches with hands and arms; frequently talks and hears.
• Occasionally climbs or balances; occasionally stoops, kneels, crouches, squats or crawls; occasionally lifts up to 50 pounds.
• Prolonged periods of walking or standing.

Environment/Noise: 

• Exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, steam, cleaning chemicals, and continuous noise.
• Work in both indoor and outdoor settings.
• May involve exposure to varying weather conditions.
• Noise level is moderate. 

Employee Benefits Include:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Employer Paid AD&D
• 401k (with Employer match)
• Vacation Package
• Tenure recognition and awards
• Vehicle Purchase Discount Program
• Vehicle Service Discount Program
• Golf Benefits at Maderas Golf Club (subject to qualification)

If you receive an offer of employment, it will be a conditional offer contingent on the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Sunroad is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure equal employment opportunities and access to all programs, services, and activities. If you require accommodations to participate in the application process or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact the HR Department to discuss your needs confidentially. We will work with you to identify appropriate accommodations based on your specific circumstances and in compliance with applicable laws.

 We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V) and maintain a drug-free workplace. If you receive an offer of employment, it will be a conditional offer contingent on the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Sunroad is an Equal Employment opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection,  race (including traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); religion; religious creed; religious dress/grooming; color; age (40 and over); sex; sexual orientation; gender; gender identity (meaning a person’s identification as male, female, a gender different from the person’s sex at birth, or transgender); gender expression (including a person’s gender-related appearance or behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s sex at birth); national origin; ancestry; citizenship status; uniform service member status; military or veteran status; marital status; pregnancy; childbirth; medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breast feeding; medical condition (including cancer related or HIV/AIDS related); handicap; physical disability; mental disability; genetic characteristics; genetic information; or any other protected status in accordance with the requirements of all federal, state and local laws.  Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy applies equally to interns and volunteers.

Founded in 1977, Sunroad Enterprises is a diversified holding company based in San Diego. Sunroad consists of three distinct divisions: Automotive, Real Estate and Maderas Golf. With successful ventures across multiple countries, we bring a strategic focus to seeing developments come to life. Sunroad Enterprises is one of the largest minority-owned businesses in San Diego and has earned numerous quality commendations from local, regional, and national organizations. Please visit our website to learn more about our endeavors and career opportunities: https://sunroadenterprises.com/