Kitchen Artist (Pre Opening) - Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur

Job description

With thousands of hotels in over 100 countries and territories, Hilton offers countless opportunities to delight. From an open door to a welcoming smile and an exceptional experience, we offer the millions of travellers who stay with us every year a welcome they will never forget. In addition to our flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the family of brands includes Waldorf Astoria, LXR, Conrad, Canopy, Curio Collection, DoubleTree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton and many others.  

If you appreciate the impact global travel can have on the world, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Hilton Team Member. Because it’s with Hilton where we never forget the reason we're here: to delight our guests, Team Members, and owners alike.  

Are you a creative, operationally strong culinary professional ready to play a key role in launching a new hotel?

We are seeking a Chef - Kitchen Artist to support pre-opening and ongoing culinary operations through exceptional craftsmanship, creativity, and attention to detail. This role focuses on food artistry, buffet presentation, live displays, and decorative culinary elements that enhance the overall guest experience across restaurants, banquets, and events.  

What will I be doing? 

Key Responsibilities

Culinary Artistry & Presentation

• Create visually stunning and high-quality dishes that meet Hilton’s culinary and brand standards.
• Execute ice carving, fruit and vegetable carving, chocolate carving, and wooden carving for buffets, events, and special occasions.
• Design and produce cake decoration , showpieces, and artistic dessert displays.
• Develop and maintain eye-catching buffet setups , ensuring strong visual flow, balance, and theme alignment.
• Perform acrylic food display work and decorative culinary installations as required.

Menu & Creative Development

• Support menu development with a strong focus on presentation, creativity, and guest engagement.
• Contribute innovative ideas for themed nights, promotions, seasonal displays, and special events.
• Collaborate with the Executive Chef and culinary leadership on concept creation and tastings.

Kitchen Operations & Pre-Opening Support

• Assist with daily kitchen operations, ensuring smooth workflow and timely service.
• Support pre-opening activities including kitchen setup, display planning, recipe standardization, and training.
• Maintain consistency in portioning, quality, and presentation across all outlets.

Team Collaboration & Training

• Share artistic techniques and presentation standards with junior chefs and kitchen team members.
• Support training on carving, decorative work, buffet styling, and plating standards.
• Foster a culture of creativity, teamwork, and attention to detail in the kitchen.

Hygiene, Safety & Quality Standards

• Follow HACCP, food safety regulations, and Hilton hygiene standards at all times.
• Ensure safe handling of carving tools, equipment, ice, chocolate, and decorative materials.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe workstation and display area.
• Participate in kitchen inspections and quality audits as required.

 

 

What are we looking for? 

A Sous Chef, serving Hilton Brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow: 

• Diploma or professional certification in Culinary Arts or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Chef de Partie, Kitchen Artist, or similar role in hotels, resorts, or upscale F&B operations.
• Demonstrated expertise in ice carving, cake decoration, buffet setup, fruit and vegetable carving, chocolate carving, wooden carving, and acrylic decorative work .
• Strong eye for detail, creativity, and visual storytelling through food.
• Pre-opening experience is a strong advantage.
• Solid knowledge of food safety, hygiene standards, and safe kitchen practices.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and time-management skills.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are an advantage.

What will it be like to work for Hilton? 

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travellers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!