Executive Sous Chef

Job Description - Executive Sous Chef (HOT0BJAF)

Job Number:

HOT0BJAF

Work Locations

Hilton Garden Inn - Kuala Lumpur 449 Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman Kuala Lumpur 50100

With thousands of hotels in over 100 countries and territories, Hilton offers countless opportunities to delight. From an open door to a welcoming smile and an exceptional experience, we offer the millions of travellers who stay with us every year a welcome they will never forget. In addition to our flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the family of brands includes Waldorf Astoria, LXR, Conrad, Canopy, Curio Collection, DoubleTree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton and many others.

If you appreciate the impact global travel can have on the world, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Hilton Team Member. Because it’s with Hilton where we never forget the reason we're here: to delight our guests, Team Members, and owners alike.

An Executive Sous Chef will manage and lead the team to ensure smooth culinary operation and maximize the level of standard in the hotel’s kitchen.

What will I be doing?

As the Executive Sous Chef, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Plan, prepare, and implement high-quality and well-crafted food and beverage products, especially breakfast.
• Ensure delivery of food quality for the team member dining.
• Work seamlessly with recipes, standards, and plating guides.
• Maintain all HACCP aspects within the hotel operation.
• Oversee the cleanliness, hygiene, and maintenance of the kitchen and undertake steps necessary to maintain the highest possible standards in this area.
• Ensure team members are well-trained in their function and nurture their development for career growth.
• Provide clear direction and guidance to the team members.
• Participate actively in quality initiatives such as daily chef briefings and monthly team meetings in order to constantly improve the culinary operation, meet targets, and keep communication flowing.
• Assist in inventory taking.
• Knowledgeable of hotel’s occupancy, forecasts, and achievements.
• Prepare menus as requested, in a timely fashion.
• Work on new dishes for food tastings.
• Work closely with the Stewarding department to ensure high cleanliness levels and low loss and breakage levels.
• Purchase and control production.
• 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, daily menus and seasonal specials, maintaining the standards of pre-set recipes, portion control, and costing at all times.
• Exercise maximum control on wastage to achieve optimum profitability.
• Check all equipment belonging to the department and make sure that all is in good working order.
• Ensure that recipes and costings are established and updated.
• Monitor food quality and quantity to ensure the most economical usage of ingredients.
• Advise new menus and seasonal food concept changes with the help of the Hotel Manager.
• Check that the quality of food prepared by team members meets the required standard and make necessary adjustments.
• Monitor overall food operation and ensure that food items are being prepared in a timely and correct manner.
• Control, monitor, and be responsible for food costs to yield the maximum amount of outlet profit and maximum guest satisfaction.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What are we looking for?

An Executive Sous Chef serving Hilton Brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

• High School graduate.
• 5 years as Head of Kitchen in a focused service hotel with high standards.
• Good command of English and local language, both verbal and written, to meet business needs.
• Ability to lead and inspire the team with effective leadership skills, including performance management.
• Experienced in providing effective training.
• Possess a valid health certificate.
• Work experience in a similar capacity with international chain hotels.
• Technical education in hospitality or culinary school preferred.

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travellers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!