Executive Chef – Newrest Denmark
Newrest is looking for an Executive Chef who are responsible for managing our Hot and Cold Kitchen in collaboration with our Production Manager.
In addition, you will be crafting menus and dishes that meet the specific requirements of our clients together with the Head of Menu Design.
As a leader, you will mentor, train, and empower the staff across our Inflight catering site in Copenhagen.
If you are passionate about culinary and possess proven expertise in team management and quality standards adherence, this opportunity is for you. Join our dynamic team and contribute to our ongoing success in the airline catering industry.
Your main area of responsibilities is:
Daily Production Excellence:
- Oversee and ensure consistent daily production of all food items, adhering to the highest standards of quality and presentation across all menu concepts.
- Conduct regular quality checks and provide hands-on guidance to the team to maintain exceptional culinary standards that meet expectations.
- Ensure an effective production in the hot and cold kitchen, fulfilling the targets for efficiency, quality, and food safety.
- Define, implement, control, and optimize work processes for better efficiency
- Ensure high level of quality and cleanliness according to service level agreements and local HACCP regulations
Menu Development and Execution Support:
- Collaborate closely with the Head of Menu Design in the comprehensive development and seamless execution of all menus, ensuring alignment with established culinary concepts, cyclical menu changes, and effective menu presentations for our clients.
- Provide active input and contribute culinary expertise to the menu design process, incorporating Scandic principles of fresh, seasonal ingredients and clean flavors.
Team Building:
- Take ownership of creating and nurturing a high-performing team within the hot kitchen and slicing departments, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment characterized by a proactive and professional attitude. The team should be able to grow through strong management.
- Daily management of the employees including time keeping
- Follow up with individual employees, where needed, and execute joint staff meetings
- Ordinary staff planning for all functions in the kitchen including holiday planning and managing hours, in close cooperation with Production Manager and in compliance with legal and internal requirements.
Production Optimization:
- Develop and implement robust and efficient production plans, optimizing resource allocation to meet demanding flight schedules and production volumes.
- Identify and implement strategies to reduce waste, streamline processes, and enhance overall efficiency while maintaining the highest levels of food safety and quality.
- Focus on cost management, related to product and waste, throughout the whole production
Knowledge and skills.
- Minimum 5 years of experience as Execute- or Head Chef, ideally from a catering environment
- Experienced manager of white- and blue-collar workers.
- Associate degree of Bachelor in Culinary Arts or related field (formal culinary education) required.
- Strong team player
- Good interpersonal and communication skills in English and Danish
- Understanding of large-scale production and assembly
- Highly experienced with QA (Quality assurance) and hygiene processes in a production kitchen.
- Wide global culinary understanding
- PC user - comfortable using Microsoft Office
- Business and customer focus and understanding.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in Danish and English language
- A good eye for details
- Analytical
- Technical- and IT flair
- You must live in Denmark or Sweden.
You will join an organisation characterized by a high tempo and changing priorities from time to time with very short notice.
The atmosphere is open and direct, but are all dedicated to deliver in accordance with the customers needs and requirements. We have 28 nationalities, so it is important that you can address your behaviour and communication in accordance with various cultures, but the multicultural environment is contributing to making Newrest a good place to work.
If this sounds like something for you, send your cover letter and cv through the link as quickly as possible and we’ll be looking forward to getting to know you and your qualifications a bit better.
In case you have any questions please contact Head of Menu Development and Design and Procurement Scandinavia Morten Ottesen on: m.ottesen@newrest.eu
You must pass security approval process in order to work here, which require a ‘clean’ criminal record.
About Newrest
Specialist in out-of-home catering in 54 countries, and the only player to intervene in all sectors of catering and related services, Newrest is one of the world leaders in multi-sector catering.
Our 36,000 committed and talented employees do what is necessary to offer consumers balanced, diversified and tasty meals while scrupulously respecting hygiene and food safety standards.
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