Head Chef 4* Hotel Sligo

We are recruiting an experienced Head Chef for a 4* Hotel in Sligo. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for food, developing new dishes and have experience in leading a small motivated Culinary team. This role requires someone who is creative and vibrant with the ability to shape the F&B offering and helping make the hotel a culinary destination for locals and hotel guests.

Summary of Key activities

·        Be responsible for the everyday management of the Kitchen team

·        Design menus that enhance customers’ culinary experience whilst maintaining a high standard of quality and consistency

·        Comply with dietary requirements, have tasty, nutritious, and visually appealing menu items available for dietary needs and abide by all sanitation regulations

·        Strong financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting including robust plans for waste management

·        To ensure HACCP procedures are followed accordingly to the company’s Food Safety Management document thus ensuring quality control measures and hygiene systems are always achieved.

·        Monitor standards, cost control, stock rotation and general efficiency of the kitchen

·        Oversee ordering of equipment or ingredients according to identified shortages

·        Hiring, training, mentoring and managing kitchen staff

·        Foster a climate of cooperation and respect between co-workers

·        Practice strong financial management including menu costings, food margin control and labour cost control

·        Achieving operational objectives through requisitioning or purchasing supplies and equipment

Skills and experience

·        A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a 4* Hotel as Executive Sous Chef or Head Chef

·        Excellent kitchen management skills with a hands on presence in the kitchen

·        Establishes food presentation techniques and quality standards

·        Excellent communication, training, development & coaching skills

·        Previous experience as Head Chef in the Irish market is a plus

·        Able to produce high quality food whilst being financially astute & achieving agreed margins.

·        Ability to recruit, train and retain a solid team around you who will commit fully to your vision.

·        Candidates require current legal status to live and work Ireland

For further details please contact Richard Lynch at 086-8333677...CV to richard@rlconsult.com in MS Word Format with Reference details and supporting documentation included