Executive Chef

We Taj Vivanta Shillong is hiring dynamic, energetic, passionate, talented and experienced hospitality professional for the position of Executive Chef.

The executive chef is responsible for attracting and retaining employees, maintaining a cooperative relationship with team members, maximising staff productivity, and filling in for team members who are absent. You’ll teach workers how to use new recipes, cooking techniques, and equipment, as well as supervise cooks who are preparing food. During dinner service, you’ll be in charge of overseeing the delivery of food supplies, preparing special dishes, and overseeing general kitchen operations.

To ensure your team’s success, you’ll make sure they serve high-quality, cost-effective food on time. The best applicants are innovative, customer-focused, and level-headed.

Executive Chef Responsibilities:

• Ensuring promptness, freshness, and quality of dishes.
• Coordinating cooks’ tasks.
• Implementing hygiene policies and examining equipment for cleanliness.
• Designing new recipes, planning menus, and selecting plate presentations.
• Reviewing staffing levels to meet service, operational, and financial objectives.
• Hiring and training kitchen staff, such as cooks, food preparation workers, and dishwashers.
• Performing administrative tasks, taking stock of food and equipment supplies, and doing purchase orders.
• Setting and monitoring performance standards for staff.
• Obtaining feedback on food and service quality, and handling customer problems and complaints.

Executive Chef Requirements:

• 6+ years of working experience as a sous chef, executive sous chef, head chef, executive chef or relevant position.
• Advanced knowledge of food professional principles and practices.
• Proficient knowledge of human resources management.
• Excellent knowledge of BOH systems, ordering and inventory.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Available to work on-call, shifts, after hours, over weekends, and on public holidays.