Head Chef

About the role

The Head Chef is the culinary leader of Mama Shelter Singapore, with full ownership of the kitchen and culinary operation. As the senior culinary authority on property, the Head Chef leads menu creation, R&D, food quality, kitchen operations, team development, food safety, purchasing, food and labour cost, and overall culinary performance. This is a hands-on role combining creativity, commercial awareness and strong leadership to deliver food that is generous, fun, relevant and unmistakably Mama.

Key responsibilities

• Lead all kitchen operations and ensure smooth, efficient service across all F&B outlets
• Maintain high standards of taste, presentation, consistency, portioning and speed of service
• Own all culinary R&D, menu creation and product development
• Develop menus, seasonal dishes, specials, promotions and culinary concepts aligned with Mama Shelter and the Singapore market
• Take full ownership of food cost, culinary labour cost, payroll, wastage, productivity and overall kitchen profitability
• Recruit, lead, train and develop the entire culinary brigade
• Build a positive, energetic and accountable kitchen culture that reflects Mama Shelter
• Take overall responsibility for kitchen hygiene, sanitation and food safety
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, Singapore food regulations and Mama Shelter/Accor standards
• Serve as the senior culinary decision-maker on property

About you

• Proven experience as a Head Chef, Executive Chef or senior culinary leader with full kitchen responsibility
• Strong experience in R&D, menu creation and recipe development
• Passion for bold, generous and approachable food
• Strong understanding of Singapore's dining market and food trends
• Strong commercial knowledge of food cost, labour cost, payroll, purchasing, inventory, budgeting and menu engineering
• Strong people leadership and team-development skills
• Solid knowledge of HACCP, food hygiene and kitchen safety
• Creative, commercially minded and highly hands-on
• Strong communication and cross-department collaboration skills