Executive Chef

About the Role

We are looking for a truly passionate, creative Executive Chef for the newly refurbished property located on the foreshore of Sydney’s iconic Coogee Beach. The role will have creative and operational management of the culinary operations of the hotel’s main restaurant (Restaurant & Bar), club lounge, In-room dining, Banquets, pool bar culinary operations and employee canteen. You will aim to consistently provide a creative, high quality and profitable dining experience in line with the vision of the hotel’s Restaurants & Bars.

A little taste of your day-to-day

The responsibilities of this role may include but will not be limited to the following

• Deliver an impeccable dining experiences, through the production of quality food preparation, taste & presentation across multiple outlets and dining experiences.
• Oversee daily kitchen operations, including food prep, cooking in service and plating
• Create and update menus that reflect seasonal ingredients, current trends, and customer preferences
• Create special event menus that enhance the dining experience
• Interact with guests to gather feedback and enhance their dining experience
• Communicate across departments and ensure your team work effectively without negatively impacting the guest experience
• Ensure optimum ordering of food stock & accurate stock take
• Monitor food costs and implement measures to control expenses
• Effective systems of quality control for kitchen operations & food safety
• Supervise kitchen team in a large, luxury, or resort hotel overseeing multiple outlets including restaurants, bar, in-room dining and banquet facilities with capacity to cater to more than 500 people
• Ensure rosters are managed cost effectively & the kitchen is resourced to meet the needs of the business
• Training, coaching and development of team members to expand and enhance in-house skill sets
• Report on business performance when required in line with the organisation’s finance and reporting systems
• Ensure compliance with all food safety and hygiene regulations and conduct regular inspections and audits to maintain high standards
• Complete forecasts, plans, and departmental production reports and help prepare the hotel’s annual budget and the setting of departmental goals
• Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues – recognise good performance
• Recommend or initiate any HR elated actions where needed
• Create, maintain and foster a safe work environment at all times where our team feels empowered and engaged.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.

What we need from you

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