Executive Chef Jobs in Belgrade, MT (NOW HIRING)

The Club at Crazy Mountain Ranch is a private membership experience set on 18,000 extraordinary acres in the state of Montana. Take one part working ranch, combine with golf, lodging, great food, and drink plus everything else there is to see and do and you’ve got something beyond special.

Position Summary

The Banquet Chef will to oversee all aspects of the culinary operation, including banquet service, menus, costing, sanitation requirements, scheduling, ordering and inventory.

*Housing is available upon request. Rent and deposit required*

The Summer Season is May - October 31st

We’re seeking hands-on chefs with private club or high-end hospitality experience who take pride in consistency, teamwork, and execution. The ideal candidate is passionate about their craft, dependable, detail-oriented, and thrives in fast-paced environments with high standards. This role is for self-starters who work clean, fast, and uphold high standards across banquets and à la carte service.

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensure that each Member and guest receives outstanding service in a friendly environment which includes greeting and acknowledging every Member and guest, maintaining outstanding service standards, solid product knowledge and all other components of guest service.
• Empowered to guarantee total Member satisfaction, display hospitality and professionalism to our Members at all times, take pride in representing Crazy Mountain Ranch professionally with our Members and guests and assure that all transactions are handled in a legal and ethical manner.
• Understand and apply all property safety and security procedures to maintain a secure and safe environment for team Members, Members, and guests at all times.
• Maintain a favorable working relationship with all Crazy Mountain Ranch team Members to foster and promote a positive working environment.

Essential Job Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Establish schedule and organization in the kitchen in order to produce an efficient operation
• Produce high quality entrees that meet established standards
• Maintain order and discipline in kitchen during working hours
• Maintain and enforce health standards and sanitary regulations
• Successful culinary production for the banquet operation
• Excellent leader and trainer
• Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with creation of new banquet menu, adjust seasonally as needed
• Create tasting menus for prospective Members and guests (weddings, banquets, corporate events, etc.)
• Perform all duties and responsibilities in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with established Club policies, procedures, and standards of service to achieve the overall objectives of this position.
• Meet departmental productivity, organization, punctuality/attendance and consistency standards.
• Maintain a positive and respectful attitude.
• Treat Members, guests, vendors, customers and co-workers with professionalism and respect at all times.
• Maintain privacy of our Members at all time.
• Maintain a clean and neat appearance at all times.
• Communicate regularly and effectively with all employees, supervisors, managers and directors.
• Perform work in a safe and high quality manner.
• Project a favorable image of Crazy Mountain Ranch to Members and guests at all times.
• Must be able to work flexible work hours/schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays. Long hours may be required due to business demands.
• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties, work hours and/or responsibilities for this job at any time.

Disclaimer:

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of this position and should not serve as an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all the possible duties, tasks and responsibilities being performed by people assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Experience/Education Required:

The ideal candidate will have a passion for cooking, minimum 2 years of formal culinary schooling, experience as a supervisor, working knowledge of food products, cost control, menu generation, excels at working together with others

Experience/Education Preferred:

Culinary Degree.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work for this position is usually performed in a climate-controlled environment. However, the employee may be required to work outside in extreme heat, cold, rain, wind, snow or inclement weather as the demands of the position so dictate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach with hands and arms or operate a computer. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 40 pounds. The employee is constantly required to stand, walk, talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job the employee is constantly required to use hands and fingers to handle, organize or lift items. While performing the duties of this job the employee is constantly required to use their vision to perform an activity such as but not limited to determining the accuracy, neatness, attention to detail, and thoroughness of the work assigned.

Benefits:

• Complimentary meal per shift
• Optional Health Benefit for Seasonal Employees
• 401K eligibility and bi-weekly match
• Discounted employee housing
• Discounts to over 1000 retailers through ADP LifeMart and Expert Voice
• End of Season Employee Celebration
• Transportation available to nearby Clyde Park/Livingston

Lone Mountain Land Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training