Job Description

We are a successful and growing British seafood restaurant brand (Muslim friendly) with 3 outlets in Klang Valley. We are famous for British Fish and Chips. We are looking to hire an experienced Outlet Chef to oversee/manage our restaurant service operations, food quality, food production and staff management, training and development. There will be additional focus on assisting with our Central Kitchen production and other tasks, from time to time.

Applicants must have at least 2 years kitchen leadership and management experience. We are looking for candidates to have strong people management skills, be able to effectively manage kitchen operations (i.e. ordering, stock control, waste management, completing SOPs), have a positive attitude, be organised, punctual and understand how to train and develop team members.

Your role will be to lead our outlet kitchen team to ensure excellent and consistent food production and service operations. You are required to ensure dishes are consistently cooked to high standards, daily kitchen checklists and SOPs are completed, product is stored and ordered effectively, staff are fully trained on recipes, staff attendance/performance is good and production levels are in keeping with sales trends and projections.

A key focus will be retaining good existing staff and developing them into new roles. You will complete weekly/monthly kitchen reports for management, including waste management and staff training reports.

Outlet Chef duties include:

Working with management to deliver the culinary strategy and expectations

Managing effective kitchen operations to ensure food is stored, prepared and cooked to the highest quality and hygiene standards

Managing, developing and training team members

Ensuring outlet food production and plating follows SOP requirements - to ensure excellent food

Preparing, cooking and plating food to consistently high standards

Completing BOH management paperwork and reporting practices

Minimising food waste and other kitchen costs (i.e. staffing, rejections, breakages)

Keeping a clean and tidy kitchen at all times

Completing other tasks and duties, as necessary by management

Applicant Requirements:

At least 2 years' experience of leading kitchens.

Capable and confident leader with excellent communication skills and people management ability

Able to respect upper-management and take instructions, and at times accept constructive criticism to improve performance

Can think critically and provide ideas and input to management

Passionate about cooking and producing the best possible dishes, every time

Expertise in cooking western cuisine and seafood

Ability to research and develop new dishes

Capable of planning and leading staff training sessions

Experienced man-manager and able to deal with staff issues professionally and effectively

Leads by example, demonstrating positive, disciplined, high-performing and professional behaviours

Able to develop effective operational SOPs, processes and recipe costing

Experienced at completing management duties, paperwork and reports

Able to lower and maintain food costing and manage stock effectively

Experienced at developing and enforcing operational SOPs

Able to meet KPI targets and work under pressure

Considerable knowledge of food hygiene and kitchen management principles

Highly organised and able to multitask effectively

Interested in taking additional responsibilities to further their career

Willing to work hard and is honest and professional at all times

It is desirable for candidates to have a Culinary Diploma or Degree, or equivalent professional qualifications

Good command of MS Office IT programmes would be advantageous

Ability to converse in English and Bahasa Melayu

Able and happy to work 6 days per week (Monday off day)

Willingness to go the extra mile to get the job completed to high standards, (i.e. working longer hours, weekends and public holidays)

Looking to develop their career with a fast-growing restaurant brand

Able to work immediately

Applicants must be local Malaysians

Job Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: RM3,600.00 - RM4,000.00 per month

Benefits:

Professional development
Experience:

People Management: 2 years (Required) Outlet Chef: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:

Local Malaysian NRIC only (Required)
Work Location: In person