Head Chef

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen team in delivering high-quality food, ensuring a consistently exceptional dining experience for guests.
• Oversee the preparation, cooking, and presentation of all dishes, ensuring adherence to established recipes, presentation standards, and quality expectations.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen environment, ensuring all areas are properly stocked, sanitized, and ready for service.
• Delegate the kitchen's setup and breakdown before and after service, ensuring all equipment, tools, and ingredients are in place and properly maintained.
• Oversee the procurement and management of ingredients, ensuring freshness, quality, and effective stock control to minimize waste.
• Liaise with management on menu planning, ensuring the creation of innovative and seasonal dishes that align with the restaurant's concept and customer preferences.
• Maintain & foster training programs for Senior Chefs to carry out
• Encourage professional growth and maintaining high culinary standards across the team.
• Committing the upmost attention & important to Site Allergen Procedure
• Work closely with the front-of-house team, providing guidance on menu items and ensuring seamless coordination between kitchen and service.
• Set up, review & maintain Food Hygiene Policy in the business ensuring compliance with proper food handling, storage, and hygiene practices.
• Assist in the recruitment and onboarding of new kitchen staff, providing training and support to integrate them into the kitchen team.
• Commit to ongoing professional development, staying updated on culinary trends, techniques, and best practices to continually elevate the kitchen's offerings.

Job Requirements

• Preferably two to three years in this position or similar.
• Strong work organisational skills including supervisory skills and planning.
• Eye for detail.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English language.
• Willingness to work with a team and to mentor and train the team.
• Ability to work in a high pressure and fast-paced environment.
• Ensure that all food preparation, storage areas, equipment and machinery are maintained in a clean state and in good repair.
• Be in possession of a valid Skills Pass: www.skillspass.org.mt