Cafe Chef Job Description
We are currently recruiting a Cafe Chef for our beautiful Cafe in Kilkenny. You will work alongside our Executive Head Chef, who has development and training at the heart of what he does.
The Ideal Candidate
* A creative and passionate Chef with an innate ability to fuse ingredients and develop taste concepts.
* Working to exacting standards, your background may be in gourmet cuisine, patisserie, artisan baking, innovation or similar.
* You exceed expectations and push new boundaries for our customers.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure all food is of excellent quality.
* Proactively monitor/assess kitchen processes and identify scope for efficiency/sustainability/service enhancements and address associated requirements.
* Monitor and control stock levels.
* Ensure correct stock rotation procedures are followed.
* Maintain/raise the food's profit margins for the company.
* Able to maintain food costs and effective rostering are essential in this role.
* Interview and hire new kitchen staff.
* E nsure that safeguards are in place for food handlers work practices i.e. food safety, hygiene and accident prevention.
* Keep up-to-date with industry trends.
* Receive feedback and make improvements where necessary.
Chef Requirements:
* Past experience in a Cafe as a Chef.
* Ability to be a team player.
* Perfectionism in sanitation and quality control.
* Expert multitasking ability.
* Haccp trained.
* Great interpersonal skills.
* Exemplary work ethic in a high-pressure environment.
* Passion and pride for delighting people with food.
Benefits
* Employee Assist Program.
* % of our other venues.
* Opportunity to grow within the company.
* Competitive salary.
* Excellent career progression.
* Meals on duty.
* Provision of internal and external training and development.
* Employee Recognition Awards.