MANDARIN ORIENTAL HOTEL GROUP

We are currently looking for a talented and highly driven Sous Chef de Cuisine with passion of creating meMOrable dining experiences for guests.

Be part of the pre-opening team of our new and exciting restaurant launch. Following a phase of significant transformation, the hotel will unveil Europe's first opening of a celebrated hospitality brand.

Sharpen your skills and learn invaluable new ones as you transcend hospitality in seamless fashion and lively interactions.

Main Responsibilities: 

Reporting directly to the Chef de Cuisine, the Sous-Chef s responsible for the overall daily kitchen operation, maintenance of quality standards, and training and performance management of all colleagues. 

• It is the mission and intent of this position that the incumbent will take a leading role in the Kitchen, supporting the Chef de Cuisine, leading and inspiring the team to create a 5 Star environment.   
• Responsibilities include but are not limited to creating recipes and plating guides for menu items; controlling food costs; controlling mise en place; training colleagues; administrative work; coaching and counseling; scheduling; and enforcing all HACCP and FLHSSE safety rules and regulations.

• Enforce and monitor that all operational standards, as per established policies, SOPs, hygiene, safety, and quality measures are always in place
• Assist in developing and implementing cost control measures to optimize profitability without compromising quality
• Monitor and analyse key performance metrics to identify improvement areas and implement enhancement strategies.
• Foster a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and continuous improvement among the restaurant colleagues.
• Train, evaluate, and schedule all colleagues per the applicable standards, and policies and as per the overall business requirements.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years experience working in a luxury hotel environment. European experience is a must
• Minimum 2 years experience in a similar position
• Proven experience in launching a significant restaurant, that is highly successful, from pre-opening onwards would be an advantage.
• Ability to communicate in proper English & French both verbally and in writing
• Excellent overall communication skills
• Able to multi-task
• Training and coaching skills
• The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for culinary, lots of flair and creativity
• You will have exceptional inter-personal, management and organizational skills
• Must be of smart appearance with excellent personal hygiene standards

 Please note this is a full-time permanent position 

Benefits:

We provide a comprehensive Benefits Package which includes

• meals whilst on duty
• Guest Hotel experience for employees
• Discounted Room Nights
• Discount at F&B Outlets
• 43 Paid Holidays including Bank & Public Holidays
• Colleague recognition and reward programmes
• Exciting range of learning and development programmes
• Regular colleague social and wellbeing events
• Opportunities for promotion and transfer across the group

You can expect a modern and very personal work environment as well as multiple development potentialities within the hotel and the Mandarin Oriental Group. Our in-house Learning and Developing Manager takes care of the best possible professional development, which is individually matched to our employees.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who possess the right attitude and passion to drive this exciting new opening forward and wow our guests!  If this is you, then apply here now!