Head Chef (Chinese Cuisine)

Murray Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A local hospitality group in Singapore is seeking an experienced culinary manager to ensure food quality and lead kitchen staff across its boutique hotels. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Culinary Arts or related field, along with at least 5 years of culinary or food and beverage experience. Responsibilities include menu development, staff training, and maintaining high standards of service. This position offers various benefits including discounts at partner hotels.

Benefits

Discounts on meals and hotel stays

Global learning and development tools

Yearly staycation in group hotels

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in culinary or food and beverage management or equivalent education.
• Experience in monitoring food quality and cleanliness standards.
• Ability to ensure compliance with food service standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high food quality and presentation standards across kitchens.
• Develop recipes for new menu items and seasonal offerings.
• Conduct regular meetings to discuss functions, updates, and training sessions.

Skills

Food presentation quality

Team communication

Creativity in food displays

Education

Culinary Arts degree or related field

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arrived at The Garcha Group, Singapore’s boutique hotel group currently with the following hotels:

• Maxwell Reserve, Autograph Collection Hotel (Marriott)
• Duxton Reserve, Autograph Collection Hotel (Marriott)
• The Vagabond Club, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Marriott)
• The Serangoon Club, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Marriott)

Restaurants & Bars:

• Yellow Pot, Anouska's (Duxton Reserve)
• Shikar, Cultivate Cafe, Isabel Bar, Officers’ Mess Polo Bar (Maxwell Reserve)
• The Whiskey Library & Jazz Club, Sharab aur Kebab (The Vagabond Club)
• GupShup (The Serangoon House)

Garcha Group Benefits:

• As an associate of a Marriott hotel, you, your parents or parents-in-laws, children, spouse/domestic partner and siblings are eligible for discounts on F&B and room rates in 7,000+ hotels worldwide.
• As an associate of a Marriott hotel, you have access to the “Global Learning + Development” tool which creates for you personalized learning experiences designed to help you thrive in their Marriott career journey. (see attached for full Marriott benefits)
• 2 nights yearly staycation in any of the 4 Garcha Group hotels in Singapore.
• 20% off Food/Alcohol Bill at all Garcha Group restaurants and bars

Responsibilities:

• Ensure consistency and highest quality in the taste, presentation and appropriate food temperature for food served in all kitchens.
• Ensure the quality and cleanliness of all food displays to the minimum standards of the company.
• Ensure maximum creativity in all food displays.
• Responsible for ensuring smooth and effective communication among the host.
• Ensures that host is fully aware and complies with the resort guidelines set by management.
• Comply with local legislation food service standards and temperatures.
• Work closely with the chief steward in monitoring and ensuring that all cleanings are properly done and according to schedule.
• Conducts regular tour of the front and back of the house to check that all equipment is in working order and standards are adhered to.
• Ensures that all kitchen personnel follow the company’s grooming standards.
• Recipe development for new items on the menu or Seasonal Menu’s.
• Menu development for special occasions and events

Administrative

Conducts Monthly Meetings To Discuss The Following

• Information update on functions
• Maintenance updates
• Highlights achievements, identified problems and challenges
• Cost control updates
• Guest critique feedback
• Hygiene and Sanitation issues
• Discusses profit & loss compared to budget / forecast figures
• Attends F&B Communication / strategy meeting
• Attends Executive Committee meetings forecast figures
• Conducts daily briefing which will include: Important hotel / divisional /section information. Emphasizes current priorities, new problem, services and products Daily guest feedback Coordinates details on upcoming Banquet events and food production
• Prepares CAPEX budget to review new equipment requirements for following year to ensure maximum quality output and productivity

Financial Performance

• Maintains proper and adequate controls over purchase orders and requisitions
• Monitor on monthly food inventory turnover and slow-moving items
• Ensures that purchasing, receiving and all storage are efficiently handled and that the goods purchased conform to the hotel’s specification
• Reviews food cost analysis on a daily basic to maintain in line budget and forecast
• Analyses top 20 highest consumable purchased items on a monthly basis
• Conduct monthly market survey
• To monitor and fully implement the portion control established with the recipe cards and butcher test
• To check stores and refrigerator and be responsible for the proper storing and recycling of leftover. To practice “FIFO” system at all times
• Reviews and analyzes monthly profit and loss statement with Financial controller and GM/Hotel Manager/Resident Manager
• Recommends/ institutes measures for control for any deviation of plus or minus 5%

People Management

• Delegate duties and responsibilities to other hosts in the department as appropriate.
• Maintains hosting level at approved manning guide / productivity level giving due consideration to the volume of business and service standards
• Single out potential host for development and prepare succession plan
• Ensures progressive training for on-the-job skills and technical job knowledge
• Ensures compliance with minimum training level as required by policy is met
• Conducts regular weekly training session
• Conducts performance appraisals of essential culinary management host
• Regularly solicits feedback from supervisors on performance of individual host, and/or personal observes host performance
• Conducts yearly appraisals of direct reports
• To provide honest and fair feedback to GM/ Hotel Manager/ Executive Chef /Resident Manager

Sustainability

• Ensure minimum wastage and sustainability practices are followed in the in the workplace.
  Be harmonious and sensitive to the environment and cultural surroundings.

General

• Strive to perform any additional duties and responsibilities given.
• Behave in a professional manner at all times and be an example to all.
• Abide by the company’s principles, core values, best practices, guidelines and objectives.
• Respect other cultures and nationalities to help build and maintain a strong, loyal team.
• Project a proactive and positive approach in all dealings with the team.
• Respond to change in the departmental function as dictated by the industry, company or property.
• Arrive on time in full uniform in accordance with the company grooming guideline.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of the services and facilities of the hotel/resort.
• Complete any other duty assigned by management
• Be flexible to be deployed in different business functions in accordance to skills and need of the business
• Able to guide associates and junior staff on technical aspects of the job
• Flexibility to work in any of The Garcha Group hotels as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED; 5 years’ experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.

OR

• Degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; at least 10 years’ experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.