Junior Sous Chef

Description

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.  

The Junior Sous Chef will manage and lead the team to ensure smooth running culinary operation and maximize the level of standard in the hotel’s kitchen.                

What will I be doing? 

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

• To maintain a high customer service focus by approaching your job with the customers always in mind.
• To have a positive impact, taking personal responsibility and initiative to resolve issues, always clearly communicating with both customers and colleagues.
• To be motivated and committed, approaching all tasks with enthusiasm and seizing opportunities to learn new skills or knowledge in order to improve your personal performance.
• To be flexible, responding quickly and positively to changing requirements including the performance of any tasks requested of you.
• To maintain high team focus by showing co-operation and support to colleagues in the pursuit of team goals.To maintain a kitchen environment that promotes flair, creativity and consistency in the quality of food taste and presentation.
• To ensure that all Food Safety System polices and guidelines are followed and implemented.
• Closely monitor food requirements in the outlets ensuring all incoming food items are of correct quality, quantity and are received and transported to outlets as per FSS requirements.
• To develop and build a solid and stable team environment and to coach and develop all subordinates.
• To maintain the budgeted costs without effecting the operation or set standards.
• Maintain a good relation with Restaurant / Banquet Manager in order to discuss and decide on the Restaurant / Banquet issues, various activities and Menus.
• Ensure that all daily Market List orderings are checked and reflect the Restaurant / Banquet level of business.
• To assess and monitor cleanliness on a daily basis, liaising with the Chief Steward and Chief Engineer to ensure all equipment remains clean and in good working order.
• To assist in general food production work where required.
• To supervise, guide and develop chefs of lower positions and ensuring the quality of food production remains at optimum level.
• To effectively manage the performance of team members, ensuring that policies and procedures are observed and adhered to consistently.
• To liaise closely with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef, ensuring food quality and preparation techniques are of the highest standard.
• To closely monitor and control the daily food merchandise, ensuring quality of goods received, taking corrective action where necessary.
• Food Safety and Hygiene: The implementation of the Food Safety System (FSS), to ensure that all policies and guidelines are implemented, trained, monitored and followed.
• To follow, train and monitor Double Tree by Hilton Jakarta Fire & Safety procedures.
• To ensure all Hotel policies and procedures are correctly observed and adhered.
• To conduct regular communication meetings and training sessions to ensure that skills, techniques and knowledge remains at optimum level.
• Performing any additional tasks as delegated by management or guests and to ensure our guests receive outstanding service.

Requirements

What are we looking for? 

A Sous Chef, 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: 

• High School graduate or above. 
• 5 years as cook in a Chinese / Banquet / Main / Pastry Kitchen in a 5-star category hotel or individual restaurant with high standards.  
• At least 3 years as a Chef de Partie or 1 year equivalent position in an international brand hotel. 
• Possess a valid health certificate.     
• Knowledgeable with cooking techniques such as boiling, frying, stewing, reduction, simmering, steaming, baking, soup making, and dry goods preparation (for Chinese / Banquet Kitchen). 
• Possess a variety of boiling, frying, stewing, reduction, simmering, steaming, baking, boiling, barbeque and dressing techniques (for Main Kitchen). 
• Have a variety of pastry, chocolate and bread making techniques (for Pastry Kitchen). 
• 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. 
• Able to work with and consume all products and ingredients. 
• Able to convert recipes and follow them through. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel. 
• Able to set priorities and complete tasks in a timely manner. 
• Work well in stress situations, remain calm under pressure and able to solve problems. 
• Excellent leadership skills. 
• Knowledgeable in HACCP. 
• Technical education in hospitality or culinary school preferred. 
• Good command in English, both verbal and written to meet business needs, preferred. 
• Work experience in similar capacity with international chain hotels preferred. 

What will it be like to work for Hilton? 

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travellers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!