Sous Chef

Burnt Ends Restaurant Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant in Singapore seeks an experienced kitchen manager to oversee culinary operations. The role involves staff training, process improvement, and ensuring compliance with hygiene and safety standards. Candidates should possess strong multitasking abilities and excellent communication skills with at least 4 years of restaurant experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of restaurant experience.
• Excellent use of cooking methods and equipment.
• Able to multitask efficiently under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all sections in the kitchen.
• Lead training of new staff and monitor team compliance.
• Drive policies for inventory management and food waste.

Skills

Communication

Multitasking

Problem-solving

Job description

• Job Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate all sections in the kitchen

  • Ensure consistent and smooth operations of the department

  • Drive organisational policies and procedures for inventory management

  • Follow food waste control guidelines

  • Lead in the training of new staff

  • Provide guidance to junior kitchen staff members, including, but not limited, to line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating

  • Operate kitchen to maintain profitability and costs for the culinary operations

  • Support to create new recipes for inclusion in new menus

  • Modify existing work processes and procedures in accordance with process improvement reviews

  • Support to maintain kitchen organization, staff ability, and training opportunities

  • Propose initiatives for continuous improvement

  • Evaluate emerging technology trends that can be leveraged to improve productivity and innovation

  • Monitor the adherence of customer service standards

  • Provide food services to all guests in a manner that is professional, efficient yet friendly

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of service recovery strategies to improve customer service delivery

  • Evaluate impact of customer loyalty strategies to ascertain its effectiveness

  • Monitor team's compliance with the organisation's personal, food and beverage hygiene standards

  • Ensure that working areas are always kept clean

  • Monitor team's adherence to the organisation's food waste management Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

  • Monitor team's compliance with the organisation's Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) policies and procedures

  • Inspect quality of food plating to ensure required standards are met when running the pass

• Job Requirements

  • Minimum 4 years of restaurant experience

  • No minimum cert required

  • Good communications skills

  • Excellent use of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and processes

  • Able to multitask and work efficiently under pressure

  • Resolve issues in a fair and positive manner

  • Be punctual and well disciplined