HEAD CHEF

SELECT FOOD MANAGEMENT PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A food service company in Singapore is seeking an experienced Head Chef to manage kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality food and effective team leadership. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in a similar role focusing on Chinese cuisines. The position entails supervising kitchen staff, adhering to food safety standards, and maintaining high quality. This role requires strong leadership and communication skills, as well as the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as Sous Chef or Outlet Chef with Chinese cuisines.
• Exceptional proven ability of kitchen management.
• Outstanding communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the food served is of a consistently high quality.
• Manage food and product ordering, keeping records to minimize waste.
• Supervise and guide junior kitchen staff to meet performance expectations.

Skills

Kitchen management

Communication skills

Leadership

Health and safety training

Team player

Job description

The Head Chef plays a vital role in supporting the smooth and efficient operation of hawker brands. This role involves assisting with daily operations, ensuring quality control, supervising staff, managing kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the food served to both customers is of a consistently high quality and that it meets the company standards
• Cooking and food preparation duties
• Manages food and product ordering by keeping records and minimizes waste
• Monitor stock levels, order ingredients, and ensure freshness of ingredients used in all dishes.
• Ensure strict adherence of food safety, sanitation and hygiene requirements and practices
• Remedy any problems
• Supervise and provide guidance to junior kitchen staff/ cook in order to ensure that the work performance is within expectation
• Maintain a positive and professional approach with co-workers and customers.
• Follows and adheres to Company policies, processes, and procedures accordingly
• To attend trainings/meetings as and when required
• Assist in recruitment and performance administrative duties
• Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by management
• R&D Research

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as Sous Chef/ Outlet Chef with Chinese cuisines
• Exceptional proven ability of kitchen management
• Ability in dividing responsibilities and monitoring progress
• Outstanding communication and leadership skills
• Credentials in health and safety training
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work in a coffeeshop/ foodcourt environment
• Team player