EXECUTIVE CHEF

MR.K 999 PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MR.K 999 PTE. LTD. in Singapore is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the culinary team, craft innovative menus, and ensure the highest quality in taste, presentation, and guest satisfaction.

You will oversee all kitchen operations, manage stock, wastage, and hygiene, and mentor kitchen staff while maintaining profitable cost controls and compliance with local health standards.

Responsibilities

• Trains and motivates culinary staff to meet and exceed established food preparation standards.
• Teaches recipe-based preparation and pursues ongoing culinary improvements.
• Demonstrates leadership to create a positive work environment and professional management.
• Provides direction for day-to-day kitchen operations.
• Understands employee roles to cover duties in their absence or arrange replacements.
• Guides and directs subordinates, setting performance standards and monitoring results.
• Uses strong interpersonal and communication skills to lead kitchen staff.
• Advocates sound financial decisions and upholds honesty and integrity in leadership.
• Delivers service behaviours that exceed guest expectations and drives retention.
• Improves service by aligning with guest needs and offering guidance and coaching.
• Delegates tasks to develop supervisors and subordinates toward shared goals.
• Reviews staffing to meet guest service, operations, and financial objectives.
• Involves in menu development and maintains updated cost of all dishes prepared and sold.
• Determines food presentation standards and creates decorative displays.
• Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavours.
• Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.
• Follows proper handling and temperature of all food products.
• Ensures kitchen equipment is maintained and compliant with Health department and hotel standards.
• Coordinates with purchasing for needed goods and services.
• Ensures consistent preparation and appearance across products.
• Maintains grooming and hygiene standards for all kitchen staff.

Job description

Job Description:

Responsible for the consistent preparation of innovative and creative cuisine of the highest quality, presentation and flavour for the dining rooms, banquets and other food facilities, resulting in outstanding guest satisfaction. Additionally responsible for the smooth running of the kitchen and manage areas of profit, stock, wastage control, hygiene practices and training within the kitchen.

Executive Chef Duties and Responsibilities:

• Trains, develops and motivates supervisors and culinary staff to meet and exceed established food preparation standards on a consistent basis.


• Teaches preparation according to well defined recipes and follows up and discusses ways of constantly improving the cuisine at the property.


• Display exceptional leadership by providing a positive work environment, counselling employees as appropriate and demonstrating a dedicated and professional approach to management.


• Should be able to provide direction for all day-to-day operations in the kitchen.


• Understand employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence or determine appropriate replacement to fill gaps.


• Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.


• Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and kitchen staff.


• He/She should advocate sound financial/business decision making, demonstrates honesty, integrity and also leads by example.


• Provides and supports service behaviours that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.


• Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.


• Delegates as appropriate to develop supervisors and subordinates to accept responsibility and meet clearly defined goals and objectives.


• Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.


• Actively involves in menu development and maintaining updated and accurate costing of all dishes prepared and sold in the Food and Beverage operation.


• Determines how food should be presented, and create decorative food displays.


• Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavour.


• Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.


• Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.


• Ensures all equipment in the kitchen is properly maintained and in working order in accordance with local Health department and hotel standards.


• Coordinates with the purchasing department for the acquisition of needed goods and services.


• Ensure all products are prepared in a consistent manner and meet departmental appearance/quality standards.


• Ensure proper grooming and hygiene standards for all kitchen staffs.