Chef Tournant

Reference Number: BS43

Our client, a 4-star hotel in St Julians, is looking for a Chef Tournant to assist the Executive Chef and Sous Chefs by overseeing the day-to-day culinary operations, including training, supervising staff and monitoring food quality.

Responsibilities:

To ensure all communication, standards, policies, and expectations are communicated to his/her team and then executed flawlessly. He/she achieves the objectives through communication, organization, and training. Enables his/her team by ensuring equipment and sanitation standards are always met, supplies and inventories are readily available, expectations are communicated, recipes are current, and training is ongoing. This is expected to be a “hands-on” supervisor who leads his/her team by example. The Chef Tournant is capable of performing Chef tasks in all kitchens.

The essential functions of this position are to:

• Ensures all food is prepared fresh and is of the highest quality
• Strictly adheres to all recipes and methods
• Ensures team reports to work on-time and in a clean uniform
• Maintains an organized and efficient flow of production, with regards to changes in forecasts and menus
• Ensures development of team members through on-going training
• Recognizes team members for successful achievements and contributions
• Coaches team members immediately and professionally to minimize deficiencies and provide encouragement

Requirements:

• Requires excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Kitchen terminology required.
• Documented cooking experience with heavy emphasis on classical methods and regional cooking in a high quality culinary environment. Culinary education applies to experience.
• Formal culinary training diploma, apprenticeship papers, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Previous Supervisory skills required.
• Knowledge of products, uses and availability.
• Remain current with products and industry trends. Take personal responsibility to advance skills and knowledge.
• Current food safety certification

Applicants MUST already be in Malta!