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Columbia Country Club

7900 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815


This club uses CMAA's General Manager/Chief Operating Officer Concept.
Age of Club Number of Members Average Age of Members Club Ownership
120 1500 58 Member-Owned
Gross Dollar Volume Annual Dues Volume Annual Food Sales Annual Beverage Sales
$18,000,000.00 $10,000,000.00 $3,700,000.00 $1,600,000.00

Golf Facilities

  • 18 hole course, designed by Walter Travis
The official golf season at Columbia begins April 1 and ends October 31. Columbia's golf course does not have tee times. All players must report to the matchmaker at the first tee before starting play.

Tennis Facilities

  • 11 indoor outdoor lighted Har-Tru courts

Swimming Facilities

  • 1 Indoor
  • 2 Outdoor

Other Athletic Facilities

Fitness Center, Duck Pin Bowling Alley, Two Fitness Studios, Four Paddle Tennis Courts, Pilates Reformer Studio, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Pool

Dining Facilities

  • 1 Member's Grill that seats 70
  • 1 Casual Dining Room that seats 140
  • 1 Adult Dining Room that seats 80
  • 1 Formal Dining Room that seats 55
  • 1 Ballroom that seats 320
  • 1 Banquet Room that seats 100
  • 1 Banquet Room that seats 60
  • 1 Snack Bar that seats 70
  • 1 9th Hole that seats 20
  • 2 Meeting Room that seats 20
The Front Desk does not accept reservations for the Terrace Room, Columbia Room or Grill Room. These a la carte dining areas operate on a first come, first served basis, as per tradition of the club.

Special Club Features

Established more than 100 years ago, Columbia Country Club is a private, member-owned club located in Chevy Chase, MD, formerly known as Columbia Golf Club. Since it's inception, Columbia Country Club has grown and offers a full range of athletic, social, and recreational facilities. These inlcude an 18-hole championship golf course, Har-Tru tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools, a state of the art fitness center, a six lane duckpin bowling center, paddle tennis courts, a seasonal ice skating rink, a child minding center, and more. 

Additionally, the club maintains multiple restaurants, providing a variety of dining experiences for its 1,450 members, as well as host personalized private functions for members and their guests. The essence of Columbia is not defined by the dining rooms or the athletic facilities, but by the tradition, excellence, and camaraderie of the membership that has become known as the Spirit of Columbia.

Annual gross revenues of $18 million with food and beverage sales of $5.5 million. 

Club is open 6 days per week, 12 months per year.

Job Details

Date Posted

2/13/2019

Job Title

Chef De Cuisine

Brief Job Description

Chevy Chase, Maryland

Food and Beverage                                                  

Reports To: Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef

Supervises/Direct Reports: AM and PM Ala Carte Grille Kitchen Culinary and Stewarding Team

Position Summary:

Columbia Country Club is seeking a passionate leader intent on honing their craft.  Leadership is key in our seasonally evolving ala carte kitchen responsible for breakfast, lunch and dinner operations.  Creating farm to table, comfort and fine dining cuisine using seasonal ingredients is imperative. 

Cultivating, leading and shaping a culinary team to prepare and execute the evolving cuisine vision is our club’s focus.  The supervision, development, monitoring of food and labor cost and maintaining the highest professional food quality and sanitation procedures is key to the success of this position.

Columbia Country Club is seeking a polished professional who is motivated, energetic and believes in excellence through uncompromising service in a caring and respectful manner.

Club Overview:

Columbia Country Club, founded in 1898, is a private, member-owned club, conveniently located inside the Beltway in idyllic Chevy Chase, Maryland. Columbia has earned a tremendous reputation, from its championship golf course that has been host to various tournaments including the 1921 US Open and 2003 US Junior Amateur, to its first-class dining facilities and its unparalleled social fabric. What makes Columbia unique is its membership. The members – distinguished, diverse, and colorful – have bonded together to consistently provide the Warm Columbia Welcome. 

Columbia Country Club enjoys a rich history, tradition and heritage. Beyond the beautifully manicured grounds, world class amenities, and inviting staff, Columbia plays host to year-round social and athletic activities. With a championship golf course, four paddle tennis courts, eleven outdoor tennis courts, a state-of-the-art fitness facility, indoor and outdoor pools, a child-minding facility, multiple dining outlets, and more, The Club provides a perfect second home to its membership.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that consistent level of quality, portion control and plate presentation is adhered to.
  • Consistently develop systems to check preplists and “expect what you inspect” in all areas of kitchen to include culinary preparations, recipes, HACCP standards, ordering, food and labor cost monitoring.
  • Ability to prepare a variety of cuisines using skill and creativity.
  • Enjoys walking the dining rooms getting to know our members and developing rapport with them.
  • Supervise and double check all daily food preparations for multiple menus.
  • Maintains all records concerning accident reporting.
  • Informs the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef on all accident reports and issues regarding member satisfaction. 
  • Experience in budgeting, food cost, labor cost and scheduling.
  • Effective and adept at ordering, forecasting and stocking all areas of the kitchen’s culinary and non-food needs.
  • Conduct daily line ups with culinary and front of the house team to communicate internal club goals along with member feedback and daily tastings.
  • Costing of all menus using chef tec inventory management system
  • Effectively communicate culinary standards by creation of recipes, SOP’s and hands-on training.
  • Daily demonstration of ability to lead by example.
  • Work closely with Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef in creation of seasonally inspired and daily changing menus.
  • Works closely with local farmers, and purveyors to stay on top of local products to feature Columbia Country Club members
  • Reports and assists in resolving any maintenance related issued to the Chief Engineer, Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef.

Working Conditions                                                                            

This position requires standing for long periods of time and working around equipment that emits a good degree of heat

This position will be required to work a varied scheduled that includes evenings, nights and weekends.

Compensation and Benefits:

Compensation commensurate with experience  

Benefits include; Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, Uniforms

 

Please contact Chef Nicholas Arnold, CEC, at narnold@columbiacc.org directly with cover letter, resume and portfolio.

Candidate Qualifications

Essential Qualifications:                                                                                

  • Culinary Degree or related ACF culinary apprenticeship
  • Minimum of (6) years of progressive culinary experience
  • (2) years of culinary supervisory experience
  • ACF Certification Preferred
  • Serv Safe Certified
  • High School Degree or Equivalent
  • Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience making presentations in front of groups
  • The ability to demonstrate team building experience
  • Ability to sell concepts and ideas to management, peers and team.
  • Capable of analyzing cost and quality of food production, managing costs and adherence to budget.
  • Proven experience in coaching, developing and motivation of others for knowledge, skill and behavior development.
  • Solid career progression through culinary ranks
  • Strong culinary technical skills
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Excellent safety and sanitation skills
  • Understanding of basic asset management and forecasting
  • Creative
  • Can lift and carry 75 pounds

Educational Requirements

Date Position Available

Immediately

Other Benefits

Please send resumes to:

Nicholas Arnold, CEC
Executive Chef
7900 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
PHONE: 301-951-5000
narnold@columbiacc.org

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