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Pacific Coast Hospitality

Steve Weber, PCH

Job: General Manager/Chef, LA/Napa Valley

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and we’re looking for a sharp seasoned General Manager and Chef for this Chef owned and operated, farm-to-table icon. 

Napa Valley photo by Bel R on Unsplash

Market

San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Pacific Coast Hospitality is looking for a sharp seasoned General Manager and Chef for this Chef owned and operated, farm-to-table icon in the Los Angeles Area. This restaurant is established and expanding to Wine Country in early 2024. This hot spot is highly successful with exceptional leadership, a well-developed work/life balance culture, and growing FAST! This opportunity comes with responsibility and autonomy, your expertise and experience will be valued and appreciated from Day One. Train in Los Angeles and relocate to Napa Valley at the end of the year.

This award-winning restaurant is passionate about genuine hospitality and delivering scratch-made meals from fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients. Great food, great service, and FUN define what has made this multi-unit, multi-concept group successful. That, and the stability of consistent top-notch leadership.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • 5 years experience in upscale fine dining as general manager or chef
  • Professional team builder that values every team member
  • Be THE guest advocate in the building
  • Create and sustain a culture of hospitality and kindness
  • Ability to find, train, teach, and retain top FOH & BOH talent
  • Passionate about collaborating and building the business with the chef/owner
  • Be an expert at systems and know your numbers
  • Be fluent in scheduling, POS systems, payroll, inventory
  • Have some media and PR expertise & ideas
  • Event experience and large party experience are great!

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Compensation package: $100k – $ 150k
  • Generous benefits and vacation plan
  • Annual performance and salary review
  • Balanced lifestyle for real, not just talked about
  • Entrepreneurial environment- yes, we have systems, but we need thinking leaders that don’t want their hands held

Job Category

General Manager/Chef

Job Type

Full Time

If any of these positions seem like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview. For immediate response, text us.

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“We’re Pacific Coast Hospitality…we recruit the best, most qualified leadership talent for top hospitality organizations across the western U.S. and British Columbia.“

Photo of Napa Valley. Photo by Bel R on Unsplash

Job: Sous Chef, Bend, OR

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and we have an outstanding Sous Chef opportunity in Bend, Oregon.

Downtown Bend Oregon

Market

Bend, OR

Job Description

Live and work in one of the Pacific Northwest’s most unique and desirable locations, we have an outstanding Sous Chef opportunity in Bend, Oregon. Competitive salary, benefits, busy work environment, and opportunity for career growth, are all part of the package with this Family owned company. Work, live, and thrive 20 minutes from world class snowboarding, skiing, hiking, river rafting, world class golf, and more craft beer than you know what to do with!

We are searching for a driven and talented Sous Chef with experience in high-quality high-volume kitchens. The ideal candidate will be able an expert at every station on the line, and an accomplished well-mannered expeditor, YOU will be the trainer for every line cook that joins our team. We take great pride in the development of our management team.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • Two or more years high volume full-service restaurant cooking
  • Skilled and experienced in American cuisine
  • Ability to supervise and ensure the smooth operation of the kitchen and dish room
  • Experience assigning kitchen stations to the kitchen team at the start of the shift
  • Ability to oversee training, cross-training, interviewing, and scheduling of team
  • Confident assuming ALL duties of the Chef in the Chef’s absence
  • Strong kitchen organizational skills
  • Skilled communicator that leads by example
  • Honesty, integrity and guest advocate mindset

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Salary Package – $60k – $75k
  • Great benefits (medical, 410k, PTO, vacation)
  • Annual performance / salary review
  • Growth opportunity within the company

Job Category

Sous Chef

Job Type

Full Time

If any of these positions seem like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview. For immediate response, text us.

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Photo of downtown Bend, OR.

Job: Director of Marketing, Denver, CO

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and we’re looking for a sharp seasoned Director of Marketing for this privately owned, locally operated, full-service multi-unit restaurant group.

