We are a successful and growing British seafood restaurant brand (Muslim friendly) with 3 outlets in Klang Valley. We are famous for British Fish and Chips. We are looking to hire an experienced Outlet Chef to oversee / manage our restaurant service operations, food quality, food production and staff management, training and development. There will be additional focus on assisting with our Central Kitchen production and other tasks, from time to time.
Applicants must have at least 2 years kitchen leadership and management experience. We are looking for candidates to have strong people management skills, be able to effectively manage kitchen operations (i.e. ordering, stock control, waste management, completing SOPs), have a positive attitude, be organised, punctual and understand how to train and develop team members.
Your role will be to lead our outlet kitchen team to ensure excellent and consistent food production and service operations. You are required to ensure dishes are consistently cooked to high standards, daily kitchen checklists and SOPs are completed, product is stored and ordered effectively, staff are fully trained on recipes, staff attendance / performance is good and production levels are in keeping with sales trends and projections.
A key focus will be retaining good existing staff and developing them into new roles. You will complete weekly / monthly kitchen reports for management, including waste management and staff training reports.
Outlet Chef duties include :
- Working with management to deliver the culinary strategy and expectations
- Managing effective kitchen operations to ensure food is stored, prepared and cooked to the highest quality and hygiene standards
- Managing, developing and training team members
- Ensuring outlet food production and plating follows SOP requirements - to ensure excellent food
- Preparing, cooking and plating food to consistently high standards
- Completing BOH management paperwork and reporting practices
- Minimising food waste and other kitchen costs (i.e. staffing, rejections, breakages)
- Keeping a clean and tidy kitchen at all times
- Completing other tasks and duties, as necessary by management
Applicant Requirements :
At least 2 years' experience of leading kitchens.Capable and confident leader with excellent communication skills and people management abilityAble to respect upper-management and take instructions, and at times accept constructive criticism to improve performanceCan think critically and provide ideas and input to managementPassionate about cooking and producing the best possible dishes, every timeExpertise in cooking western cuisine and seafoodAbility to research and develop new dishesCapable of planning and leading staff training sessionsExperienced man-manager and able to deal with staff issues professionally and effectivelyLeads by example, demonstrating positive, disciplined, high-performing and professional behavioursAble to develop effective operational SOPs, processes and recipe costingExperienced at completing management duties, paperwork and reportsAble to lower and maintain food costing and manage stock effectivelyExperienced at developing and enforcing operational SOPsAble to meet KPI targets and work under pressureConsiderable knowledge of food hygiene and kitchen management principlesHighly organised and able to multitask effectivelyInterested in taking additional responsibilities to further their careerWilling to work hard and is honest and professional at all timesIt is desirable for candidates to have a Culinary Diploma or Degree, or equivalent professional qualificationsGood command of MS Office IT programmes would be advantageousAbility to converse in English and Bahasa MelayuAble and happy to work 6 days per week (Monday off day)Willingness to go the extra mile to get the job completed to high standards, (i.e. working longer hours, weekends and public holidays)Looking to develop their career with a fast-growing restaurant brandAble to work immediatelyApplicants must be local MalaysiansJob Type : Full-time
Job Type : Full-time
Pay : RM4, RM4,500.00 per month
Benefits :
Professional developmentLicense / Certification :
IC (Preferred)Willingness to travel :
25% (Preferred)Work Location : In person