Culinary Standards Manager

As a Disney Cruise Line Culinary Standards Manager, and part of the shoreside culinary team, you will work on hands on menu development, recipe package creation and implementation including but not limited to Main Dining, a la Carte, Concierge Offerings, Marceline Market /Cabanas Food Court, Castaway Cay, Disney Lookout Cay, Groups & Functions and the Crew /Officer Offerings

This includes, recipe auditing, cost management and consistency for those areas on all current and future vessels.

This is a shoreside position based in Celebration, FL.

You will report to the Manager, Culinary Standards

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

Basic 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

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