Denver, Colorado skyline by Sheila Sund on Flickr.

Market

Denver, CO

Job Description

Pacific Coast Hospitality is looking for a sharp seasoned Director of Marketing for this privately owned, locally operated, full-service multi-unit restaurant group.  Our client is an established company; highly successful, disciplined, with exceptional leadership, a well-developed work/life balance culture and growing FAST!  This opportunity comes with responsibility and autonomy, your expertise and experience will be valued and appreciated from Day One.  

This award-winning restaurant group is passionate about genuine hospitality and delivering scratch-made meals from fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients.  Great food, great service, and fun define what has made this multi-unit, multi-concept group successful.  That, and the stability of consistent top-notch leadership at every level of the organization.  

“The answer is YES!  What is the question?” is the one and only service philosophy in this company.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in upscale and casual dining as director or similar leadership role
  • Experience with multiple projects and tight timelines
  • Tactical marketing executions for each brand
  • Corporate marketing
  • Communications
  • Digital advertising
  • Website
  • Online profiles
  • Email management
  • Public relations
  • Social media
  • Local restaurant marketing
  • Menus & POS materials
  • Event marketing

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Industry competitive compensation package: $110k – $ 140k (starting, based on experience level)
  • Obtainable performance bonus program
  • Generous benefits and vacation plan
  • Annual performance and salary review
  • Balanced lifestyle – for real, not just talked about
  • Entrepreneurial environment- yes, we have systems, but we need thinking leaders that don’t want their hands held

Job Category

Marketing Director — Hospitality

Job Type

Full Time

If any of these positions seem like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview. For immediate response, text us.

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Denver skyline, “Good morning, Denver”. Photo by Sheila Sund on Flickr. Creative Commons License 2.0. No changes were made to the original photo.

Job: Culinary Director, Seattle, WA

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and we’re looking for a sharp seasoned Culinary Director for this privately owned, locally operated, full-service multi-unit restaurant group. 

Seattle skyline, photo by Thom Mlkovic on Unsplash

Market

Seattle, WA

Job Description

Pacific Coast Hospitality is looking for a sharp seasoned Culinary Director for this privately owned, locally operated, full-service multi-unit restaurant group.  Our client is an established company; highly successful, disciplined, with exceptional leadership, a well-developed work/life balance culture and growing FAST!  This opportunity comes with responsibility and autonomy, your expertise and experience will be valued and appreciated from Day One.  

This award-winning restaurant group is passionate about genuine hospitality and delivering scratch made meals from fresh, local and seasonal ingredients.  Great food, great service and fun, defines what has made this multi-unit, multi-concept group successful.  That, and the stability of consistent top-notch leadership at every level of the organization.  

“The answer is YES!  What is the question?” is the one and only service philosophy in this company.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • Minimum 4 years’ experience in upscale and casual dining as executive chef or director role
  • Ability to organize the BOH leadership teams
  • High visibility and presence in each concept and kitchen
  • Expertise With COGS and cost-controlling systems & training
  • Ensure quality and consistency of all production & during service
  • Lead by example – be positive – create solutions
  • Collaborate with ownership on menu development & recipes
  • Analyze unit P&Ls & financial performance
  • Support hiring and training in all concepts
  • Enhance kitchen morale – training – food quality
  • Systemize best practices – receiving/ordering/inventory
  • Collaborate with the owner to create new revenue streams
  • Capitalize on bulk buying

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Salary $90k – $ 110k (starting, based on experience)
  • Health insurance (90 days)
  • Fuel stipend
  • Two weeks of paid vacation
  • Company phone (90 days)
  • Balanced lifestyle – for real, not just talked about
  • Entrepreneurial environment- yes, we have systems, but we need thinking leaders that don’t want their hands held

Job Category

Culinary Director

Job Type

Full Time

If any of these positions seem like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview. For immediate response, text us.

