FlexEdge Limited - Our client, a highly rated ultra-luxury hotel in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, is recruiting suitable, qualified and well experienced candidate to fill the position below:
Job Title: Executive Chef
Location: FCT, Abuja
Reporting To: General Manager
Position Objective
The objective for the Executive Chef position is to:
- Consistently prepare innovative and creative cuisine of the highest quality, presentation and flavor for the dining rooms, banquets and other food facilities, resulting in outstanding guest satisfaction
- Make sure the kitchen is adequately staffed in all areas, and that employees receive the necessary training to ensure quality culinary dishes are produced.
- Assigns duties to his or her staff, such as food preparation tasks, or assigned line positions. Cooking.
Role/Responsibilities
- Train, develop and motivate supervising chef and culinary staff to meet and exceed established food preparation standards on a consistent basis.
- Teach preparation according to well defined recipes and follows up and discusses ways of constantly improving the cuisine at the property.
- Responsible for departmental budgets, purchases and costs
- Display exceptional leadership utilizing interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence and provide a positive work environment.
- Provide direction for all day-to-day operations in the kitchen.
- Provide guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Actively involves in menu development and maintaining updated and accurate costing of all dishes prepared and sold in the Food and Beverage operation.
- Determine how food should be presented, and create decorative food displays.
- Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.
- Follow proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
- Ensure all equipment in the kitchen is properly maintained and in working order in accordance with local Health department and hotel standards.
- Coordinate with the purchase department for acquisition of needed goods and services.
- Ensure proper grooming and hygiene standards for all kitchen staffs.
- Ensure all kitchen employees maintain required food handling and sanitation certifications.
- Interact with guests to obtain feedback on food quality, presentation and service levels.
- Actively responds to and handles guest problems and complaints
- Maintain Quality levels of receiving, storage, production and presentation of food.
- Follow and enforce all applicable safety procedures specified for kitchen and food servers.
- Discuss daily food cost reports with key kitchen and F&B team members.
- Review weekly and monthly schedules to meet forecast and budget.
- Ensure disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to hotel operational Standard and Management Policy.
Professional/Educational Requirements
- A Degree in Culinary Art or minimum of 3 years’ Culinary Arts training experience at a reputable hospitality academy
- At least 10 years proven work experience within the Kitchen working with pastry, bakery, butchery, a-la-carte, buffet and banquet styles - global brands experience preferred
- At least 3 years’ experience as Executive Chef with responsibilities for departmental budgets, purchases, costs and recruitment
- Strong knowledge of food and beverage
- Must be fluent in the English
- Knowledge of Nigerian and foreign languages will be an added advantage
Qualities and Skills Required:
- A highly Creative, innovative and artistic mind
- Excellent Negotiation skills
- Exemplifies excellent customer service
- Excellent eye for detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Possess flexibility and multi-tasking ability
- Organizational Skills.
- Stress Management/Composure.
- Proficiency with computers and computer programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
Application Closing Date
15th May, 2017
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
[email protected] with “Eschef-Hosp-FCT” as subject of the mail.
Note
- Failure to use code as subject of the mail automatically disqualifies candidate
- Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted