Junior Sous Chef, Antidote

Fairmont Singapore & Swissôtel The Stamford; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairmont Singapore & Swissôtel The Stamford in Singapore is seeking an experienced Culinary Manager to lead a professional kitchen and drive excellence in food production and service.

You will manage culinary teams, ensure compliance with safety procedures, and partner with F&B and other departments to enhance the guest experience, while focusing on accuracy, cost control, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of management culinary experience.
• Knowledge of hygiene standards and food safety.
• Proficient in order planning and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Efficient preparation of dishes and meals.
• Ensure smooth running of food production.
• Adherence to purchasing procedures.
• Lead and train a culinary team.
• Review guest comments to drive improvements.
• Coordinate with F&B and other departments to enhance guest experience.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Detail-oriented

Education

Culinary Diploma or Diploma in Culinary Arts

Tools

Microsoft Office

Procurement & Requisition Module

Job description

Strategically located in the heart of Singapore’s shopping, dining and entertainment districts and with the City Hall and Esplanade Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train stations and other major transportation nodes at its doorstep, Fairmont Singapore and Swissôtel The Stamford are the gateway to explore Singapore’s landscapes at your convenience. With a total of 2,030 well-appointed guestrooms, both hotels also offer a distinct collection of 12 lifestyle and dining choices including Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant JAAN by Kirk Westaway, cutting-edge meeting space at Raffles City Convention Centre with 34 meeting rooms and one of Asia’s largest spas, Willow Stream Spa.

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

At Fairmont Singapore and Swissôtel The Stamford, we design career plans and unveil new professional perspectives through our various development programs. We shine when YOU shine. Come and be part of our dynamic team and experience immerse growth and career opportunities with us.

Summary of Responsibilities:

The main responsibilities and tasks of this position are as listed below, but not limited to these:

• Efficient preparation of dishes and meals
• Ensure consistent and smooth running of food production
• Accuracy in recipes, cost control, ordering and stock management
• Strict adherence to purchasing procedures
• Leading by examples on all hygiene requirements
• Regular review of guest comments so that improvement can be driven in VOG
• Liaison between Food and Beverage departments and rest of hotel effective for guest experience
• Exceeding customer’s expectation by encouraging and promoting high level of service
• Recruit, induct and train a Culinary team who are competent and confident to exceed guest expectation
• Ensure that the kitchen stuff work harmoniously in order to ensure timely production of quality foods
• Support the Culinary and Stewarding team to be consistent in service, use a collaborative, enabling leadership style, have regular team meetings
• Drive constant service and system improvement, be entrepreneurial
• Developing strategy for cross-marketing with the aim of increasing profit
• Use the performance review process to identify and develop talent for growth management performance issues, using a coaching style
• Set example to others on personal hygiene and cleanliness on and off duty
• Guide and train the Junior Colleague on a daily basis to ensure high motivation and productive working environment
• Interface the needs/requirements of other department with Kitchen: Chefs Office, Engineering, F&B service, Security, Finance, People & Culture, Stewarding and Food Safety Hygiene
• Relevant Culinary School or College Diploma, preferred
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in management culinary position, preferably in similar operations style
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• Strong working knowledge with computer, Microsoft Office, Procurement & Requisition Module
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate with all levels of employees
• Service oriented with an eye for details
• Ability to work effectively and contribute in a team
• Good presentation and influencing skills
• Multicultural awareness and able to work with people from diverse cultures
• Flexible and able to embrace and respond to change effectively
• Ability to work independently and has good initiative under dynamic environment
• Self-motivated and energetic

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and what we really hope to achieve is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.