Head Chef - Hospitality - Full Time.

With thousands of hotels in over 100 countries and territories, Hilton offers countless opportunities to delight. From an open door to a welcoming smile and an exceptional experience, we offer the millions of travellers who stay with us every year a welcome they will never forget. In addition to our flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the family of brands includes Waldorf Astoria, LXR, Conrad, Canopy, Curio Collection, DoubleTree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton and many others.
If you appreciate the impact global travel can have on the world, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Hilton Team Member. An Executive Chef manages and leads the culinary operation to ensure it runs smoothly and meets Hilton standards.

As the Executive Chef, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:
Oversee culinary operations in all restaurant’s Kitchens, including Pastry, Main Kitchen, Chinese Kitchen, Executive Club Lounge Kitchen as well as stewarding operations.
Plan, prepare and implement high quality food and beverage products and set-ups in all areas and in the restaurants.
Maintain all HACCP aspects within the hotel operation.
Use all equipment, tools and machines appropriately.
Focus on constantly improving the training manuals and SOPs.
Participate actively in quality initiatives such as the daily Chef briefings and monthly team meetings in order to improve culinary operations, meet targets and keep communication flowing.
Assist in inventory taking.
Knowledgeable of hotel’s occupancy, events, forecasts and achievements.
Work on new dishes for food tastings and photo taking.
Control stations within the kitchen.
This is by no means an exhaustive list as it is subject to changes according to the nature of the business at hand, the menus’ content, and any other factors when duties might have to be re-defined according to the business pattern.
Maintain good personal hygiene, clean uniforms, proper sanitation and cleanliness of the workstations and work tools.
Be aware of the dangers of contaminated food and ensure ingredients in the refrigerators are checked and replaced appropriately.
Select team members who display qualities and attributes that reflect the department standards.
Monitor food quality and quantity to ensure the most economical usage of ingredients.
Advise new menus and seasonal food concept changes.
Liaise with the Chefs daily to advice on any challenges and that guests will experience no delays during the service period.
Check that the quality of food prepared by team members meet the required standard and make necessary adjustments.
Monitor the overall food operation and ensure that food items are being prepared in a timely and correct manner.
Oversee the cleanliness, hygiene and maintenance of the kitchen and undertake necessary steps to maintain the highest possible standards in this area.
Adhere to established hotel rules and team member handbook, ensuring all team members under your supervision do so as well for the department to operate smoothly.
Coordinate, organize and participate in all production pertaining to the kitchen.
Check and follow-up on the ingredients for the ala carte menus, daily menus, and seasonal specials, maintaining the standards of pre-set recipes, portion control and costing at all times.
Control and monitor optimum food costs to yield maximum amount of outlet profit and maximum guest satisfaction.
Conduct culinary department meetings and communicate important hotel information to team members, receiving feedback in the absence of the Chef, communicating upwards to ensure a high level of team member satisfaction.
Ensure that all team members have a complete understanding of and adhere to the hotel’s team member rules and regulations.
An Executive Chef serving Hilton Brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. 10-15 years as Head of Kitchen in a 4 / 5-star category hotel or individual restaurants with high standards.

• At least 8 years of experience as a Main Chef.
• Good command in English, both verbal and written to meet business needs.
• Work experience in similar capacity with international chain hotels.
• Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travellers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day.