Demi Chef: Elevate Culinary Craft in Luxury Hotel Kitchen

Park Hyatt; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift meals

Spa & F&B discounts

Hyatt accommodation

Learning programs

Employee assistance

Paid family leave

Inclusive team

Job summary

Park Hyatt Sydney is seeking a Demi Chef to join its culinary team, delivering consistently high-quality dishes and leading training for kitchen staff. The role emphasizes hygiene, menu planning, and collaboration with managers and dietitians to uphold Park Hyatt’s luxury standards.

With minimum 2 years’ experience in luxury hotel or restaurant kitchens, you will train others, maintain mise-en-place, and ensure safe kitchen operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years work experience as Demi Chef in a hotel or restaurant with good standards.
• Effective trainer, experienced in the delivery of skills training.
• Safe and accurate knife skills.
• Knowledge and experience in a variety of different cooking methods.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all dishes are prepared consistently and according to standard.
• Assigns responsibilities to team members and supervises performance, coaching and training where necessary.
• Responsible for checking all incoming food items and ensuring correct storage per hygiene regulations.
• Maintain mise-en-place for the assigned section at an appropriate level.
• Ensure that all food safety and hygiene practices are in place.
• Plan or participate in planning menus and utilization of surpluses and leftovers.
• Develop and maintain recipes to manage food and labour costs within budget.
• Monitor quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation.
• Discuss food preparation issues with Managers, Dietitians and kitchen/waiting staff.
• Demonstrate techniques and advise on cooking procedures.
• Implement all hygiene regulations and enforce hygiene procedures.
• Identify training needs and plan training programs for employees.

Skills

Cooking

Knife skills

Food hygiene

Training

Menu planning

Job description

Park Hyatt Sydney is seeking a Demi Chef to join its culinary team, delivering consistently high-quality dishes and leading training for kitchen staff. The role emphasizes hygiene, menu planning, and collaboration with managers and dietitians to uphold Park Hyatt’s luxury standards.

With minimum 2 years’ experience in luxury hotel or restaurant kitchens, you will train others, maintain mise-en-place, and ensure safe kitchen operations.