Head Chef
O'Callaghan Collection
- Southside Dublin
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Free use of our fully equipped gym
- Your Birthday as an extra paid day off!
- Enhanced holidays with service
- Rewards programme
- Refer a friend - €500 reward
- Discounted room stays - friends and family
- Discounted F & B when you are a guest in any of our hotels
- The opportunity to progress - 4 Hotels in Dublin city and a Hotel in Gibraltar
- Tax saver for travel tickets
- Bike to work scheme and a safe place to leave your bike.
- Menu Development: Create innovative, seasonal menus aligned with the hotel's theme, considering dietary restrictions, costing, and local ingredients availability.
- Kitchen Management: Oversee kitchen operations, including staffing, scheduling, training, and ensuring adherence to safety and sanitation standards.
- Quality Control: Maintain high food quality standards by conducting regular inspections, tasting sessions, and providing guidance to the kitchen team.
- Inventory and Cost Control: Manage inventory levels, minimize waste, and control costs by implementing efficient purchasing practices and portion control.
- Collaboration and Communication: Coordinate with other departments, such as event planning or F&B management, to ensure seamless service and meet guest expectations.
- Leadership and Development: Mentor and lead the kitchen staff, fostering a positive work environment, encouraging creativity, and facilitating professional growth.
- Minimum experience of four years of previous hotel/hospitality work experience as Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef level.
- Completed Hospitality/ Travel/ Tourism qualification at Diploma level.
- Minimum level 3 Food Safety (HACCP).
- Excellent communication skills and people management.
- Excellent customer care and complaint-handling skills.
- Excellent presentation and appearance.
- Ability to deliver quality and standards.
- Ability to work flexible shifts.
- Experience in dealing with budgets, forecasts and quality standards.
- Proficiency with computers and computer programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.