Total 4 chef job vacancies in Singapore

Job Description

1. Provides guidance for all aspects of the kitchen’s day-to-day operations that precludes the management of food hygiene and safety, enforcing performance and quality standards, and monitoring to ensure attainment of these goals
2. Controls and directs the food preparation process efficiently and professionally
3. Creates meals using new or current culinary inventions or as the business prescribes
4. Approves and polishes dishes before they are delivered and served to customers
5. Produces quality menu that could change seasonally as the business requires
6. Places equipment, tools or ingredient orders in response to possible detected shortfalls
7. When required, makes arrangements for repairs of cooking equipment
8. Hires, manages, trains and educates kitchen workers to be par with the highest possible culinary standards
9. Manages kitchen stocks and ensures minimal wastage
10. Forecasts and assesses personnel requirements ensuring no shortage or excess of kitchen staff while keeping labor costs in control
11. Procures, stores, and handles all food products and materials within the agreed-upon budget and maximizes gross profit to include the effective staff management and payroll expenses
12. Supervises his/her subordinates’ work on dishes and guides them, at times hand holding them, to produce the best expected outcome
13. Ensures that base food preparations and mise en place are well organized for service, allowing smooth kitchen operations
14. Calculate the workload and remuneration of kitchen staff
15. Trains kitchen staff to maintain consistency in the highest possible standard in food production and workplace hygiene, as well as to support a continuous improvement process
16. Maintains payroll, punctuality and attendance records
17. Follows and strictly implements all food and sanitary rules as well as safety guidelines
18. Encourages coworkers to cooperate and respect one another, motivates team work
19. Keeps updated in the latest trends in culinary trends and kitchen processes and technologies
20. Helps in the sourcing of food raw materials to ensure quality dishes and coordinates with vendors to guarantee reliability of ingredient supplies at the best possible quality within the department’s food cost target set by management
21. Prepares duty rotas for kitchen staff to provide appropriate coverage at all times while accounting for the seasonality of the business and keeping overtime to the minimum
22. Ensures that staff are aware of the job list and the different sections it covers such as meal schedules, functions, and holidays
23. Ascertains that the personnel follow the regulations on hygiene, stock rotation, dates, storages, refrigerator temperature control, pest control, reporting of malfunctioning equipment, reporting of notifiable illnesses, and reporting of absenteeism, whether due to illness or otherwise
24. If and when necessary, keeps recipe files in excellent condition and up-to-date
25. Undertakes any other duties and ad hoc related roles as the business requires

Qualifications

1. Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts or Science, Business, or relevant fields
2. Five (5) to ten (7) years of experience as a chef
3. Completed the WSQ Basic Food Hygiene Course – Food Safety Course Levels 1 and 2
4. Updated in control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) regulations or hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) methods
5. Proven ability of kitchen management
6. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
7. Tenacious in picking up concepts and possesses strong logical and analytical problem-solving skills
8. Able to grasp business requirements and processes
9. Good understanding of computer software such as POS, restaurant management system, and Microsoft Office
10. Service oriented, meticulous, attention to detail
11. Good communication skills
12. Team player

Job Responsibilities

• Following directions provided by the head chef
• Collaborating with the whole culinary team to ensure high-quality food and service
• Keeping the kitchen safe and sanitary
• Stocktaking and ordering supplies
• Assisting in other areas of the kitchen when required
• Handling any problems that may arise

Job Requirements

• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts or Science, Business, or relevant fields
• Completed the WSQ Basic Food Hygiene Course – Food Safety Course Levels 1 and 2
• At least 2 years experience working in a similar role
• Ability to work well alone and in a team
• Passion for delivering great food and service
• Knowledge of safety and sanitation practices
• Flexibility in working hours subject to the demands of the business

Responsibilities

• Assists the Head Chef in carrying out all aspects of the kitchen’s day-to-day operations that precludes the management of food hygiene and safety, enforcing performance and quality standards, and monitoring to ensure attainment of these goals
• Helps control and direct the food preparation process efficiently and professionally
• Ensures that the kitchen runs on schedule and that food and related services are of a high grade
• Supports the Head Chef in planning and coordinating tasks while keeping labor expenses in mind
• Helps create meals using new or current culinary inventions or as the business prescribes
• Approves and polishes dishes before they are delivered and served to customers
• Produces quality menu that could change seasonally as the business requires
• Places equipment, tools or ingredient orders in response to possible detected shortfalls
• When directed by the Head Chef, hires, manages, trains and educates kitchen workers to be par with the highest possible culinary standards
• Follows and strictly implements all food and sanitary rules as well as safety guidelines
• Assists in the preparation of duty rotas for kitchen staff to provide appropriate coverage at all times while accounting for the seasonality of the business and keeping overtime to the minimum
• If and when directed by the Head Chef, keeps recipe files in excellent condition and up-to-date

Qualifications & Requirements

• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts or Science, Business, or relevant fields
• Three (3) years of experience as a sous chef
• Completed the WSQ Basic Food Hygiene Course – Food Safety Course Levels 1 and 2
• Updated in control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) regulations or hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) methods
• Completed the WSQ Basic Food Hygiene Course – Food Safety Course Levels 1 and 2
• Quick in picking up concepts and possesses good logical and analytical problem-solving skills
• Able to grasp business requirements and processes
• Good understanding of computer software such as POS, restaurant management system, and Microsoft Office
• Service oriented, meticulous, attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute menus in collaboration with other colleagues
• Manage ingredients that should be frequently available on a daily basis
• Follow the directions of the executive and sous chef
• Ensure adherence to all relevant health, safety and hygiene standards.
• Suggest new ways of presentation of dishes and procedures for optimizing the cooking process.
• Give attention to the productivity of the kitchen such as speed and food quality

Qualifications & Requirements

• Diploma in relevant field or Qualification from a culinary school.
• Past experience working in a similar role
• Completed the WSQ Basic Food Hygiene Course – Food Safety Course Levels 1 and 2
• Ability to work well in a team
• Excellent listening and communication skills as well as multi-tasking skills.
• Passion for delivering great food and service.
• Available to work shifts during weekends and holidays