Executive Chef

Marriott Long Island

Full-Service Marriott | 619 Rooms | Restaurant | Lounge | High-Volume Banquets & Events

Lead the Culinary Experience at One of Long Island's Largest Full-Service Hotels

The Marriott Long Island is seeking an experienced Executive Chef to oversee all culinary operations for our 619-room full-service hotel.

This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for restaurant operations, banquet production, catering events, team development, food quality, menu execution, and overall culinary excellence.

If you thrive in a fast-paced hotel environment, enjoy leading large teams, and have a passion for delivering exceptional guest experiences, we'd love to speak with you.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Culinary Leadership

• Lead all kitchen operations across restaurant, lounge, catering, and banquet functions
• Develop, mentor, and inspire culinary team members
• Create a culture of accountability, teamwork, and excellence

Banquet & Event Execution

• Oversee high-volume banquet and catering production
• Execute weddings, corporate events, social functions, and large-scale meetings
• Ensure consistent quality and presentation across all events

Operational Excellence

• Maintain exceptional food quality and guest satisfaction
• Manage inventory, purchasing, and vendor relationships
• Drive food cost and labor performance
• Ensure compliance with all food safety and sanitation standards

Guest Experience

• Partner with hotel leadership to elevate the overall guest experience
• Support Marriott brand standards and quality initiatives
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve culinary offerings

What We're Looking For

Required Experience

• Executive Chef experience in a full-service hotel environment
• Strong banquet and catering experience
• Experience managing high-volume culinary operations
• Proven success leading and developing kitchen teams
• Strong understanding of food cost, labor management, and purchasing

Preferred

• Marriott experience
• Union environment experience
• Convention hotel experience
• Multi-outlet culinary leadership experience

The Ideal Candidate

You are:

✔ A strong leader who develops people

✔ Comfortable leading large culinary teams

✔ Visible and hands-on in the operation

✔ Organized and detail-oriented

✔ Passionate about food quality and guest satisfaction

✔ Experienced in both restaurant and banquet environments

✔ Able to balance creativity with operational discipline

Why Marriott Long Island?

• 619-room full-service Marriott hotel
• Significant banquet and catering business
• Opportunity to make an immediate impact
• Supportive ownership and leadership team
• High visibility role within a growing hospitality organization

Compensation

Comprehensive Benefits Package

EOE