Executive Sous Chef

Convex Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading convention center operator in Kuala Lumpur seeks an Executive Sous Chef to assist in managing kitchen policies and maintaining high food quality standards. The role involves ensuring compliance with hygiene policies, controlling food production costs, and introducing innovative culinary concepts. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic team within a world-class facility.

Responsibilities

• Assist Executive Chef in implementing kitchen policies.
• Ensure hygiene and food quality standards are met.
• Control wastages and labor costs effectively.
• Conduct weekly meetings with the team.
• Perform weekly walkabouts with the chef and managers.
• Introduce creative food concepts aligned with brand identity.

Job description

Responsibilities

• To assist Executive Chef to implement and maintain the kitchen and stewarding policy and ensure it’s proper, efficient and profitable functioning through an effective management system to defined and recognized standards.
• The Executive Sous Chef reports to the Executive Chef and is responsible for ensuring the implementation and maintenance of the company’s Hygiene and food quality policies especially with regard to the continual improvement process.
• Ensure proper controls with regards with wastages, labor cost, food production, menus, layout during events and food flows with the assistance of the chef de cuisine and the team.
• Conduct weekly meetings with chef de cuisine and the team.
• Carry out weekly walk-about with the chef de cuisine, hygiene manager and chief steward.
• Maintain high culinary standards and introduce creative food concepts aligned with brand identity

About the employer

The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is a world-class facility designed to host International and regional conventions, trade shows, public exhibitions and entertainment events as well as other functions. The convention centre is strategically located within the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Convex Malaysia Sdn Bhd, as operator of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (a subsidiary of KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd) is seeking dynamic, committed and success-driven individual to join their team.