Head Chef – Lead Luxury Hotel Kitchens & Menu Innovation

Kibbi Technologies Inc.; Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Designed by Nature work environment

Free meals on duty

24-hour Employee Assistance Program

Flu vaccination vouchers

Eye care contributions

Spa discount

Job summary

Starwood Hotels in London is seeking a Head Chef to establish 1 Hotel Mayfair as a world-class operation with excellence in menu design, food quality, and people development. You will manage day-to-day operations of all hotel food outlets, achieving food standards, margin objectives, waste reduction, and cost control.

The role requires leading the kitchen brigade, training teams, and ensuring health and safety compliance, with a focus on continuous improvement and collaboration across

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Head Chef or similar role within a luxury hotel or high-quality restaurant environment.
• Strong knowledge of food preparation, cooking techniques, and kitchen operations.
• Understanding of HACCP and food safety regulations.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide exemplary leadership to the kitchens brigade and develop to its fullest potential.
• Support the development, knowledge, skills and abilities of chefs at all levels and establish a culture of continuous improvement and development.
• Establish training and development systems focused on excellence and promoting people development.
• Ensure all new team members are provided with appropriate training and integrated into the team in a timely and supportive way.
• Working with the kitchen team to ensure full compliance to statutory requirements in relation to Health and Safety, Food Hygiene standards as laid down by food authorities.
• Implement appropriate and cost-effective structures within the kitchen while maintaining the required quality standards and creativity objectives.
• Ensure consistent delivery and the highest standards of food are achieved at all times.
• Identify opportunities to optimize operational efficiency, create value, and challenge existing processes through innovation and thoughtful change.
• Foster open, collaborative relationships across departments within 1 Hotel Mayfair.
• Escalate maintenance issues to the relevant parties, ensuring that employees are always working within a safe environment.
• Deliver ad-hoc tasks as requested by the Senior Leadership team.
• Guest complaints are kept at an absolute minimum and customer satisfaction at a maximum.
• All policies and procedures are up - to - date and communicated to the team, with training on the job carried out on a regular basis.
• Ensure that the Back of House and Front of House teams work efficiently together.
• Staff turnover is kept to a minimum and within the company’s average %.
• Food hygiene standards including calorie and allergen information are established and communicated properly

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Menu design

HACCP compliance

Cost control

Team development

Training

Communication

Job description

Starwood Hotels in London is seeking a Head Chef to establish 1 Hotel Mayfair as a world-class operation with excellence in menu design, food quality, and people development. You will manage day-to-day operations of all hotel food outlets, achieving food standards, margin objectives, waste reduction, and cost control.

The role requires leading the kitchen brigade, training teams, and ensuring health and safety compliance, with a focus on continuous improvement and collaboration across