Senior Kitchen Lead - Menu & Quality Champion

NKS GOURMET PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NKS Gourmet PTE. LTD. is seeking an experienced Senior Chef to organize the kitchen's activities and lead the team in Singapore.

You will be first in command in the facilities and will create and inspect dishes before they arrive at customers, ensuring high quality and satisfaction. Your duties include checking freshness, supervising cooks, developing recipes, planning menus, and maintaining cleanliness and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Proven 2–5 years experience as a chef.
• Exceptional proven ability of kitchen management.
• Ability in dividing responsibilities and monitoring progress.
• Outstanding communication and leadership skills.
• Up-to-date with culinary trends and optimized kitchen processes.

Responsibilities

• Check freshness of food and ingredients.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of cooks and other food preparation workers.
• Develop recipes and determine how to present the food.
• Plan menus and ensure uniform serving sizes and quality of meals.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas for cleanliness and functionality.
• Control and direct the food preparation process and any other relative activities.
• Construct menus with new or existing culinary creations ensuring the variety and quality of the servings.
• Approve and 'polish' dishes before they reach the customer.
• Plan orders of equipment or ingredients according to identified shortages.

Skills

Kitchen management

Leadership

Communication

Culinary trends

Job description

NKS Gourmet PTE. LTD. is seeking an experienced Senior Chef to organize the kitchen's activities and lead the team in Singapore.

You will be first in command in the facilities and will create and inspect dishes before they arrive at customers, ensuring high quality and satisfaction. Your duties include checking freshness, supervising cooks, developing recipes, planning menus, and maintaining cleanliness and efficiency.