Head Chef

Description

Summary: Seeking an experienced and collaborative Head Chef to lead kitchen operations, ensure health & safety standards, develop strategies, and foster a positive team culture. Highlights: 1. Lead kitchen operations and uphold health & safety standards. 2. Collaborate on future company strategies and team development. 3. Foster a positive work environment and manage team culture. ### **Responsibilities:** **Role:** * Implementing and consistently monitoring the Health \& Safety policies including the daily operational procedures. * Lead, direct, and take the necessary decisions ensuring the best business practices; he will ensure to be aligned with the standards of operations. * Collaborate, participate and develop future company strategies. * To be knowledgeable of operational budgets and periodically review with the GM's. * Being a natural problem solver, Lead with an exceptional positive attitude. **Operations** * Must have a deep knowledge of the Allergens Matrix; and collaborate with the Senior management to maintain them updated. * Ensure that all policies and procedures are followed up to the standards. * Ensure that standards are kept at the highest level. * Full knowledgeable of the local and Health \& Safety laws * To be fully verse on the food hygiene manual of the venue * To organise a continuous Health \& Safety development training levels enforced by the local laws and their requirements. * Working closely with the management team and employees in order to consistently improve a positive moral, work environment and retention. * Take prompt action on maintenance issues in order to ensure a safe environment. * Manage annual leaves/holidays strategically reflecting the business needs * Make sure to participate in all management meetings * Collaborate with the HR and management department for any initiatives pertaining to team buildings. * Being involve and lead future departmental employee's development plan. * Monitor onboarding and roadmap processes. * Collaborate on recruitment process. **Communication** * To ensure transparency and clear communications across the team. * To collaborate with the GM in resolving disputes and disagreements within the teams. * To efficiently and positively responding to negative as well as positive feedbacks, working with the GM to compile responses in accordance with the feedbacks. **Culture Management** * Make sure that team members feel valued, encourage and assist them. * Promote and implement trainings to ensure the growth of the team. * Ensure that the entire team follow all internal policies, rules, and operational procedure ##### **Requirements and skills** * Italian nationals' applicants only * Proven experience as Head Chef in Italian restaurants * Exceptional proven ability of kitchen management * Outstanding communication and leadership skills * Good understanding of POS system * Credentials in health and safety training * Degree in Culinary science or related certificate