Executive Chef - Immediate Start (Ernakulam)

We are searching for a driven Executive Chef to join our energetic team at Taj Lake Palace in Ernakulam (district). Growing your career as a Full Time Executive Chef is an awesome opportunity to develop exceptional skills. If you are strong in decision-making, adaptability and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Executive Chef at Taj Lake Palace today!

Job Responsibilities

1.Trains, develops and motivates supervisors and culinary staff to meet and exceed established food preparation standards on a consistent basis.

2.Teaches preparation according to well definedand follows up and discusses ways of constantly improving the cuisine at the property.

3.Display exceptional leadership by providing a positive work environment, counselling employees as appropriate and demonstrating a dedicated and professional approach to management.

4.Should be able to provide direction for all day-to-day operations in the kitchen.

5.Understand employeewell enough to perform duties in employees' absence or determine appropriate replacement to fill gaps.

6.Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including settingand monitoring performance.

7.Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and kitchen staff.

8.He/She should advocate sound financial/business decision making, demonstrates honesty, integrity and also leads by example.

9.Provides and supports service behaviours that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and.

10.Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individualwhen needed.

11.Delegates as appropriate to develop supervisors and subordinates to accept responsibility and meet clearly defined goals and objectives.

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

13.Actively involves indevelopment and maintaining updated and accurate costing of all dishes prepared and sold in the Food and Beverage operation.

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

15.Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavour.

16.Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.

17.Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.

18.Ensures all equipment in the kitchen is properly maintained and in working order in accordance with local Health department andstandards.

19.Coordinates with thefor the acquisition of needed goods and services.

20.Ensure all products are prepared in a consistent manner and meet departmental appearance/quality standards.

21.Ensure proper grooming and hygiene standards for all kitchen staffs.

22.Ensures all kitchen employees maintain required food handling and sanitation certifications.

23.Ensure proper purchasing,and food storage standards in the kitchen.

24.Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on food quality, presentation and service levels.

25.Actively responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.

26.Maintain Quality levels of receiving, storage, production and presentation of food.

27.Ensure sufficient staffing levels are scheduled to accommodate business demands.

28.Follows and enforces all applicableprocedures specified for kitchen and food servers.

29.Discuss dailyreports with key kitchen and F&B; team members.

30.Review weekly and monthlyto meetand.

31.Attend the daily morning meetings and other administrative sessions.

32.Identifies the developmental needs of kitchen staffs and provide coaching, mentoring, and also helping them to improve their knowledge or skills.

33.Trains kitchen associates on the fundamentals of good cooking and excellent plate presentations. Also interview and hire new applicants for kitchen.

34.Frequently review finished products for quality and presentation before the orders are send to guest.

35.Able to perform additional duties as requested by the hotel management as and when required.

36.Ensures disciplinary procedures andare completed according to hotel operational Standard and Management Policy.

Benefits of working as a Executive Chef in Ernakulam (district): ● Learning opportunities ● Advancement opportunities ● Competitive salary Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.in/job/4m04je