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  2. Your resume is 100% confidential. We do not contact any references or employer without your permission.
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Seattle skyline, photo by Thom Milkovic on Unsplash

3 Reasons to Adopt Workforce Technology

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Staffing shortages are placing a tremendous burden on managers and employees.  And are impacting the customer experience.  Many restaurant employees are tossing in the towel because they are overworked and under supported.  Recruiting and retaining workers continues to be a struggle.  To overcome these challenges, restaurant owners and managers must adopt a centralized, user-friendly workforce technology.  Implementing technology driven employee experiences offer benefits like employee retention and improved customer service. 

Here are our top 3 reasons to invest in workforce technology.

  1. Close Gaps in Employee Experience

Prioritizing the Employee Experience has never been more important.  As staffing shortages continue to rise nationwide, retention of frontline workers is crucial.  Adopting a technology-driven, user-friendly employee experience can provide the support and empowerment your workers are seeking.  Consider using or upgrading your internal technology to fill operational gaps.  Take time to examine how technology could aid communication, employee training, and upward mobility.  Start with something as simple as posting menu information and announcements.  Using internal technology here allows employees to stay up to date without checking a bulletin board as they fly in or out the door.  Employees can check the announcements as they commute to work or learn about new items before their next shift.  This will equip your employees to do their job and remain present when helping customers.  

  1. Streamline Operations

Manual reporting is tedious, time consuming and out of date.  Not to mention prone to errors.  When you are short-staffed, having areas that are digitized and automated can increase employee productivity and can take the burden off you and your managerial staff.  HR tasks such as scheduling and finding people to fill last-minute shifts can be fulfilled by an automated system leaving you time to support employees and tend to customer needs.  Investing in an all-in-one virtual workspace not only increases efficiency, but creates a transparent work culture, houses online training modules, and offers essential task management.  The goal of operational efficiencies is to make frontline worker’s jobs easier.  Having access to a strong workforce technology allows your employees to do more with less.

  1. Improve Customer Experience

When the employee experience suffers, the customer experience suffers as well.  Customer loyalty is a huge factor in long-term growth of your business.  It all centers around training and support of your employees.  Stressed employees are slower to complete tasks, and quicker to ignore customers.  Whereas, supported staff tend to be efficient at tasks and offer quality customer service.  When you have negative customer experiences, you receive bad reviews which jeopardizes your long-term success.  Investing in technology that can better train and support your staff trickles down and improves the customer experience. 

How to Attract and Retain Top Talent in the Hospitality Industry

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Excellent customer service and a high standard of professionalism are requirements in the fast-paced, dynamic hospitality sector. Although it can be difficult to find and keep excellent personnel in the hospitality sector, doing so is crucial for any company to succeed. Here are six excellent guidelines to remember when looking to hire.

1. Develop a deep understanding of the hospitality industry 

To be successful in hospitality recruitment, it is essential to have a deep understanding of the industry, its trends, and its unique challenges. Invest in ongoing training and development to stay up-to-date on the latest industry developments.

2. Build a strong network

Building a strong network of industry contacts is essential for hospitality recruitment firms. Attend industry conferences and events, participate in online forums, and cultivate relationships with industry professionals.

3. Use data to drive decision-making

Data can be a powerful tool for hospitality recruitment firms. Use data to track industry trends, identify skill gaps, and measure the effectiveness of recruitment strategies.

4. Emphasize quality over quantity

In hospitality recruitment, it is essential to emphasize quality over quantity. Focus on finding the right candidates who have the skills, experience, and cultural fit needed to succeed in the industry.

5. Provide exceptional customer service

Customer service is key in hospitality recruitment. Provide exceptional service to both clients and candidates, and build a reputation as a trusted partner in the industry.

6. Leverage technology

Technology can be a powerful tool for attracting and retaining top talent in the hospitality industry. Use technology to streamline recruitment and hiring processes. Consider offering online training and development opportunities, and always provide real-time feedback and recognition.

