Sous Chef
Role Overview
We are looking for a skilled, creative, and detail-oriented Sous Chef to support the Executive Chef in overseeing daily kitchen operations, leading and developing the culinary team, maintaining consistent food quality, and ensuring efficient kitchen performance while upholding the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and presentation.
• Assist the Executive Chef in managing daily kitchen operations and ensuring smooth service.
• Supervise, lead, train, and mentor kitchen staff to maintain high performance and teamwork.
• Ensure consistency in food quality, taste, portion control, and presentation across all dishes.
• Assist in developing menus, recipes, and new dishes in line with seasonal trends and guest preferences.
• Plan daily food preparation, production schedules, and kitchen workflow.
• Monitor food costs, minimize waste, and maintain effective inventory and stock control.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and HACCP standards.
• Coordinate with the Executive Chef and other kitchen sections to ensure timely and efficient food service.
• Monitor the quality and freshness of ingredients and ensure proper storage and handling.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness, organization, and equipment maintenance in all kitchen areas.
• Support the Executive Chef in managing staff schedules, allocating duties, and monitoring team performance.
• Assist the Executive Chef with special events, banquets, and menu development while maintaining operational efficiency.
• Ensure recipes, standard operating procedures, and kitchen policies are consistently followed.
• Take responsibility for kitchen operations in the Executive Chef’s absence.
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Requirements
- Assist the Executive Chef in managing daily kitchen operations and ensuring smooth service.
- Supervise, lead, train, and mentor kitchen staff to maintain high performance and teamwork.
- Ensure consistency in food quality, taste, portion control, and presentation across all dishes.
- Assist in developing menus, recipes, and new dishes in line with seasonal trends and guest preferences.
- Plan daily food preparation, production schedules, and kitchen workflow.
- Monitor food costs, minimize waste, and maintain effective inventory and stock control.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and HACCP standards.
- Coordinate with the Executive Chef and other kitchen sections to ensure timely and efficient food service.
- Monitor the quality and freshness of ingredients and ensure proper storage and handling.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness, organization, and equipment maintenance in all kitchen areas.
- Support the Executive Chef in managing staff schedules, allocating duties, and monitoring team performance.
- Assist the Executive Chef with special events, banquets, and menu development while maintaining operational efficiency.
- Ensure recipes, standard operating procedures, and kitchen policies are consistently followed.
- Take responsibility for kitchen operations in the Executive Chef’s absence.
- Culinary degree or professional culinary certification preferred.
- Proven experience as a Sous Chef or similar role in a 4-star or 5-star property.
- Experience managing kitchen operations across multiple sections or outlets.
- Background in hotels, resorts, restaurants, or large-scale catering operations.
- Flexibility to work across properties as required.
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Company Description:
Why work for Accor? We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities. By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/ Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS
Job Description:
We are looking for a skilled, creative, and detail-oriented Sous Chef to support the Executive Chef in overseeing daily kitchen operations, leading and developing the culinary team, maintaining consistent food quality, and ensuring efficient kitchen performance while upholding the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and presentation.
- Assist the Executive Chef in managing daily kitchen operations and ensuring smooth service.
- Supervise, lead, train, and mentor kitchen staff to maintain high performance and teamwork.
- Ensure consistency in food quality, taste, portion control, and presentation across all dishes.
- Assist in developing menus, recipes, and new dishes in line with seasonal trends and guest preferences.
- Plan daily food preparation, production schedules, and kitchen workflow.
- Monitor food costs, minimize waste, and maintain effective inventory and stock control.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and HACCP standards.
- Coordinate with the Executive Chef and other kitchen sections to ensure timely and efficient food service.
- Monitor the quality and freshness of ingredients and ensure proper storage and handling.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness, organization, and equipment maintenance in all kitchen areas.
- Support the Executive Chef in managing staff schedules, allocating duties, and monitoring team performance.
- Assist the Executive Chef with special events, banquets, and menu development while maintaining operational efficiency.
- Ensure recipes, standard operating procedures, and kitchen policies are consistently followed.
- Take responsibility for kitchen operations in the Executive Chef’s absence.
Qualifications:
- Culinary degree or professional culinary certification preferred.
- Proven experience as a Sous Chef or similar role in a 4-star or 5-star property.
- Experience managing kitchen operations across multiple sections or outlets.
- Background in hotels, resorts, restaurants, or large-scale catering operations.
- Flexibility to work across properties as required.
Additional Information:
Additional Language is an added advantage.
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.
By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/ Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS
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