Chef de cuisine
About The Position
The Chef de Cuisine is responsible for maintaining food quality and ensuring guest satisfaction. This role involves working closely with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef in menu development, presentation, and standardizing recipes. The Chef de Cuisine will also be responsible for maintaining overall food and labor costs within budgetary guidelines, upholding hygiene standards, and actively monitoring staff performance. Key duties include ensuring excellent food presentation, executing production and plating efficiently, sourcing new products, staying current with culinary trends, maintaining proper stock levels, motivating and training staff, receiving goods, and liaising with outlet managers and service staff. Any other duties as assigned by the company may also be part of the role.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years experience in an A La Carte Kitchen within a hotel environment with management and supervisory experience
- Ability to create standard recipes
- Excellent plate presentation
- Strong understanding of purchasing, receiving, inventory control and stock rotation
- Excellent knowledge of modern, cutting edge culinary trends
Nice To Haves
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- High energy, positive attitude, willingness to learn and grow
- Shows initiative and creativity
- Logical thinker and team player
Responsibilities
- Maintaining food quality and ensuring guest satisfaction
- Working closely with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef in menu development and presentation
- Standardizing recipes
- Maintaining overall food & labor cost within budgetary guidelines
- Maintaining standards of hygiene throughout the kitchen
- Monitoring staff performance
- Maintaining food presentation quality in the restaurant at all times
- Executing all production and plating in a timely efficient manner
- Sourcing out new products and supplies to constantly develop menus
- Staying on top of culinary trends & seeking ways to improve culinary trends
- Ensuring that proper par stocks of all food items are maintained
- Motivating and training staff
- Receiving all goods and ensuring they meet company quality specifications
- Liaising with outlet manager and service staff regarding service issues
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
