RightMove Recruitment is now hiring an Executive Head Chef for a 4-star hotel in Salthill, Co. Galway Ireland.
Executive Head Chef Key activities:
- Be responsible for the everyday management of a fast-paced Kitchen team
- Design menus that enhance customers’ culinary experience whilst maintaining a high standard of quality and consistency
- Identifying future trends, opportunities when menu planning
- Comply with dietary requirements, have tasty, nutritious and visually appealing menu items available for dietary needs and abide by all sanitation regulations
- Driving sales and maintaining a high level of standards throughout the Kitchen including all aspects of Food preparation
- Ensure that all food preparation is in accordance with regulatory guidelines
- Strong financial planning, budgeting and forecasting including robust plans for waste management
- Establishes food presentation techniques and quality standards
- To ensure HACCP procedures are followed accordingly to the company’s Food Safety Management document thus ensuring quality control measures and hygiene systems are achieved at all times.
- Monitor standards, cost control, stock rotation and general efficiency of the kitchen
- Oversee ordering of equipment or ingredients according to identified shortages
- Make use of Procure Wizard and ensure adequate stock rotation is in place
- Hiring, training and managing kitchen staff
- Foster a climate of cooperation and respect between co-workers
- Manage the busy service periods and produce a high standard of food.
- Practice strong financial management including menu costings, food margin control and labour cost control
- Achieving operational objectives through requisitioning or purchasing supplies and equipment
- Ensure all administrative requirements are being followed by all teams and are compliant and correctly maintained in line with company policy & procedures.
Executive Head Chef – Skills and experience
- A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a high volume, multi-site operation.
- Creative, innovative and extremely well organised.
- Exceptional Culinary skills with a creative edge
- Excellent kitchen management skills with a strong presence in the kitchen
- Establishes food presentation techniques and quality standards
- Strong leadership skills to manage and direct a large team
- Excellent training, development & coaching skills
- Strong creativity and innovation when created new menus and recipes
- Previous experience in the Irish market is a plus
- Up to date with current health food trends as well as forward thinking for future trend opportunities.
- Ability to manage rotating menus, special events and hospitality requirements across multiple sites.
- Strong financial background.
- Able to produce high quality food whilst being financially astute.
- Ability to recruit, train and retain a solid team around you who will commit fully to your vision.
- Transport required
- Excellent communications skills
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: €65,000.00-€75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Food allowance
- Free or subsidised travel
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Galway, County Galway: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Executive Head chef: 3 years (required)