Company Description Grand Mercure Bangalore offers 126 suite style rooms with in-built kitchenettes. Our rooms offer the privacy you want but with the luxury and indulgence of a hotel. These suites are modern, tasteful and relaxing, suiting purposes of both leisure as well as business. Bright and spacious, they also include flat screen televisions, DVD players, music systems, Wi-Fi and 24 hour room service. Grand Mercure is known for its passion for food and wine. Dining is always a culinary experience with ‘The Verandah’, our Global Cuisine restaurant and ‘By The Blue’, our poolside RestoBar which offers inspired Indian cuisine. Job Description Primary Responsibilities Operation · Stock up the assigned kitchen with raw materials and ingredients on a daily basis · Be familiar with the use of all electrical and mechanical equipment in the kitchen and observe safety precautions when handling them · Master all basic cooking methods like cutting of ingredients and preparing daily mis-en-place for the assigned station · Prepare food items as per standard recipe cards whilst maintaining portion control and minimizing wastage · Apply necessary precautions with regards to the hotel food safety and hygiene standards (HACCP) · Clean and maintain all equipment within the food production area · Promptly report any hazards, unsafe working conditions or equipment which requires repair or maintenance to immediate supervisor. People Management · Provide effective support to the team to enable them to provide a range of effective and efficient services. · Ensure to exceed guest expectations in quality and service of the food products. · Cooperate with staff in each section as assigned by the Executive Chef to ensure the proper use of equipment and efficient completion of all tasks. · Maintain personal grooming and hygiene to ensure standards are maintained. · Liaise with the Catering and Stewarding Departments in a professional manner to ensure event objectives are achieved and standards are maintained at all times. Financial Management · Identify optimal and cost effective use of the resources. · Facilitate the stock take and stock rotation for the assigned section. · Monitor the operation to ensure that food wastage is minimized and to maintain cost effectiveness and profitability in all areas. Operational Management · Adhere to all recipes, methods and instructions from the Executive Chef. · Ensure that company and statutory hygiene standards are maintained. · Ensure that the preparation and presentation of food complies with the standards. · Responsible for the production, preparation and presentation of all food items, in the assigned function, to ensure highest quality at all times. · Ensure to maintain appropriate grooming standards, hygiene and code of conduct. · Coordinate operations with Department Coordinators, Supervisors and other Departmental Managers to ensure operational readiness, efficiency in resource utilization, and the prompt delivery of services. · Ensure to to prevent the use of contaminated products in any process of food preparation. · To ensure that the assigned Kitchen areas, equipment's and utensils are always kept as per the standards. · Ensure to adhere to Novotel Ibis Chennai OMR policies and procedures at all times. · Handle additional responsibilities as and when delegated by the Management. Hygiene / Personal safety / Environment: · Ensures that the workplace and storage areas remain clean and tidy, and the safety of consumable goods by always respecting HACCP regulations · Respects the instructions and safety guidelines for the equipment (s)he uses · Applies the hotel's security regulations (in case of fire etc) · Respects the hotel's commitments to the "Environment Charter" (saving energy, recycling, sorting waste etc). Qualifications Knowledge and Experience · Minimum Primary school education · Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in a similar capacity · Oral proficiency in English language Competencies · Service oriented with an eye for details · Ability to work effectively and contribute in a team · Self-motivated and energetic · Well-presented and professionally groomed at all times