Executive Sous Chef

A luxurious haven in the beating heart of the city
Nestled in the heart of the capital Shangri-La Eros New Delhi is a luxury urban retreat convenient for shopping lifestyle and business districts. The 320 tastefully designed guest rooms and suites provide a cultured haven to do business or to relax in premium comfort.

5 award-winning restaurants & bars

We currently have a vacancy for an Executive Sous Chefto join our enterprising culinary team.

Job Summary/ Purpose:

To maintain a high standard of all food preparation service and hygiene in his respective Kitchens according to the standards required by the management.

Key Responsibilities:

To constantly be physically involved in all phases of the daily operation requirements:

• To coordinate in detail on the Restaurant / Banquet / food production and all specific duties assigned to all Sous Chefs / chef De cuisines etc and employees under his supervision.
• To check all setups for restaurant and banquet functions. Responsible for the correct timing during service and to ensure that food served is always of the highest standards.
• To insist on a uniform visual appearance of all dishes prepared. Presentation and garnish must be prepared according to standards.
• To monitor and fully implement the portion control established with the recipe cards and the butcher test.
• To minimise waste and spoilage.
• Ensure smooth and effective communication among the kitchens and with other departments.
• To constantly be alert on freshness presentations and temperature of food served.
• To supervise food tasting sessions and guide Sous Chef for new menu implementation.
• To check with Sous Chefs on setup prior to operations.
• Attend a regular meeting with the Executive Chef to discuss future business strategy and review ongoing action plan progress and other departmental meetings as required.
• Update menu recipe cards and menu planning for promotions.

To achieve the highest standard through strict adherence to the hygiene and sanitation rules

• To fully understand the Shangri-La Food Safety guidelines
• To actively support and enforce the implementation of policies related to Food Safety.

Optimise profitability

Requirements

• Has a passion for Food & Beverage
• Enjoys interacting with people
• Must have experience with either a luxury restaurant or a 5* hotel environment
• Has management experience would be advantageous
• Always aware of latest market trends and industry updates
• Enjoys being challenged
• Displays curiosity and takes time to learn and understand new culinary trends
• Deep understanding of Asian & Continental cuisine
• A team player dependent highly motivated mature and able to work independently with a high speed of execution
• Enthusiastic to the job whilst able to challenge the status quo
• Attention to detail service-mind oriented
• Strong work ethic performed in the highest integrity