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White Squirrel Talent | Culinary Division

FOH Management
& BOH
Management

We're seeking exceptional culinary professionals with strong experience in high-volume, upscale, and luxury hospitality environments.

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About the Opportunity

Built for Chefs
Who Deliver

This opportunity is designed for high-performing culinary professionals who can step into fast-paced kitchens, lead with confidence, and deliver consistent, elevated food experiences — without missing a beat.

If you are adaptable, hands-on, and thrive under pressure, this is your opportunity to work with premier hotel partners across the country.

Position Overview

This is a 100% travel, on-site Task Force role supporting hotel and resort culinary teams nationwide.

Assignments require full on-site commitment for the duration, with scheduled rotations home.

Nationwide Placements

Scheduled Rotations Home

Where You'll Be Placed

Properties That Need You

You will be placed in properties experiencing critical culinary needs. You are there to stabilize, execute, and elevate kitchen operations from day one.

Culinary leadership gaps

Step into vacant executive or sous chef roles and restore order

Hotel openings & transitions

Help launch kitchens and set the standard from day one

High-volume banquet demands

Execute flawlessly during peak seasons and large-scale events

Operational repositioning

Stabilize underperforming operations and elevate quality

What You'll Do

Key Responsibilities

Provide hands-on culinary leadership across banquet and outlet operations

Execute high-volume banquet production with precision, consistency, and speed

Lead kitchen teams through service, prep, and execution with professionalism

Maintain food quality, presentation, and brand standards at all times

Read and execute Banquet Event Orders (BEOs) with accuracy

Ensure all health, safety, and sanitation standards are upheld

Step in wherever needed — leader first, team player always

Oversee

  • Banquet production and execution
  • Daily kitchen operations
  • Prep and service flow

Manage & Support

  • Food cost control
  • Labor efficiency
  • Ordering and inventory

Collaborate With

  • Food & Beverage leadership
  • Sales and Events teams
  • Front of House and operations teams
Professional kitchen environment

What We Look For

Qualifications

Minimum 5+ years of recent hotel culinary experience

Proven success in banquet production and high-volume kitchens

Strong understanding of BEO execution and event flow

Experience with both banquet and à la carte service

Ability to manage food cost, labor, and kitchen operations effectively

Highly adaptable in fast-paced, high-pressure environments

Strong leadership presence with a hands-on management style

Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills

Ability to travel 100% of the time

Must be eligible to work in the United States

What We Offer

Compensation & Benefits

Weekly pay (premium placements)

Travel accommodations provided (lodging + transportation support)

Access to high-level hotel and resort partnerships

Opportunity to work in diverse, high-impact culinary environments

Placement within a luxury culinary network backed by White Squirrel

The Standard

Why White Squirrel Talent

We specialize in placing top-tier culinary professionals into environments that demand excellence. Our chefs are known for walking into any kitchen and delivering:

Immediate impact

Operational stability

Elevated culinary execution

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If you're a chef who can lead, execute, and elevate — on demand — submit your details below.