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 Chef to 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 co‐ordinate, 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 set‐ups 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 set‐up 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

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