Head Chef (French Cuisine)

Key Responsibilities:

• To plan and manage the day-to-day operations of the kitchens ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis
• To oversee kitchen and service staff
• To develop menu rotations; be responsible for budget and cost control, as well as formulate standards to enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness of the operations for all food production.
• To oversee operations to ensure that food quality, costing, food safety and hygiene standards are in line with company requirements.
• Develops and implements guidelines and control procedures for purchasing and receiving areas.
• Manages department controllable expenses including food cost, supplies, uniforms and equipment.
• Monitors the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met
• Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions
• Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed

Key Requirements:

• Ability to speak and understand French fluently is required to liaise with French-speaking clients/stakeholders.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Solid experience in a senior chef position in similar capacity, supervising operations ideally in international hotels (4 or 5 stars), upscale chain restaurants or institutional catering environment.
• Experience with large scale food production and HACCP food safety standard essential.
• Solid hands-on cuisine production skills with good knowledge of the latest market trends and contemporary food presentation know-how.
• A self-driven creative leader with the ability to create and maintain a variety of menu standards from casual to elegant.
• Good administrational, communications, team building and food cost management skills.