Executive Sous Chef Albufeira

Executive Sous Chef
Albufeira
Albufeira, Portugal

Mission: Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while assisting in leading the staff and managing all food related functions. Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maximizing the financial performance in all areas of responsibility. Assists in supervising all kitchen areas to ensure a consistent, high quality product is produced. Responsible for guiding and developing staff including direct reports. Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved. Areas of responsibility comprise overseeing all food preparation areas (e. g. , banquets, room service, restaurants, bar/lounge and employee cafeteria) and outsourced members (eg. chefs, stewards. ).

Job Description:

Provides direction for all
-
- day operations.

Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence or determine appropriate replacement to fill gaps.

Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.

Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Serving as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.

Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.

Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.

Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.

Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an "open door" policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.

Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.

Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff.

Understands and prepares operation to met BSA goals.

Exibits strong skills on the Administrative daily tasks (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Scheduling, Ordering systems).

Ensures a smooth management of food cost, recipes cards and
- lists.

Reviews Food safety reports and prepares action plans.

Understands the value of guest satisfaction surveys and shows flexibility to accommodate personal requests.

Manages scheduling according business needs.

Show ability to connect with meeting planners and individual guests.

Comunicates efficiently with fellow departments.

Develops and implements guidelines and control procedures for purchasing and receiving areas.

Establishes goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.

Communicates the importance of safety procedures, detailing procedure codes, ensuring employee understanding of safety codes, monitoring processes and procedures related to safety.

Manages department controllable expenses including food cost, supplies, uniforms and equipment.

Participates in the budgeting process for areas of responsibility.

Knows and implements the brand's safety standards.

Provides direction for menu development.

Monitors the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.

Determines how food should be presented, and create decorative food displays

Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavor.

Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.

Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.

Ensures employees maintain required food handling and sanitation certifications

Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.

Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.

Requirements:

Initiative and team spirit;

Strong sense of responsibility and rigor.

Education/Professional Experience:

Specialized or University Degree;

5-10 years previous experience in the function.

Linguistic Knowledge:

Excellent communication skills in English and Portuguese (written and spoken).

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