Add expected salary to your profile for insights.Hana Lodge and Black Swan Lakeside Boutique Hotel are seeking an innovative and dedicated Head Chef to lead their kitchens. Located in a stunning lakeside setting, our hotels offer unforgettable views and a luxury dining experience that captures the essence of locally inspired cuisine. We're looking for chefs who bring creativity, leadership, and a passion for exceptional food.We have 2 full-time positions available; these roles are suited for an experienced Head Chef or a Sous Chef wanting to step up in their career.As Head Chef, you will play a pivotal role in creating memorable culinary experiences for our guests, ensuring that the highest standards of food quality, trends, taste, and presentation are met.Responsibilities:To be a great leader with excellent communication skills.Manage kitchen employees through rostering, training, coaching, evaluating, and hiring.Collaborate with Food & Beverage and Front Office to ensure seamless coordination and execution of food service and events.Develop menus with the latest trends and variety showcasing a fusion of international flavors.Monitor presentation of all foods served to guests and ensure that appearance and quality are consistently maintained.Lead the team in a hands-on and positive way.Actively encourage team retention and development through effective training, succession planning, and multi-skilling.Ensure effective food inventory practices through proper storage, stock rotation, and purchasing.Ensure all risks are identified and immediate action taken to resolve.Monitor and control departmental expenditures to ensure meeting operational standards while maintaining the annual budget.Plan and manage the procurement, production, preparation, and presentation of all food in the hotel in a safe, sanitary, cost-effective manner.Have great organizational skills and the ability to problem-solve and make decisions.Maintain composure and objectivity under pressure.Understand current Health & Safety obligations, ensuring the Kitchen is fully compliant with SOPs, policies, procedures, and service standards.Expedite peak meal periods by maintaining a 'hands-on' approach.Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by the General Manager.Assist with any guest inquiries.Experience:2 years' experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef.Current Food Safety Handling Certificate.Hotel Industry knowledge is a distinct advantage.Highly organized, with good computer literacy in Microsoft Products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and food safety software.Your application will include the following questions:Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand?To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent/misleading/discriminatory.
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