Job Description
- Ensuring quality consistency in the preparing, cooking and serving of all food according to hotel recipes and standards
- Complete daily checks of all mis en place in accordance with quality standards
- Continually strive to improve food preparation and presentation
- Maintaining current knowledge of all menu items, daily specials and promotions
- Maintaining proper rotation of product in all chillers to minimize wastage/spoilage
- Assisting with intake and storage of deliveries
- Ensuring all kitchen Colleagues are aware of standards and expectations
- Actively participate in daily shift briefings; share ideas, opinions and suggestions
- Communicating daily with colleagues regarding guest feedback
- Consistently improving knowledge and skills by assisting senior chefs
- Assisting with training and mentoring junior chefs
- Maintaining superior hygiene, health and safety standards. Includes ensuring the cleanliness and maintenance of all work areas, utensils, and equipment
- Following kitchen policies, procedures and service standards and all safety and sanitation policies when handling food and beverage
- Consistently offer professional, friendly and proactive guest service while supporting fellow Colleagues
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Diploma or Certification from a recognized culinary school required
- 2 years Culinary experience in all areas of a luxury hotel kitchen
- Excellent customer service, team, interpersonal, communication, multi-tasking, organization and problem solving skills
- Be accountable, reliable, energetic, creative and flexible
- Able to work efficiently and cohesively within a team, under pressure in a fast paced, multi-cultural environment
- Basic computer skills with a working knowledge MS Office an asset



