Jr. Sous Chef

• Assists in developing new dishes and products
• Assists with organizing special events and special food promotions
• Maintain comprehensive product knowledge including ingredients, equipment, suppliers, markets, and current trends and make recommendations for appropriate adjustments to kitchen operations accordingly
• Follows the FBM daily orders
• Participate in the planning and costing of menus
• Develop and write standard recipes
• Develop new dishes and products
• Ensure that outstanding culinary technical skills are maintained
• Assist with organizing special events and special food promotions
• Maintain comprehensive product knowledge including ingredients, equipment, suppliers, markets, and current trends and make recommendations for appropriate adjustments to kitchen operations accordingly
• Maintain a hygienic kitchen
• Cleanliness of the kitchen and equipment
• Maintain personal hygiene as well as colleagues hygiene practices
• Assists in planning for future staffing needs
• Assists in recruiting in line with company guidelines
• Prepares and administers detailed induction program for new staff
• Assists in maintaining a comprehensive, current and guest focused set of departmental standards and procedures and oversees their implementation
• Ensures training needs analysis of kitchen staff is carried out and training programmes are designed and implemented to meet needs
• Provides input for probation and formal performance appraisal discussions in line with company guidelines
• Coaches, counsels and disciplines staff, providing constructive feedback to enhance performance
• Regularly communicates with staff and maintains good relations
• Approves leave after considering hotel occupancies
• Assists in coordinating the preparation of the departmental annual budget
• Controls and monitors departmental costs on an ongoing basis to ensure performance against budget

What we need from you:

• Must have similar experience working in either a luxury restaurant or a 5* hotel environment particularly in Italian Cuisine
• Must have strong communication skills
• Ability to lead a large team
• Committed to serving food of the highest quality
• Has a passion for cooking and creating new menu