Chef De Cuisine, Japanese

Job Number 23067638
Job Category Food and Beverage & Culinary
Location The Westin Resort Nusa Dua Bali, Kawasan Pariwisata Nusa Dua, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia VIEW ON MAP
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? N
Relocation? N
Position Type Management
Job Summary
Accountable for the quality, consistency and production of the restaurant kitchen. Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff and managing all food related functions. Coordinates menus, purchasing, staffing and food preparation for the property's restaurant. Works with team to improve guest and employee satisfaction while maintaining the operating budget. Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved. Develops and trains team to improve results.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education And Experience

• High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.

OR

• 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Ensuring Culinary Standards And Responsibilities Are Met For Restaurant

• Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
• Maintains food preparation handling and correct storage standards.
• Supervises restaurant kitchen shift operations and ensures compliance with all Food & Beverage policies, standards and procedures.
• Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
• Communications production needs to key personnel.
• Plans and manages food quantities and plating requirements for the restaurant.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations regulations.
• Develops, designs, or creates new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions for restaurant.
• Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavor.
• Assists in developing daily and seasonal menu items for the restaurant.
• Estimates daily restaurant production needs.
• Determines how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
• Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.

Leading Kitchen Team

• Ensures employees are cross-trained to support successful daily operations.
• Leads shift teams while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Ensuring and maintaining the productivity level of employees.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
• Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
• Supervises and manages restaurant kitchen employees. Managing all day-to-day operations. Understanding employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
• Serving as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
• Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters.

Establishing and Maintaining Restaurant Kitchen Goals

• Effectively investigates, reports and follows-up on employee accidents.
• Sets and supports achievement of kitchen goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Developing specific guidance and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish daily kitchen operations work.
• Understands the impact of kitchen operation on the overall property financial goals and objectives and manages to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.
• Knows and implements company safety standards.

Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service

• Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
• Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
• Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
• Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
• Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
• Handles guest problems and complaints.
• Sets a positive example for guest relations.
• Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.

Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities

• Uses all available on the job training tools for employees.
• Assists as needed in the interviewing and hiring of employee team members with appropriate skills.
• Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Manages employee progressive discipline procedures.
• Participates in the employee performance appraisal process, providing feedback as needed.
• Participates in training restaurant staff on menu items including ingredients, preparation methods and unique tastes.

Additional Responsibilities

• Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Attends and participates in all pertinent meetings.
• Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
At Westin, we are committed to empowering the well-being of our guests by providing a refreshing environment, thoughtful amenities, and revitalizing programming to help ensure that they leave feeling better than when they arrived. We recognize that travel can be disruptive to our guests’ well-being, and we’re energized to assist as partners in helping them maintain control and soaring above it all while on the road. Everything we do is designed to help guests be at their best, and they appreciate our supportive attitude, anticipatory service and extensive knowledge on how to best assist them throughout their stay. We are looking for dynamic people who are excited to join the team and ready to jump into any situation to give a helping hand. If you’re someone who has is positive, adaptable and intuitive, and has a genuine interest in the well-being of others around you, we invite you to discover how at Westin, together we can rise.