Junior Sous Chef

With thousands of hotels in over 100 countries and territories, Hilton offers countless opportunities to delight. From an open door to a welcoming smile and an exceptional experience, we offer the millions of travellers who stay with us every year a welcome they will never forget. In addition to our flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the family of brands includes Waldorf Astoria, LXR, Conrad, Canopy, Curio Collection, DoubleTree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton and many others.

If you appreciate the impact global travel can have on the world, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Hilton Team Member. Because it’s with Hilton where we never forget the reason we're here: to delight our guests, Team Members, and owners alike.

**Position Statement**

The Junior Sous Chef, Garde Manger will manage and lead the team in the absence of Chef de Cuisine/ Sous Chef to ensure smooth running culinary operation and maximize the level of standard in the hotel’s kitchen.

**What will you be doing?**

As the Junior Sous Chef, Garde Manger you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

- Assist to plan, prepare and high quality food production and quality control for all cold products, and items prepared in the Cold Kitchen.
- Work seamlessly with recipes, standards and plating guides.
- Maintain all HACCP aspects within the hotel operation.
- Recommend improvement of training manuals and SOPs.
- Participate actively in quality initiatives such as daily Chef briefings and monthly team meetings in order to constantly improve the culinary operation, meet targets and keep communication flowing.
- Work on offsite events when requested and complete jobs as assigned outside of the kitchen area.
- Assist in inventory taking.
- Knowledgeable of hotel’s occupancy, events, forecasts and achievements.
- Work with Chef de Cuisine/ Sous Chef on proposing menus as requested, in a timely manner.
- Work closely with the Stewarding department to ensure high levels of cleanliness and low levels of lost and breakages.
- Effectively respond to guests’ requests and be receptive to constructive feedback.
- Maintain at all times a professional and positive attitude towards team members and supervisors.
- Coordinate, organize and participate in all production pertaining to the kitchen.
- Check and maintain the standards of dishes, portion control and costing at all times.
- Maintain good personal hygiene, clean uniforms, proper sanitation and cleanliness of the workstations and work tools.
- Be aware of the dangers of contaminated food and ensure ingredients in the refrigerators are checked and replaced appropriately.
- Follow-up on changes in new recipes or work methods pertaining to new menus, daily specials, and promotional activities as instructed by the Executive Sous Chef.
- Exercise maximum control on wastage to achieve optimum profitability.
- Check all equipment belonging to the department and make sure that all are in good working order, and if necessary, report faults or problems to the Chef de Cuisine/ Sous Chef.
- Ensure that recipes and costings are established and updated.
- Check that the quality of food prepared by team members meet the required standard and make necessary adjustments.
- To train and guide team members and ensure they are certified in their position before taking charge of an area of responsibility.
- Understand, practice and promote teamwork to achieve missions, goals, and overall departmental standards.

**What are we looking for?**

A Junior Sous Chef, Garde Manger, serving Hilton Brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

- 5 years as cook in a hotel or individual restaurant with high standards or in similar capacity.
- At least 2 years in supervisory role.
- Possess a valid Food Hygiene certificate.
- A dynamic and creative individual who brings a vast and varied experience in culinary arts, menu design and food promotions.
- A hands-on trainer who coaches and leads by example, motivates and impresses upon the team the right attitude and spirit of culinary excellence.
- Work well in stress situations, remain calm under pressure and able to solve problems.
- Knowledgeable in HACCP.