Yuyuan Kitchen Sous Chef

Yuyuan Kitchen Sous Chef
Full time

Position : Assistant Department Head
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul

The Four Seasons Hotel Seoul is looking for Yuyuan Kitchen Sous Chef, who shares a passion for excellence and who infuse enthusiasm into everything they do. This position reports to the Chef de Cuisine.

Responsibilities

• Selects, trains, evaluates, leads, motivates, coaches, and disciplines all employees in the Kitchen’s food production area to ensure that established cultural and core standards are met; long-range strategic planning for outlet operation.
• Assists in the planning and development of menus and recipes, ensure the correct preparation and presentation of a consistent level for all food items prepared through production and demonstration, utilize creative menu planning to minimizing waste.
• Controls labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory control. Ensures that sanitation standards set forth by Four Seasons and the local regulations are in compliance.
• Communicates with employees and managers to ensure operational needs are met, coordinates menu tastings and pre-meal meetings to educate staff on food taste and preparation methods, and attends regular operational meetings to ensure effective coordination and cooperation between departments; interact directly with guests to ascertain satisfaction.

Qualifications and Skills

• Must be fluent in written and spoken Korean
• Proficiency in Chinese listening and speaking is preferable
• Proficiency in English speaking and writing is preferable
• High school education, cooking school or culinary institute education or equivalent experience.
• Previous management experience as a Sous Chef for at least 1~2 years
• Requires the ability to operate and utilize computer equipment and culinary production equipment and tools

Visa Requirements

• Must already possess valid work authorization in South Korea.

We look forward to receiving your application!