- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience
- Location: Nairobi
- Job Field: Catering / Confectionery
Job Description
Senior Chef De Partie
- Do you have an appetite for career progression and are ready to take your culinary skills to a world-class platform? Take your career to a whole new level with us and join our kitchen team. We are waiting for you to turn moments into memories for our guests.
What is in it for you:
- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
- Learning programs through our Academies
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
- Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21
What you will be doing:
Reporting to the Junior Sous Chef, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following;
- Conduct daily shift briefings to kitchen colleagues in absence of Junior Sous Chef & Sous Chef.
- Promote a Fun/Professional and Disciplined work environment
- Lead by example using Fairmont’s Mission, Vision & Values
- Support/coach/Lad & motivate kitchen colleagues
- Actively share ideas, opinions & suggestions in daily shift briefings
- Ensure storeroom requisitions are accurate to minimize repeat visits
- Ensure all kitchen colleagues are aware of standards & expectations
- Promote Health & Safety at all times
- Ensure proper hygiene
- Ensure all grooming, spot check and temperature control sheets are filled as required
- Maintain cleanliness and proper rotation of product in all chillers
- Minimize wastage / spoilage
- Maintain consistent on the job training sessions for culinary colleagues
- Liaison daily with Outlet Chefs to keep open lines of communication & guest feedback. Strives to maintain & improve all food preparations & presentations
- Participate in monthly EOS committee meetings to address colleagues EOS issues
- Strives to improve results for Food Quality
- Act as an extension of kitchen managers to communicate food consistency & quality
- Daily checks of all mi en place to ensure freshness & quality standards
- Strive to develop as a leader by attending Fairmont Managerial Courses
- Assign and follow up tasks as dictated by business volumes
- Performs any other reasonable duties as required by the department head.
Qualifications
Your experience and skills include:
- Previous experience in the Culinary field required
- Journeyman’s papers or international equivalent required
- Diploma Certification in a Culinary discipline is an asset
- Computer literate in Microsoft Windows applications an asset
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities
- Highly responsible & reliable
- Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
- Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Fairmont Hotels & Resorts on jobs.smartrecruiters.com to apply