At Holiday Inn® Hotels & Resorts, our job is to bring the joy of travel to everyone. That’s where you come in. When you’re part of the Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts brand, you’re more than just a job title.
At Holiday Inn, we look for people who are friendly, welcoming and full of life; people who are always finding ways to make every guest’s experience an enjoyable one.
Join us as a Junior Sous Chef (Indian Cuisine) at Holiday Inn® Singapore Orchard City Centre. You’ll have ambition, talent and obviously, some key skills. Because for this vital role, we’re looking for someone who can:
- Based upon menu item sales figures, review the profitability and popularity of dishes upon the menu and make changes where applicable (this function is be carried out in conjunction with the General Manager)
- Maintain a sound knowledge of the hotel’s procedures for purchasing of food stocks, the control of purchasing levels and ensuring all necessary measures are in place to maintain budgeted food cost in all areas, while ensuring adequate food stocks and maintaining standards
- Work with Executive Chef in the preparation and management of the Department’s budget
- Participate in the drafting of concept ideas and menus for all special events and functions while encouraging all staff to put forward their ideas and utilising them wherever practical
- Supervise the kitchen in the preparation and presentation of all food items in accordance with the hotel’s food and beverage standards and standardised menu guidelines
- Monitor standards of production to ensure quality
- Supervise all aspects of kitchen cleanliness and co-ordinate the effective utilisation of all kitchen attendant within the effective manning levels, ensuring that all kitchen areas are maintained in a hygienic condition at all times and ensuring adherence to hotel standards
- Control of food purchasing levels in liaison with the Stores person
- Under the direction of the Food and Beverage Manager and with the stores department assist and maintain with the continuous monitoring of all aspects pertaining to the control of the hotel’s food cost
- Purchase all food items from the hotel’s supplier list
- Ensure the highest standards of personal presentation, hygiene and conduct in accordance with the hotel standards
- Organize and supervise the training of kitchen staff, motivating all staff to increase skills in food preparation and kitchen management. Ensure all training given is accurately recorded and that all staff are reviewed and appraised within the necessary time frames as required by the Human Resources Department
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of the labour agreement and manage staff and rosters according to them
- Ensure all equipment is properly maintained and stored, with all breakage’s and breakdowns being properly reported and recorded
- Work with Executive Chef in manpower planning and management needs
- Ensure the kitchen is maintained to high hygiene standard at all times and safe food handling practices are followed
- Be fully conversant with the hotel’s fire, security and emergency procedures
- Accurately maintain accident records, in turn ensuring all hazardous situations are reviewed to minimize the rise of future incidents
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
Diploma or Vocational Certificate in Culinary Skills or related field, and 5 years experience as a chef including at least 2 years in supervisory capacity or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
WHAT WE OFFER
In return for your hard work, you can look forward to a highly competitive salary and benefits package – including:-
- Duty meals
- Birthday Leave on your birthday month
- Monthly LOVE Hour
- Medical, dental & optical benefits
- Insurance Coverage
- 25-50% F&B Discount at restaurants within IHG Singapore Hotels
- Special Employee Rate at all IHG Hotels worldwide
- Room to Grow opportunities
What’s more, because your career will be as unique as you are, we’ll give you all the tailored support you need to make a great start, be involved and grow.
And because the Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts brand belongs to the IHG® family of brands, you’ll also benefit from all of the opportunities that come from being part of a successful, global hospitality company with over 6,000 hotels in over 100 countries around the world.
So whoever you are, whatever you love doing, bring your passion to Holiday Inn and IHG and we’ll make sure you’ll have Room to be yourself. Find out more about joining us today by going to careers.ihg.com.
