Demi Chef

Job description

Key tasks

Reporting to the Head Chef, the successful candidate, will challenge themselves to ensure smooth running of kitchen operations on a daily basis for both our hotel staff and guests.

Assisting and driving service standards to ensure the highest service delivery possible at The Square Restaurant for breakfast or dinner service.

Ability to work autonomously and make departmental decisions. Cooking for a la carte, buffet, room service and functions. Flexible approach in adapting to guest needs. Maintain and promote high standards of hygiene in adherence to the Food Control Plan. Ensure effective communication within the Food & Beverage department and support the junior chefs and kitchen hands.

The candidate will need to be passionate and self driven with getting the best of their ideas on the plate.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Minimum 1 – 2 years experience as a Commis chef or higher in a medium to large hotel.
Diploma or Level 5 in Cookery or equivalent
Highly organised with ability to multi task and adapt pace.
Excellent attention to detail with a passion for innovation and creativity.
Current food safety certificate and appropriate cookery qualifications.
Flexibility with your availability particularly public holidays & weekends.
Ability to run the Kitchen as and when required while working independently and as part of a team.
Excellent command of English language.
Passion for cooking and develop further.

At Novotel, we grow faster

Feel fully responsible, be autonomous, adaptable, professional, have a love of adventure and a desire to stretch your limits: that’s the Novotel spirit .
An international brand with a network of 400 hotels in 60 countries, Novotel’s success is due to the professionalism and enthusiasm of its 30 000 employees who have been embodying the brand’s ideals for over 40 years.

DNA of the brand, innovation is at the heart of the promise made to employees: "At Novotel, we grow faster" . To transform this promise into reality, Novotel has implemented a unique human resources policy declined around five main professional career paths. Novotel accompanies each employee throughout their career. Integration, geographic mobility, bridging provision, skills development… everyone is given the opportunity to progress quickly and go further. Impossible is not Novotel.

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Desired profile

Skills

Level of Education Secondary professional education
Areas of study Cooking
Professional experiences 1 to 2 years
Languages essential English