Head Chef

PT Annajon Citarasa Global; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; IDR 100.000.000 - 200.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known café/restaurant in Jakarta seeks a Head Chef to lead its kitchen team in providing high-quality culinary experiences. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of kitchen experience, with strong leadership skills and a passion for creativity in menu development. Responsibilities include managing kitchen operations, ensuring food quality, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in a professional kitchen.
• At least 2 years in a leadership role (Head Chef, Sous Chef, Kitchen Manager).
• Strong background in café, brunch, or modern casual dining.

Responsibilities

• Overall food production and kitchen operations management.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and sanitation regulations.
• Training and supervising kitchen staff.

Skills

Leadership

Creativity

Organization

Education

Food Safety Certification

Job description

TheHead ChefatElephant Groundsis responsible for leading the kitchen team, ensuring high-quality food preparation, and maintaining consistency across all dishes. This role requires creativity, strong leadership, and a passion for delivering exceptional culinary experiences in a fast-paced café/restaurant environment.

Responsibilities

Responsible for overall food production, kitchen operations management

Ensure all dishes meetElephant Grounds’quality standards and presentation guidelines.

Maintain, monitor and improve quality performances to comply with the prescribed foodquality

Be fully in charge of hiring, managing and training kitchen staffs

Supervise and train up production team members to achieve good performance standard

Carry out cost control planning such as food and ingredients, and ordering & inventory management

Maintain compliance with health, safety, and sanitation regulations (HACCP, food handling, etc.).

Inspect kitchen supplies, equipment and work areas to ensure conformance to establish standards

Skills and qualifications

Experience:Minimum5+ yearsin a professional kitchen, with at least2 years in a leadership role(Head Chef, Sous Chef, or Kitchen Manager).

Culinary Expertise:Strong background incafé, brunch, or modern casual dining—knowledge of coffee-pairing dishes is a plus.

Leadership:Proven ability to lead and motivate a team in a high-volume setting.

Creativity:Passion for developing new recipes and improving existing ones.

Organization:Excellent time management and multitasking skills.

Certifications:Food Safety Certification (required).

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