Chef in Morzine

Cunextseason; France; Hybrid; EUR 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee housing

Accommodation provided

Ski pass

Meal included

Equipment rental

Job summary

Cunextseason in the French Alps is seeking a professional chef for a chalet kitchen, with live-in or out options. The position runs from early December 2023 to early April 2024, on a 42-hour week under French contract.

You will work an open kitchen, deliver confident, varied cookery and partner with a small team to guest expectations, with accommodation in Morzine provided and access to local ski passes when required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional kitchen, chalet or related roles.
• Genuine passion for good food.
• Customer service oriented, courteous and proactive.
• Ability to work in a team within an open kitchen.
• Adaptive, humble and presentable in client interactions.

Responsibilities

• Work in a chalet kitchen with live-in or out options.
• Maintain 42 hours per week on French contracts with breakfast and dinner shifts.
• Keep the kitchen organized and clean in a team setting.
• Interact with clients professionally and support the service team.

Skills

Professional kitchen experience

Customer service

Team player

Open kitchen communication

Job description

Job Title:

Country

France

State:

French Alps

City:

Start Date:

Northern Hemisphere winter 23/24

3 years

Includes employee housing?

Yes

The position is

Full time

Important details about this position

The right to work in France via an EU passport, Visa or Carte de Sejour is a necessary requirement. Please do not send in your profile if you do not have French work rights.Our food is incredibly important to us. It's more important to us than it is to our clients. Our food needs to be confident, correct, exciting and relatable, be able to appeal to any diner, from those that eat in 3 star restaurants to those that maybe trying their first taste of something new. We are not fine dining, we are inspired by classical technique and global flavours, with great produce, care and love for the ingredients in the kitchen driving our menus.We only employ professional chefs, we are not looking for chalet cooks. We are looking for chefs motivated by cooking amazing food and spending time in the mountains. This chef also needs to be humble, personable and relatable. They will need to be able to work in a team and be comfortable talking with people and working in an open kitchen.Chef roles are live in or out, and are for 42 hours per week on French contracts.Shifts are split breakfast and dinner. Your kitchen is yours and we expect you to keep it clean and organised, you are not expected to help on changeover days or general chalet cleaning duties, beyond what is customary when working in a team environment. We are not a company that's likes to party, yes you’ll go out and have big days on the hill and great nights in the bars but we are a focused team that expects each of our team members to look out for each other and the clients, bad attitudes will not last long on our roster.

Successful Candidates will;

• Have experience in a professional kitchen, private chef, long term chalet chef or other roles that have relevance to our industry.
• Have a genuine passion for good food.
• Have exceptional customer organisational skills, be courteous, humble and always available to provide what the client is looking for, even before they know they want it.
• Be presentable, personable, professional, humble and outgoing and able to converse with any client or team member.
• Be adaptable to different situations and the differing needs of the clients and the business.
• Able to think on the front foot, be proactive and use initiative.

The dates for this position are early December 2023 to early April 2024

The package includes the following;

• Competitive wage
• Accommodation in central Morzine if required / remuneration
• Morzine, Avoriaz, Les Gets pass if required / remuneration / Upgrade to PDS pass possible
• Ski & Equipment rental if required
• Breakfast and Dinner on catered days
• Growth and opportunity within an established year-round business