Executive & Senior Sous Chef - Growth Kitchen Leader

Radisson-Hotel-Group; Umhlanga Rocks; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Radisson Hotel Group in Umhlanga Rocks is seeking an Executive / Senior Sous Chef to lead the Kitchen Department and drive guest dining experiences at the highest standard. You will implement strategic initiatives, uphold brand values, and manage costs and inventory with a hands-on leadership style.

This role requires strong culinary expertise, people leadership across cultures, and a proactive approach to guest satisfaction in a luxury hotel setting.

Qualifications

• A suitable culinary qualification with proven experience in a kitchen position, ideally within a hotel environment
• Ability to adapt to changing service environments
• Good leadership skills with a hands-on approach and lead-by-example work style
• Commitment to exceptional guest service with a passion for the hospitality industry
• Ability to find creative solutions, offering advice and recommendations
• Personal integrity, with the ability to work in an environment that demands excellence
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and cultures
• Skilled with Microsoft Office software, especially in Excel
• An open, positive and communicative personality
• Ability to handle multiple challenging priorities and assignments

Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth running of the kitchen department, where all aspects of the guest dining experience throughout the whole Hotel are delivered to the highest level, ensuring both property and company standards are attained and adhered to.
• Working proactively to maximize guest satisfaction and comfort, delivering a positive and responsive approach to enquiries and problem resolution.
• Develops and implements strategies where key kitchen metrics are identified, communicated and delivered where reports and tracking tools are effectively maintained in line with defined initiatives & targets.
• Effectively manages the life cycle of the team within the department, fostering a culture of growth, development and performance whilst reflecting promoting the company culture and values.
• Prepares and is responsible for the departmental budget, ensuring that costs and departmental inventory is controlled and that target productivity and performance levels are attained
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with all key stakeholders and partners both internal and external ensuring all communications/activities are controlled and undertaken in a timely manner.
• Review and scrutinize the performance of the food offering, providing recommendations that will drive financial performance, including working with internal and external partners on adhoc projects.
• Ensures adherence to all legislation where due diligence requirements and best practice activities are planned, delivered and documented for internal and external audit, performing follow-up as required

Skills

Leadership

Guest service orientation

Communication

Teamwork across cultures

Problem solving

Microsoft Excel

Adaptability

Integrity

Education

Culinary qualification

Job description

Radisson Hotel Group in Umhlanga Rocks is seeking an Executive / Senior Sous Chef to lead the Kitchen Department and drive guest dining experiences at the highest standard. You will implement strategic initiatives, uphold brand values, and manage costs and inventory with a hands-on leadership style.

This role requires strong culinary expertise, people leadership across cultures, and a proactive approach to guest satisfaction in a luxury hotel setting.