Job: Sous Chef, San Francisco, CA

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Hello, we’re Pacific Coast Hospitality and we’re searching for a driven and talented Sous Chef with experience in high-quality fine-dining cuisine at one of San Francisco’s most exciting new restaurant projects! 

Photo of San Francisco Bay Bridge at night by Daiwei Lu on Unsplash

Market

San Francisco, CA

Job Description

We are searching for a driven and talented Sous Chef with experience in high-quality fine-dining cuisine at one of San Francisco’s most exciting new restaurant projects! The ideal candidate will be able to work closely with the Chef/Owner and the CDC to ensure the restaurant and the company’s overall agenda is being achieved, with critical attention to detail and execution. You will possess a proven track record and passion for maintaining excellent food quality, mentoring and developing others, delivering outstanding guest experiences, as well as contributing to achieving superior financial results. We take great pride in the development of our management team.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • Three or more years in kitchen preparation and cooking at a fine dining level
  • At least one year in a management capacity
  • Must be impeccably groomed and take pride in your tools and your appearance
  • Must display the culture set forth by the owner
  • Must have high-volume purchasing and inventory skills
  • Familiar with human resources topics in San Francisco, California
  • Be a dynamic thorough and serious thinker with excellent problem-solving skills
  • Be a positive outgoing team player
  • MUST have OPEN availability
  • Assist in the staffing and scheduling of the BOH team
  • Assist in the development and implementation of recipes and menu items
  • Possess strong kitchen organizational skills
  • Skilled communicator that leads by example
  • Honesty, integrity and a guest advocate mindset

Salary Range & Benefits

  • Salary package – $90k – $100k
  • Achievable bonus program
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Annual performance / salary review

Job Category

Executive Chef

Job Type

Full Time

If any of these positions seem like you – please click on the button below to submit your resume and cover letter.   We will contact you via telephone or email for an initial interview. For immediate response, text us.

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  1. Top qualified applicants will be contacted within 24 hours.
  2. Your resume is 100% confidential. We do not contact any references or employer without your permission.
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“We’re Pacific Coast Hospitality…we recruit the best, most qualified leadership talent for top hospitality organizations across the western U.S. and British Columbia.“

Photo of San Francisco Bay Bridge at night by Daiwei Lu on Unsplash

#1 Tip to Encourage Innovation in Your Restaurant

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Chef holding a plate of food

Chef Christ Kimura from Lee Kum Kee (Hong Kong-based company specializing in Chinese and Asian sauces) says, “. . . innovation is one part creative, one part operational,”  To sustain your restaurant, the dishes have to have interest or connect with the customers, AND it has to be executed consistently.  The solution?  Rethink pantry staples.  Finding simple ways where one ingredient can be added to create a signature sauce or dish solves many challenges.  First, it reduces the ingredients a chef needs to order.  In addition it simplifies prep and streamlines the cooking process.  Implementing this simple solution goes along with the already shrinking menus and the financial need to purchase fewer ingredients.

Food costs are continuing to rise.  Whether it be supply chain challenges or inflation, everyone is feeling the effects.  As an individual, this affects your wallet and as a restaurant, you feel those effects with less foot traffic.  People are having to stretch their budgets, and often that means decreasing restaurant visits each month.  Mix this with the continual struggle to find hourly staff and the weight to keep the doors open is almost unbearable.  

Today’s chefs are constantly interrupted and their time is split in the kitchen and other day-to-day tasks.  Focusing on both innovation and execution is a challenge. However, a huge part of being a chef is creativity.  Being able to play in the kitchen and create new recipes is a vital part of the job.  And equally important, it keeps patrons returning.  So, how is a chef to innovate new recipes that attract customers while protecting the bottom line?

Take a look at your menu and find areas where you are using ingredients for only one dish.  Remove or tweak those recipes so that the ingredients are used all over the menu.  The fun part?  If done well, your patrons will never know that the star of your appetizer is also used in your signature dressing.

Maybe innovation is just one ingredient away?!