Executive Chef

Role summary

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The Executive Chef leads all culinary operations at The Royal Hawaiian, overseeing menus, food quality, kitchen teams, purchasing, sanitation, labor costs, and guest satisfaction across the resort’s restaurants, banquets, and room service. Candidates typically need extensive luxury hotel or resort culinary experience, strong leadership skills, formal culinary training or equivalent experience, and a thorough understanding of food safety, cost control, and Hawaii regulations. The role expects a creative, hands-on leader who can develop talent, maintain consistently high standards, manage budgets, collaborate with hotel leadership, and deliver memorable dining experiences reflecting the resort’s Hawaiian setting.

About the employer

The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort, Waikiki, is one of Hawaii’s most recognizable historic hotels. Known as the “Pink Palace of the Pacific,” the resort sits on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu and combines distinctive Spanish-Moorish architecture with Hawaiian culture, heritage, and modern luxury. It is part of Marriott International’s Luxury Collection portfolio, which features characterful hotels offering highly personalized service and locally connected experiences. The resort serves leisure travelers, honeymooners, groups, and business guests, with multiple restaurants, event spaces, guest amenities, and extensive culinary operations. Employees work in a high-profile resort environment where hospitality, cultural respect, polished service, teamwork, and attention to detail are especially important.