Sous Chef – Radii Restaurant

Job description

Care Connects Us

At Hyatt, we believe in making people feel at home wherever they are in the world. We turn jobs into careers, encounters into experiences, and trips into journeys.

Join a team that is making travel more human, connected, and sustainable. Here, everyone's role matters, and your individuality is celebrated.

About Park Hyatt Melbourne:

Located in the heart of the city, Park Hyatt Melbourne offers sophisticated luxury and exceptional personalised service. With beautifully appointed rooms, extensive event spaces, curated experiences, fine arts, dining and wellness, we create unforgettable experiences for our guests.

Benefits of working with us:

· Leading global hotel brand with career advancement opportunities
· Complimentary and discounted accommodation at more than 1000 Hyatt properties worldwide for you and your loved ones.
· Complimentary duty meals whilst on shift
· Discounted food & beverage and park club health & day spa treatments
· Discounted onsite car parking
· Employee assistance program – benefit from free, immediate and confidential support for any work, health or life concern
· Generous paid time off and holiday policies including paid parental leave and wellbeing leave
· 10% discount with NIB Health insurance

About the Role:

As the Sous Chef, You will thrive in a large open kitchen and be passionate about cooking and have strong knowledge of local ingredients and independent suppliers. You assist in managing a team of 15 across two dining periods (breakfast/dinner) and work closely with both the front and back of house teams.

Our food philosophy is Food. Thoughtfully Sources. Carefully served.

You will report directly to the Chef de Cuisine/Executive Chef and support in supervising and managing the day to day operations as well as supporting the team to achieve our purpose.

Some of the responsibilities include:

· Prepare, create and present all dishes for the restaurant
· Ensure all dishes from the section are prepared consistently and according to standard
· Assign responsibilities to subordinates and to check their performance periodically
· Assist in maximizing employee morale and productivity
· Review and analyze menu’s, recipes and food to determine costs, profitability and success of the outlet
· Assist in the training and guidance of culinary employees
· Conduct monthly inventory checks on all operating equipment and supplies

Desired profile

Qualifications :

What you will bring to the role:

·  Hatted restaurant experience would be advantageous
·  Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or equivalent)
·  Previous supervisory experience in a hotel or similar position in a fast-paced environment
·  Qualifications / certificates in HACCP, local Food handling & Hygiene would be advantageous
·  A strong attention to detail and the desire to produce high quality operational and administrative outcomes
·  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to lead a team
·  The ability to create a positive first impression with an understanding of the importance of 5 star grooming standards
·  The flexibility to work on a 24/7 rotating roster including public holidays

Join us at Hyatt and make travel more human. Apply today and start your journey with a team that values Empathy, Integrity, Respect, Experimentation, Wellbeing and Inclusion. With Hyatt, you'll discover a career you didn't know existed.