Company description

Join us at Accor, where life pulses with passion! As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status quo.

By joining us, you will become a Heartist®, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart.

You will join a caring environment and a team where you can be all you are. You will be in a supportive place to grow, to fulfil yourself, to discover other professions and to pursue career opportunities, in your hotel or in other hospitality environments, in your country or anywhere in the world!

You will enjoy exclusive benefits, specific to the sector and beyond, as well as strong recognition for your daily commitment.

Everything you will do with us, regardless of your profession, will offer a deep sense of meaning, to create lasting, memorable and impactful experiences for your customers, for your colleagues and for the planet.

Hospitality is a work of heart. Join us and become a Heartist®.

Job description

2.1 Support the Executive Chef in: selecting qualified people to work in the department; ensuring that the personnel work in a healthy, coherent, systematic and organized manner; and create team spirit and increase their motivation by contributing to their education, professional skills and personal development.

2.2 Is responsible for the cost, quality, hygiene, taste, presentation of all types of food produced in or purchased by the facility and the customer satisfaction related to these.

2.3 Within kitchen hygiene rules, chefs who are working in the kitchen should have short and well-cared hair; it is not allowed that men have a moustache or beard.

2.4 Work in a coordinated manner with all sous chefs and section chefs and instruct them as needed.

2.5 Identify the work methods and cooking standards and ensure that these are applied to ensure that food is prepared in a quality manner and that personnel work efficiently.

2.6 Check the daily provision vouchers and accelerate the circulation of slow-moving supplies.

2.7 Control the current status of raw foods and provisions as well as the way that excess food is used, prevent food from spoiling, use excess food in an efficient manner, and control the portions of food.

2.8 Make sure the personnel working in the department comply with personal hygiene rules.

2.9 Check all of the storage houses at the beginning of work and ensure that they are orderly, deliver old products to production, and make sure that the remaining food is made use of. Check the cooling systems of food storages and ensure that food is used according to the first in, first out principle.

2.10 Check the menu and inform and warn personnel of any missing or problematic products so that the same situation does not re-occur.

2.11 Monitor the performance of personnel and report personnel that do not work efficiently to the Executive Chef.

2.12 Assist the Executive Chef in preparing menus taking into account the facility’s standards, food cost budget and special occasions (private functions, special themes etc.).

2.13 Determine the necessary cooking methods to produce food in a quality and healthy manner and control whether these methods are implemented.

2.14 Deliver trainings to food production personnel about menu preparation, product recipes and food costs etc. (except for standard trainings such as the Food Safety System and ISO standards).

2.15 Regularly monitor the food safety management system.

2.16 Keep track of the related publications, seminars, and trade fairs to operate his/her department in a more modern, healthy and efficient manner.

2.17 Instruct stewards to make sure that the kitchen is extremely clean, safe and compliant with hygiene rules.

2.18 Communicate the workload and operations to seniors, assign personnel to projects, taking into account their strengths and weaknesses, and support their development.

2.19 Monitor the work of kitchen personnel, instruct them, take measures against potential adverse events and design their training programmes.

2.20 In addition to the above, carry out the Executive Chef’s written and verbal orders and report to senior managers.

2.21 Initially prepare all of the food produced in the restaurant and show how to make the food to the personnel. Is responsible for the production and presentation of the food in the restaurant.

2.22 Remain in the restaurant during service hours and, when needed, talk to guests and ask them what they would like, what they like and do whatever is necessary to increase guest satisfaction.

2.23 To predict that all activities and to be purchased all equipment and belongings may create disease for the environment, to join all activities which are organized to protect biological diversity and share the responsibilities, share the individual responsibilities in order to increase environment knowledge and to carry on necessary trainings. To provide minimum consumption of currently used stuffs and equipment (paper, printed out etc.).

2.24 To implement necessary warnings and departmental trainings in order to save energy inside the facility.

2.25 To implement his responsibilities in order to eliminate and collect waste in a proper way, reduce environmental pollution and harmful effects to the environment.

2.26 Carry out all responsibilities related to the quality management systems implemented at the facility.

2.27 Carry out all other duties assigned by managers and hotel management not specified in the job description.

Qualifications

• Education: At least a high school or equivalent diploma.
• Experience: Extensive practical and managerial experience related to the processes in the respective department (at least 3 years).
• Foreign language: At least intermediate level English.
• Courses and trainings: Prior attendance in courses and seminars in the related field.
• Computer literacy: Basic computer applications.
• Skills: Has excellent command of all products and cooking techniques in the related field and is responsible for business development. Has advanced knowledge of the other kitchen sections and processes. Has knowledge of local or international cuisine.