Chef De Cuisine Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts

Your day to day:

• Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
• Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.
• To be aware of all financial budgets and goals.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.
• Communicate with all hotel department heads to stay informed of kitchen needs and ensure timely responses to requests.
• Help the Head chef with event planning .
• Ensure that all recipes and product yields are accurately costed and reviewed regularly.
• Ensure that all food items are prepared as per standard recipe cards whilst maintaining portion control and minimizing waste.
• Ensure that food stock levels within the culinary department areas are of sufficient quantity and quality in relevance to the hotel occupancy and function forecasts.
• Ensure that chefs are always in clean tidy uniforms and are always presentable to be in guest view.
• Ensure that all culinary operations manuals are prepared and updated.
• Ensure that the culinary department adheres to all company and hotel policies and procedures.
• Creative menu planning and correct food preparation for each outlets including banquets.
• Ensure that all relevant banquet set-ups are prepared ahead of guest s arrival and in adherence with hotel standards.
• To Ensure that all food products received into the hotel are of the required standard and quality and that they are stored and rotated correctly.
• Ensure that weekly work schedules and annual leave planners are administered and filed correctly.
• Ensure that the overall culinary department is motivated and that positive feedback on work performance is given.

What we need from you:

• 5+ years of culinary experience
• Fair and firm management abilities with high influencing skills.
• Culinary diploma from a recognized institution or higher.
• Creative and innovative.
• Strong knowledge of food and beverage.
• Hands-on approach to all operational aspects.
• Excellent communication skills and computer skills.