Chef De Cuisine

As Chef de Cuisine and a key member of the culinary team, you will be responsible for organizing all activities within the Restaurant Kitchen area, ensuring a safe, smooth, and profitable operation in alignment with the hotel’s standards. You will lead the development and maintenance of the restaurant’s cuisine concepts, ensuring high standards in food preparation, presentation, and menu innovation based on seasonal product availability and local market trends. Your role will involve achieving budget goals, minimizing food costs through effective inventory management, requisition systems, and control measures, while adhering to NH Collection Maldives Reethi Resort’s food preparation and presentation guidelines. You will maintain food safety and sanitation practices, ensuring proper food handling, storage, and rotation. Additionally, you will forecast business demands to optimize staffing and food production, oversee outlet safety, and manage asset maintenance, including monthly preventative inspections. Leading by example, you will conduct departmental training to enhance team skills and service levels, supervise team members, including hiring and disciplinary actions in collaboration with the Executive Chef, and foster positive inter-departmental relations through open communication and cooperation. Above all, you will motivate and inspire the team through a hands-on approach, ensuring exceptional guest experiences.