Head Chef

The Warehouse Hotel was built in 1895 along the Singapore River as part of the Straits of Malacca trade route. At that time, the area was a hotbed of secret societies, underground activity, and liquor distilleries. Today, while much of that history has disappeared, one building is being meticulously restored as a modern boutique hotel, focusing on heritage and local culture. The Warehouse Hotel delivers thoughtful hospitality with historically-detailed rooms, classic local dishes and craft cocktails.

The Warehouse Hotel is an inspiring 37-room hotel, housed in a prominent conservation building on the bank of the Singapore River within the vibrant neighbourhood of Robertson Quay. A meticulously restored icon with a unique history, the hotel is operated by The Lo & Behold Group.

We are looking for a highly-driven individual that is keen on taking on the challenge for the **Head Chef **position for the Hotel. At the helm of the kitchen, this role requires the individual to take charge of both leadership and management of the kitchen, being able to develop and execute strategies to ensure consistently high food quality. Strong mentorship skills are required to lead and provide guidance to the kitchen team, continuously improving their skills and knowledge to become experienced chefs.

**Culinary Operations**:

- Oversee daily food service operation and maintain food quality and consistency on a day-to-day basis, including preparation of food, developing recipes and determining serving sizes to ensure consistent quality and presentation
- Train and provide specific guidelines and exacting standards on how to prepare each menu item
- Review menus and analyze recipes to determine food, labour, and overhead costs, and assigning suggested prices to menu items. Develop menus for daily operations and special events as needed
- Coordinate with local management to ensure that sanitation and safety standards are observed and comply with local regulations
- Oversee basic kitchen operations including purchasing food and supplies, tracking sales and costs, monitoring labour and scheduling, and maintaining daily, weekly and monthly budgets
- Present tastings as part of the creation of new products and continuous improvement of existing products and cost reduction in order to evaluate results and achieve target product profile
- Hire, train and supervise cooks and other kitchen personnel to ensure that these workers know how to gather food supplies, operate equipment and assemble orders
- Provide accurate collation of information towards ingredient, recipe and finished product standardization and costings
- Maintain awareness of industry trends, consumer requirements and the availability of novel ingredients and processing aids

**Finance & Administration**:

- Attend and contribute in all required meetings and project teams
- Co-develop annual business plans, departmental budget and forecasts and capital expenditure plans, together with the General Manager

**What we’re looking for**:

- Minimum 5 years of kitchen experience with 3 years in a managerial capacity
- Experience with Asian, local or Heritage Cuisine is necessary for this role given that this is a modern-Singaporean cuisine specialty restaurant
- Ability to organise and plan workload for self and others
- Ability to control budget and work with figures
- Ability to work under pressure and make quick decisions
- High standard of cleanliness and hygiene
- Ability to deal calmly with unexpected situations and crisis
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficient in MS Office /Excel

**About The Lo & Behold Group**:
Since our humble beginnings in 2005, The Lo & Behold Group has been quietly pushing the boundaries of Singapore’s lifestyle and hospitality landscape.
Whether we’re building Singapore’s first rooftop bar from ground-up, or ironing out the creases of Asia’s top fine-dining restaurant, all that we do comes down to one thing: People. We’ve found that when we design for people and create magical experiences in the process, we’re able to bring out the best of a city. Its people, their purpose and places.
The Lo & Behold Group strives to create timeless experiences for all who walk through our doors—guests, partners or employees. The dream is simple: to make our city more lovable, through bold ideas and intentional hospitality.

Pay: $4500 - $6000 / month

Job types: Full-time

Education: No education required

Work location: On-site