Position Profile:
In conjunction with the Executive Chef and F&B management team, provides leadership and direction to the culinary team to ensure the highest standards of food production, quality, taste, presentation and hygiene within the hotel.
With high integrity, leads team brigades to provide the highest levels of culinary standards.
Ensure guests experience the highest quality 5 diamond/5 star culinary standards.
Inspires a high level of creativity, personal commitment to service excellence and an emotional sense of gracious hospitality.
Participate in recruitment, manage team members and effectively coach, train, motivate, communicate, recognize, schedule, provide performance feedback, maintain high levels of team spirit and conduct performance correction if required.
Manage the day-to-day culinary operation through hands-on personal involvement; effectively manage labour and food costs to budget.
Maintain strict adherence to Food Safe and HACCP programs, ensuring cleanliness of all kitchen and prep areas, personal hygiene standards for all food handlers and monthly Hygiene Audits.
Monitors that exhaust hoods, stoves, ovens, salamanders, deep freezers, steamers, filters, boiling pans, bain-marie, hot and cold cabinets etc. are spotless and cleaned daily.
Is passionate about food trends and creativity – both locally and internationally; current on industry practices, provides creative input to food strategies and establish food tasting sessions.
Inspects for cleanliness, maintenance and presentation plus safety of kitchen and ensures areas of deficiency are resolved to achieve service expectations.
Participate in communication efforts within the department, ensuring effective communication amongst team members and that reports are completed accurately and on-time, as required.
Monitor portion control, food quality, inventory, proper food storage, food freshness, departmental recycling and culinary labour costs under direction of the Executive Chef.
Verify that received goods are according to hotel standards.
Represents the Executive Chef, in his/her absence and undertake other ad hoc related responsibilities.