This role would suit a Head Chef / Executive Chef who has previous experience at a 3 or 4 star hotel, looking for a new challenge in his/ her career. It is important that all chefs applying for this position should have good all round cooking skills gained from within hotel kitchens where they were serving a number of different dining options from one kitchen. The ideal candidate should also be self standards driven, hands on, and can build a strong team.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all food is of excellent quality and served in a timely manner
• Planning the menu, keeping in mind budget, and availability of seasonal ingredients
• Overseeing all kitchen operations
• Coordinating kitchen staff, and assisting them as required
• Training staff to prepare and cook all the menu items
• Taking stock of ingredients and equipment, and placing orders to replenish stock
• Enforcing safety and sanitation standards in the kitchen
• Creating new recipes to keep the menu fresh
• Keeping up to date with industry trends
• Receiving feedback and making improvements where necessary

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree preferably specializing in hotel management or culinary arts, or equivalent experience is required
• 3-5 years previous experience in multiple culinary department head level
• Working technical knowledge of Hotel Kitchen Management as well as core standards, policies, and standard operating procedures. Working knowledge is generally learned on-the-job
• Ability to operate Computer Equipment and other Food & Beverage Computer systems
• Ability to operate and utilize culinary production equipment and tools
• Reading, Writing and oral proficiency in the English language