Executive Banquet Chef

Join the Kalahari Experience At Kalahari Resorts & Conventions, our Promise is simple: Lead with Love. We care deeply for our guests, associates, and communities—treating people like family and creating spaces where everyone feels valued. Kalahari Resorts & Conventions is making waves in the Mid-Atlantic with our newest location in Spotsylvania, Virginia, expected to open late 2026. Our fifth resort will feature over 175,000 square feet of indoor waterpark fun, 900 family-friendly suites, and a massive convention center. Now Hiring: Executive Banquet Chef In this role, you’ll oversee the banquet kitchen operations and support the preparation and execution of high-quality food for all banquet events. You’ll be responsible for leading, training, and directing banquet culinary staff while upholding strict quality, sanitation, and safety standards, ensuring consistent and exceptional guest experience. You’ll also be responsible for controlling costs, minimizing waste, and maintaining efficient kitchen operations that support the resort’s overall success. Weekends, evenings, and holiday availability are a must. Onboarding for this role will likely begin in late Summer 2026 What You’ll Do: Lead and oversee all banquet culinary operations, ensuring consistent execution, quality, and presentation for high-volume events and functions. Manage, train, schedule, and develop banquet culinary teams to maintain service excellence, engagement, and operational readiness. Collaborate with catering, events, and culinary leadership to plan menus, forecast production needs, and execute events efficiently and on time. Uphold and enforce food safety, sanitation, and cleanliness standards across all banquet kitchen and storage areas. Control food costs through effective inventory management, waste reduction, and adherence to established budgets and production standards. What We’re Looking For: 4+ years of experience in high-volume banquet kitchen experience, plated meals, and event execution. 5+ years of culinary supervisory experience in banquet and food service with inventory, purchasing knowledge, and control. Prior experience with P&L accountability and/or managed food service experience with a proven ability to successfully control food costs is needed. Knowledge of state and local food safety regulations, with a valid SERV Safe Certificate or ability to quickly gain certification. Bilingual English and Spanish. It is helpful but not required. Why Kalahari? Career growth with promotion from within Comprehensive benefits (401k, health, vision, dental) Discounts, perks, and education assistance Be part of something extraordinary. Apply today and help us Lead with Love. Kalahari Resorts & Conventions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. --