Head Chef - Italian Dining, Flexible Hours, Copenhagen

Minor Hotels; København; On-site; DKK 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NH Copenhagen Grand Joanne, part of Minor Hotels Europe & Americas, seeks an experienced Executive Chef to lead Joanne's Restaurant in Vesterbro, Copenhagen. The role requires Italian-inspired dining leadership and a focus on quality, cost control, and team development.

You will manage the kitchen team, drive menus, and ensure consistency and hospitality excellence in a dynamic hotel dining environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified chef with strong leadership experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as Head Chef or Executive Chef.
• Experienced people leader with coaching skills.
• Knowledge of collective bargaining agreements and labour regulations.
• Comfortable with budgeting, food cost and kitchen KPIs.
• Structured, solution-oriented and passionate about hospitality.

Responsibilities

• Overall culinary operation of Joanne’s Restaurant.
• Kitchen organisation, staffing and daily performance.
• Food quality, consistency and presentation.
• Menus, recipes and concept development.
• Food cost, purchasing, stock control and waste reduction.
• Development, coaching and performance management of the kitchen team.
• Compliance with food safety, HACCP and health & safety standards.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

People management

Cost budgeting

HACCP & safety

Hospitality mindset

Problem solving

Job description

NH Copenhagen Grand Joanne, part of Minor Hotels Europe & Americas, seeks an experienced Executive Chef to lead Joanne's Restaurant in Vesterbro, Copenhagen. The role requires Italian-inspired dining leadership and a focus on quality, cost control, and team development.

You will manage the kitchen team, drive menus, and ensure consistency and hospitality excellence in a dynamic hotel dining environment.