Chef de Cuisine

Hilton is seeking a Chef de Cuisine to manage and lead the team in the hotel's kitchen, ensuring smooth culinary operation and maximizing the level of standard. The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of experience as Head of Kitchen in a 4/5-star category hotel or individual restaurants with high standards.

Requirements

• Plan, prepare and implement high quality food and beverage products
• Maintain all HACCP aspects within the hotel operation
• Work seamlessly with recipes, standards and plating guides
• Control stations within the kitchen
• Effectively respond to guests' requests
• Learn and adapt to changes
• Be receptive to constructive feedback
• Purchase for and control production
• Maintain at all times a professional and positive attitude towards team members and supervisors
• Adhere to established hotel rules and team member handbook
• Coordinate, organize and participate in all production pertaining to the kitchen
• Check and follow-up on the assembling of ingredients and equipment for the ala carte menu
• Monitor food quality and quantity to ensure the most economical usage of ingredients
• Check that the quality of food prepared by team members meet the required standard and make necessary adjustments
• Select team members who display qualities and attributes that reflect department standards
• Manage the training function and ensure all team members are certified in their position before taking charge of an area of responsibility
• Monitor overall food operation and ensure that food items are being prepared in a timely and correct manner
• Oversee the cleanliness, hygiene and maintenance of the kitchen
• Control, monitor and be responsible for food costs to yield the maximum amount of outlet profit and maximum guest satisfaction
• Review all timesheets to ensure that team members' work times and meal breaks are accurate
• Understand, practice and promote teamwork to achieve missions, goals, and overall departmental standards
• Ensure that team members have a complete understanding of and adhere to the hotel's team member rules and regulations
• Train team members on the correct usage of all equipment, tools and machines

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits package
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Professional development opportunities