Sous Chef

Crew Life at Sea; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading hospitality firm in Frankfurt is seeking a qualified chef with management experience for a kitchen leadership role. The ideal candidate will ensure efficient and safe kitchen operations, manage staff, and handle customer relations on board. Proficiency in German and English is essential. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic cruise ship environment.

Qualifikationen

• Several years of experience in a management position in a larger hotel business, preferably on board a cruise ship.
• Strong business management understanding and experience in handling budgets.
• Very good knowledge of food preparation, cleaning procedures, and USPH standards.

Aufgaben

• Ensure efficient workflow and professional kitchen operations.
• Manage and train subordinate employees while maintaining safety and hygiene standards.
• Communicate effectively with passengers and handle complaints.

Kenntnisse

Organizational skills

Management skills

Fluent German

Fluent English

Customer service orientation

Ausbildung

Completed vocational training as a chef

Jobbeschreibung

• Jointly responsible for the efficient and professional workflow in the kitchen area and the associated administrative tasks in close cooperation with all employees in the area
• Authorized to give instructions in the absence of the Executive Sous Chef in the work area
• Jointly responsible for the implementation of specified standards, especially with regard to menus, buffets, themed evenings, calculation and production instructions.
• Control, implementation and assurance of safe, professional, economical and hygienic food storage, in particular compliance with best-before dates
• Strict control and training in compliance with safety, environmental and hygiene guidelines (USPH/HACCP, ISM/ISO, SQM, TUIC service standards) in the area of responsibility
• Regular inspection of area including pantries and lockers, crew and officer messes for cleanliness, repairs, safety and standards with documentation
• Create, check and forward food, beverage and hotel store orders for the work area according to given budgets and other specifications.
• Securing of all equipment in bad weather
• Authority to issue instructions to all employees in the area of responsibility
• Close cooperation with the Executive Chef, including regular reporting; Immediate handling of conflicts and disruptions in the workflow.
• Communicating with passengers through face-to-face presence, receiving complaints and remedying them
• Keeping logs and checklists as specified; regular controll.
• Management, classification, instruction and training of subordinate employees with appropriate documentation
• Scheduling of employees, in special cases also for non-departmental work such as assistance with loading, etc.
• Control of the cleaning work
• Review and control of goods movements and ordering processes in the area of responsibility
• Responsibility for assembly and dismantling measures in the work area according to specifications, as well as the proper clearing away of goods and equipment
• Planning, implementation, control and evaluation of departmental inventories
• As part of the pre-opening, additional tasks are to be taken on as instructed when taking over the ship, in the shipyard, when equipping and setting up the ship's operations.
• Active implementation of the product philosophy in relation to hotel operations
• Constant optimization and further development of work processes and standards, including preparation of manuals and guidelines.

Qualification / Experience

• Completed vocational training as a chef
• Several years of experience in a management position in a larger hotel business, preferably on board a cruise ship.
• Strong business management, especially merchandise management understanding
• Budget-safe work
• Very good knowledge of all input products, dishes, preparation methods and calculations
• Very good knowledge of all cleaning procedures, cleaning agents + chemicals and their storage as well as in particular the USPH standards
• Ability to analyze economic targets
• Business fluent German (spoken + written)
• Business fluent English (spoken + written)
• High willingness to provide services to passengers and crew
• Experience in complaint management

Requirement characteristics

• Strong organizational skills (operational planning)
• Integral confidant
• Safe and confident appearance, good manners, especially towards employees