EXECUTIVE CHEF FOR NEW LUXURY HOTEL – OPENING SOON Indefinido

EXECUTIVE CHEF ( FRENCH SPEAKER)

Duties and responsibilities

·         Leads kitchen management team.

·         Provides direction for all day-to-day operations.

·         Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.

·         Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

·         Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.

·         Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.

·         Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.

·         Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff.

·         Setting and Maintaining Goals for Culinary Function and Activities

·         Communicates the importance of safety procedures, detailing procedure codes, ensuring employee understanding of safety codes, monitoring processes and procedures related to safety.

·         Manages department controllable expenses including food cost, supplies, uniforms and equipment.

·         Participates in the budgeting process for areas of responsibility.

·         Determines how food should be presented, and create decorative food displays.

·         Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.

·         Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service

·         Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities

·         Ensures employees are treated fairly and equitably.

·         Trains kitchen associates on the fundamentals of good cooking and excellent plate presentations.

·         Administers the performance appraisal process for direct report managers.

PROFILE

·         At least 5 years’ experience in a similar establishment.

·         The right candidate will be fluent in French.

·         We are looking for a hotel chef profile. (Experience in Breakfast, banqueting, room service, high volume).

·         The right candidate will have a wide knowledge of the hotel market in Madrid.

·         Previous exxperience working with consultant chefs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Proven work experience as EXEC CHEF..
Hands on mentality.
Thorough knowledge of customer service, office management and basic bookkeeping procedures
Proficiency in FRENCH / english (oral and written)
Solid knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel and Word
Excellent communication and people skills
Good organizational and multitasking abilities
Problem-solving skills
High School diploma; additional certification is a plus

Indefinite-term contract
Salary negotiable (55-65K Gross Annual Salary)