Sous Chef

  • Albufeira
  • Pine Cliffs Resort

Mission : Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while developing the staff and managing all food related functions.

Assists the Chef de Cuisine on the daily management of the team and Outlets.

Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maintaining the operating budget. Supervises all kitchen areas to ensure a consistent, high quality product is produced. Responsible for guiding and developing staff including direct reports. Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved.

  • Supervise and coordinate activities of cooks and workers.
  • Follow standards of how food should be presented.
  • Ensure proper portion, arrangement, and food garnish to be served.
  • Monitor the quantity of food that is prepared.
  • Monitor stock of kitchen supplies and food.
  • Maintain kitchen logs for food safety program and food products.
  • Ensure the quality of the food items and notify manager if a product does not meet specifications.
  • Assist management in hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, counseling, disciplining, and motivating and coaching employees.
  • Follow all company and safety and security policies and procedures.
  • Report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to manager; complete safety training and certifications.
  • Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional.
  • Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; protect company assets.
  • Address guests’ service needs.
  • Speak with others using clear and professional language.
  • Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others; support team to reach common goals; listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees.
  • Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards.
  • Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.

Requirements :

  • Initiative and team spirit;
  • Strong sense of responsibility and rigor.

Education/Professional Experience :

  • High School Degree;
  • 3-5 years previous experience in the function.

Linguistic Knowledge :

  • Good communication skills in English and Portuguese (written and spoken).