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.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 managementApplicant 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- 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**Salary**: RM3,500.00 - RM3,800.00 per month**Benefits**:- Professional developmentSchedule:- Afternoon shift- Evening shift**Language**:- Bahasa Melayu (required)License/Certification:- Local Malaysian NRIC only (required)
