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
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