Sous Chef

Grand Hotel, located on historic Mackinac Island, is seeking passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team! As a job applicant, you'll have the opportunity to work in a world-renowned, five-star hotel that offers exceptional service and unforgettable experiences to our guests. With positions available in hospitality, guest services, food and beverage, housekeeping, and more, there are abundant opportunities for career growth and advancement. Our hotel boasts timeless elegance, breathtaking views, and a unique island experience, creating a one-of-a-kind work environment. As a member of the Grand Hotel team, you'll have the chance to provide impeccable service to our guests, work in a picturesque setting, and be a part of a rich heritage that spans over a century. Join us in delivering legendary hospitality and become a valued member of our team at Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island!

Overview

This is a seasonal position from early April 2025 to early November 2025.

Housing and Meals provided at $19/day.

Accelerate your culinary career and join our team as a Sous Chef! We are seeking a passionate and creative individual who will collaborate with our talented culinary team to deliver exceptional dining experiences.

Sous Chefs will be responsible for preparing, seasoning, and cooking soups, meats, vegetables,

desserts, and other food items, ensuring the cleanliness of their work areas, and ensuring that orders are prepared

in a timely fashion. May supervise up to twenty (20) Cooks, twenty (20) Prep Cooks, and twenty (20) Dishwashers.

Supervisory duties include directing the culinary team's presentation and portioning of food according to property

standard, communicating daily with the Executive Chef for an update regarding planning, staffing, and internal

procedures, completing daily food requisitions and daily specials, assisting in the hiring, training, and disciplining of

culinary staff in accordance with company policies and procedures, ordering food quantities, overseeing production

for banquet food operations alongside purchasing, banquet management, and Executive Chef, ensuring all clean up

duties are completed throughout the day and at the end of night, and coordinating and supervising the food

preparation for dining service and banquet events.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of culinary experience in a supervisory role in a fine-dining or high-volume environment at a high-end
  
  

restaurant, resort, or private club required.

Benefits

Davidson Hospitality Group is an award-winning, full-service hospitality management company overseeing hotels, restaurants, dining and entertainment venues across the US. A trusted partner and preferred operator for Hilton, Hyatt, Kimpton, Marriott, and Margaritaville, Davidson offers a unique entrepreneurial management style and owners’ mentality that provides the individualized personal service of a small company, enhanced by the breadth and depth of skill and experience of a larger company.

In keeping with the company’s heritage of delivering value, Davidson is comprised of four highly specialized operating verticals: Davidson Hotels, Pivot, Davidson Resorts and Davidson Restaurant Group.

In keeping with the company’s heritage of delivering value to its owners and team members, Davidson offers a rich benefit program with a variety of benefits designed to enrich the lives and well-being of our team members and their families.

Three Tiers of Medical Coverage *

Dental & Vision Coverage *

24/7 Teledoc service

Free Maintenance Medications *

Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, bereavement, and holidays). *

Tuition Reimbursement *

Pet Insurance

Hotel Discounts

401K Match

25% discount on food and non-alcoholic beverage purchases at all Grand Hotel and Bicycle Street Inn restaurants.

20% discount at Grand Hotel retail locations

20% discount on Golf, no fee for cart rental

20% discount on Miniature Golf at Woodlands Activity Center

20% discount on products and services at Astor’s Spa

• Full Time Year Round Team members only.
  
  

Working at Davidson is like nowhere else. It’s less of a job, more of a calling. It’s part career, part revolution. Because whatever you do here, you play a part in helping redefine the way quality hospitality is delivered to our guests, our clients, our partners, and each other.