Head Chef

Hosco.com; Anacapri; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jumeirah Capri Palace is seeking a Head Chef for the Summer 2027 season to lead the kitchen and deliver exceptional dining experiences. You will oversee day-to-day kitchen operations, manage staff, and collaborate with management to create outstanding seasonal menus.

The role requires strong leadership, HACCP knowledge, cost control, and a passion for culinary excellence to elevate the dining experience at the Capri property.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the kitchen, including food preparation, cooking, and presentation, ensuring quality and consistency in all dishes served.
• Lead and manage kitchen staff, including chefs, cooks, and kitchen assistants, by providing guidance, training, and motivation to maintain high levels of productivity and morale.
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards and regulations, implementing proper hygiene practices, sanitation procedures, and HACCP principles to prevent foodborne illnesses and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen.
• Manage food inventory levels, monitor stock rotation, and control food costs by minimizing waste, optimizing portion sizes, and implementing effective inventory control systems.
• Establish and maintain relationships with food suppliers and vendors to ensure the availability of high-quality ingredients, negotiate favorable terms, and manage procurement processes to support kitchen operations.
• Conduct menu costing analysis to determine food costs and pricing strategies, develop budget plans, and monitor expenses to achieve financial targets and profitability goals.
• Collaborate with restaurant management, marketing teams, and other stakeholders to develop seasonal menus, special promotions, and culinary events that enhance the dining experience and drive revenue growth.
• Conduct regular inspections and quality checks of food preparation and presentation, taste-test dishes, and solicit feedback from customers to maintain high standards of food quality and guests' satisfaction.
• Lead by example, inspire creativity and excellence among kitchen staff, stay updated on industry trends and culinary innovations, and continuously strive to improve menu offerings, kitchen operations, and overall dining experience.

Job description

AnopportunityhasarisenforanHeadCheftojointheJumeirahCapriPalacefortheSummer2027season.

Themaindutiesandresponsibilitiesare:

• Overseetheday-to-dayoperationsofthekitchen,includingfoodpreparation,cooking,andpresentation,ensuringqualityandconsistencyinalldishesserved.
• Leadandmanagekitchenstaff,includingchefs,cooks,andkitchenassistants,byprovidingguidance,training,andmotivationtomaintainhighlevelsofproductivityandmorale.
• Ensurecompliancewithfoodsafetystandardsandregulations,implementingproperhygienepractices,sanitationprocedures,andHACCPprinciplestopreventfoodborneillnessesandmaintaincleanlinessinthekitchen.
• Managefoodinventorylevels,monitorstockrotation,andcontrolfoodcostsbyminimizingwaste,optimizingportionsizes,andimplementingeffectiveinventorycontrolsystems.
• Establishandmaintainrelationshipswithfoodsuppliersandvendorstoensuretheavailabilityofhigh-qualityingredients,negotiatefavorableterms,andmanageprocurementprocessestosupportkitchenoperations.
• Conductmenucostinganalysistodeterminefoodcostsandpricingstrategies,developbudgetplans,andmonitorexpensestoachievefinancialtargetsandprofitabilitygoals.
• Collaboratewithrestaurantmanagement,marketingteams,andotherstakeholderstodevelopseasonalmenus,specialpromotions,andculinaryeventsthatenhancethediningexperienceanddriverevenuegrowth.
• Conductregularinspectionsandqualitychecksoffoodpreparationandpresentation,taste-testdishes,andsolicitfeedbackfromcustomerstomaintainhighstandardsoffoodqualityandguestsatisfaction.
• Leadbyexample,inspirecreativityandexcellenceamongkitchenstaff,stayupdatedonindustrytrendsandculinaryinnovations,andcontinuouslystrivetoimprovemenuofferings,kitchenoperations,andoveralldiningexperience.