Sous Chef: Lead Kitchen Team, Menu Execution & Safety

Dempsey Resource Management Inc.; Pasay; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Service Charge distribution

Incentive Leaves

Medical/hospitalization reimbursement

Government benefits

Job summary

Dempsey Resource Management Inc. is seeking an experienced Kitchen Supervisor for Voyage Kitchen operations in Metro Manila. You will assist the Head Chef in planning, organizing, and supervising daily kitchen operations, ensuring mise en place and service execution.

This role requires hands-on leadership, strong cooking skills, HACCP compliance, and the ability to train staff. Work schedule is six days per week with openings, mid, and closing shifts, and benefits per policy.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional kitchen experience, preferably in a hotel, restaurant, or quality-focused food service operation; experience in a supervisory kitchen role is an advantage.
• Strong cooking skills, mise en place discipline, and ability to execute recipes and plating standards consistently.
• Ability to guide and coordinate kitchen team members while remaining hands-on during preparation and service.
• Working knowledge of food safety, sanitation, hygiene, safe food handling, and HACCP principles.
• Basic understanding of inventory control, portioning, yield, food waste, and food-cost management.
• Strong organization, time management, communication, and problem-solving skills; able to work effectively under pressure.
• Flexibility to work shifting schedules, including opening, mid, closing, weekend, and holiday shifts.
• Formal culinary

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef in planning, organizing, and supervising daily kitchen operations, mise en place, production, and service execution.
• Supervise kitchen team members during assigned shifts and help ensure that stations are properly staffed, organized, and prepared for service.
• Execute and monitor menu items in accordance with approved recipes, preparation methods, plating guides, portion sizes, and quality standards.
• Support the Head Chef in training, coaching, and guiding kitchen staff; demonstrate proper techniques, discipline, teamwork, and safe work practices.
• Monitor food preparation and service timing, particularly during peak periods and flight-related rushes, to ensure timely and consistent execution.
• Check ingredient quality, freshness, storage, labeling, rotation, and handling; maintain compliance with food safety, sanitation, hygiene, and HACCP principles.
• Assist with inventory counts, requisitions, receiving checks, portion control, yield management, and minimizing spoilage, overproduction, and food waste.
• Help monitor food costs and report variances, shortages, quality concerns, equipment issues, and operational risks to the Head Chef promptly.
• Coordinate with the Head Chef and Restaurant Manager on menu availability, special requirements, service needs, and operational concerns.
• Support recipe testing, menu updates, and standardization of recipes and procedures in line with the collaborative culinary direction of Voyage Kitchen.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and audit-ready kitchen and ensure that equipment and work areas are used safely and properly.

Job description

Dempsey Resource Management Inc. is seeking an experienced Kitchen Supervisor for Voyage Kitchen operations in Metro Manila. You will assist the Head Chef in planning, organizing, and supervising daily kitchen operations, ensuring mise en place and service execution.

This role requires hands-on leadership, strong cooking skills, HACCP compliance, and the ability to train staff. Work schedule is six days per week with openings, mid, and closing shifts, and benefits per policy.