Chef De Cuisine - Hei Fung Terrace

The Peninsula Hotels; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel brand in Cape Town is seeking an Executive Chef to lead all kitchen activities, ensuring the high quality of culinary offerings. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in Chinese cuisine at a 5-star hotel or equivalent and is skilled in managing a large team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to influence the culinary direction of the restaurant while working in a prestigious environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Supportive work culture

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as Executive Chef in Chinese cuisine.
• Ability to lead and mentor a large kitchen brigade.
• Extensive experience in people management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all kitchen activities including menu creation and stock management.
• Ensure high standards of food quality at Hei Fung Terrace restaurant.
• Support the Executive Chef in maintaining and improving hotel standards.
• Attend training sessions and support team culture.

Skills

Culinary creativity

People management

Extensive culinary knowledge

Experience in a 5-star environment

Job description

Overview

The Peninsula Hotels, a division of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Limited, operates twelve world-class luxury hotels across Asia, Europe, and the USA. Known for our legendary hospitality and commitment to excellence, we offer an extraordinary environment that blends elegance with modernity, delivering unforgettable experiences to our guests.

About The Peninsula Tokyo

At The Peninsula Tokyo, we are proud of our diverse, dynamic team of over 500 employees from 33 different nationalities. As we continue to grow, we are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive workplace where our team members thrive. Our focus on employee well-being, career growth, financial rewards, and continuous learning and development ensures our employees feel valued. In 2024, we made a significant investment in our talent by increasing base salary remuneration by over 29%, ensuring we remain competitive and continue to offer outstanding employee benefits.

Responsibilities

• Chef De Cuisine oversees all kitchen activities including menu creation, people management, order and purchasing stock forecast.
• Your creativity, culinary skills and people management lead to the high quality of Hei Fung Terrace restaurant.
• Assist the Executive Chef to ensure the hotel’s high standards are maintained and improved continually.
• Attend all training sessions and courses, briefings and meetings as required.
• Look continuously for ways to improve the quality of food and service and to meet or surpass the required standards of performance.
• Actively support the work and decisions of all teams and committees.
• Make a significant and continuous effort to increase your professional knowledge, to improve your job skills, and to achieve the goals and objectives set by the Executive Chef.
• Actively support the hotel’s team culture, and help to achieve the hotel’s vision, values, and goals.
• Show a positive, energetic, and caring attitude always towards guests and staff.

Requirements

• Minimum 10+ years of experience as Executive Chef in Chinese cuisine from a 5-star hotel or equal restaurant establishments.
• Ability to lead a large kitchen brigade, supervising and mentoring as needed.
• Extensive culinary knowledge in both classical and current culinary trends.
• Extensive experience in people management.

The Peninsula Tokyo

Perfectly located opposite the Imperial Palace and just minutes from the shopping capital of Ginza, The Peninsula Tokyo offers guests breathtaking views of the city’s iconic skyline. As we continue to enhance both our service excellence and career opportunities, we increased our base salary remuneration by over 29% in 2024. Entry-level monthly base pay now starts at JPY 302,100 across all departments.