Executive Chef Airport Lounge

Accor Asia Corporate Offices; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company is seeking an experienced Executive Chef to lead kitchen operations at their Airport Lounge in Singapore. Responsibilities include managing a large culinary team, ensuring food quality and hygiene standards, and overseeing cost control. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years' experience in large-scale culinary operations and strong HACCP knowledge. The role offers competitive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Travel-related perks

Training and career development opportunities

Uniforms provided

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in large-scale culinary operations.
• Proven ability to lead large teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and support 24-hour operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a large culinary team across multiple lounges.
• Ensure food quality and hygiene meet lounge and HACCP standards.
• Manage inventory, ordering, and cost control.

Skills

Team leadership

HACCP knowledge

Food quality control

Operational planning

Excellent communication

Education

Culinary trade qualifications

Job description

Company Description

Accor is a world leader in the hotel industry, present in 110 countries, with more than 5,500 hotels and 10,000 restaurants and bars. The group deploys an integrated hotel ecosystem that is among the most diversified in the sector, notably associating luxury and high-end brands, mid-range and economic offers, exclusive lifestyle concepts, venues for shows and entertainment, clubs, restaurants and bars, private residences, shared accommodation, concierge services and co-working spaces. Accor has a portfolio of incomparable brands, led by more than 300,000 employees around the world.

Job Description

Accor is in a partnership with one of the World's Leading Airlines, to manage the Lounge operations located in Changi Airport.We are seeking an experiencedExecutive Chefto lead all kitchen operations for the Airport Lounge. You will oversee high‑volume food production, ensure strict adherence to the lounge brand standards, and deliver an exceptional end‑to‑end guest experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a large culinary team across multiple lounges.
• Ensure food quality, presentation, and hygiene meet lounge and HACCP standards.
• Oversee menu execution, daily operations, rostering, and training.
• Manage inventory, ordering, stock rotation, and cost control.
• Collaborate with Chefs, suppliers, and internal departments.
• Uphold workplace safety, WHS, and environmental sustainability requirements

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in large‑scale hotel, airline, cruise or conference culinary operations.
• Proven ability to lead large teams.
• Recognised culinary trade qualifications.
• Strong HACCP knowledge and operational planning skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and support 24‑hour operations including overnight shifts

Additional Information

• 5 day work week
• 44 hours per week
• Competitive benefits
• Travel-related perks.
• Uniforms provided.
• Training and career development opportunities.
• Supportive and multicultural work environment.