An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Head Chef to join our friendly team at Delphi Resort.
The Role: The ideal candidate must be a talented, ambitious and hands - on chef, business minded, be a team player and have a genuine passion for excellent food.
This passion should extend to delighting guests from different segments and nationalities with high quality food as Delphi Resort has a broad cross section of clients across schools, corporates, couples and family leisure customers.
Responsibilities include: Overseeing the daily operations and the running of the main hotel restaurant and food outlets within the resort including tailored menus for each customer segment, food production and presentation, ordering of stock, waste management and upholding excellent hygiene standards.
Ensuring the profitability of the department through effective revenue generation, rostering to maximise the productivity of the kitchen staff, minimising waste, monitoring portion controls and carrying out regular stock takes.
Planning and organising operations in order to achieve sustained profitability & putting the needs of our customers to the forefront of what we do to ensure guest satisfaction.
Overseeing the budget and operating to the agreed targets on food costs, labour costs and wastage Designing and implementing the menus on a daily basis and ensuring that all menus are correctly adapted to the customer and carefully calculated to ensure maximum gross profit.
Ensure regular reviews of all menus to ensure profitable margins and offerings are in line with market trends.
Maintaining consistently high standards and quality across all areas of the Food and Beverage operation including staff meals.
Dealing with suppliers and reconciliation of all purchases/invoices in a timely manner, along with back office and administrative functions such as payroll, reporting, monitoring objectives and implementing policies and procedures.
Ensuring effective recruitment strategy and planning along with providing coaching, training and development for the kitchen team.
Ensure clear and effective communication between all departments Ensuring that HACCP and all statutory hygiene/food Safety standards are adhered to and that all staff are trained to uphold excellent standards.
Ensuring Health & Safety compliance at all times All maintenance issues are promptly reported and acted on.
Championing Delphi Resorts mission to be a leading food destination both internally and externally The Ideal candidate will: Have previous experience in a similar role with a proven track record in kitchen management ideally in a multi outlet environment Be an energetic and capable individual with an emphasis on customer focus, revenue generation and promotion of themselves and the resort across media channels Have a genuine passion for the food and the hospitality industry Have excellent communication skills with a fluency in spoken and written English Benefits: Staff accommodation Complimentary access to our Adventure Center Staff discounts and Friends and Family rates Skills: Menu Development HACCP Cost Control