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Company Description
The Raffles name is synonymous with luxury, glamour and extraordinary adventure. Raffles London at The OWO on London’s Whitehall, unites the allure and heritage of Raffles with one of the world’s most historic addresses.
Company Description
The Raffles name is synonymous with luxury, glamour and extraordinary adventure. Raffles London at The OWO on London’s Whitehall, unites the allure and heritage of Raffles with one of the world’s most historic addresses.
This fine Grade II* Edwardian building has been transformed into a spectacular stage for dazzling celebrations; with fine dining, lively bars, the latest in wellness and beauty therapies, the most luxurious suites and rooms, versatile ballroom and event space. Within these much-storied walls, where legendary statesmen and women once shaped the modern world, guests are now invited to discover new and inspiring emotions and connections.
At Raffles, you arrive as a guest, leave as a friend and return as family.
Job Description
Scope Of Position
Responsible for day to day running and supervision of the kitchen. To work across multiple Raffles kitchens if necessary. Overseeing and maintaining standards of food preparation and service. To ensure that strict hygiene controls are kept in all Kitchen areas when under his supervision. Ensuring food, equipment and supplies are ordered, received and stored correctly.
Responsibilities
Operation
* Ensuring the kitchen team is fully engaged with our values and kitchen culture.
* Maintaining and running of kitchen in the absence of sous and head chefs
* Maintain stock control, ensuring that stock levels are in line with Company requirements.
* Involvement in production and development of dishes for all outlets, maintaining standards, through regular menu engineering maximise potential of Kitchen sales.
* Assist the development of menus and dishes is as per SOP and completed in a timely period.
* Collating recipes for new dishes, involved in cost control and implementation of seasonal menus.
* Maintaining discipline in the department whilst setting an example and mentoring junior staff. Monitoring training of all members of kitchen staff and assessing progress.
* Involvement in projects for benefit of kitchen advancement.
* Ensuring Correct Storage and labelling of food stuffs, equipment, and dry goods in all kitchen areas by people responsible
* Ensuring correct stock rotation of food and ordering food goods from suppliers.
* Checking and ordering of equipment via correct channels.
* Report the need for maintenance of equipment via correct channels.
* Additional responsibilities in absence of line manager or senior employee.
* Performs other duties as required or assigned including working in a different department or restaurant, than usually assigned.
Leadership
* Ensuring composure under pressure and providing leadership and guidance to the Team when required.
* Actively encouraging and promoting employees to be creative and innovative, whilst recognising them for their contributions to the success of the operation.
Health and Safety
* Ensure that all potential and real hazards are reported immediately and rectified.
* Be fully conversant with all departmental Fire, Emergency and Bomb procedures.
* Ensure the safety of the persons and the property of all within the premises, by strict adherence to existing laws, statues and applicable ordinances, and by anticipating possible and probable hazards and conditions and either correcting them or pre-planning a defence against them.
* Stimulate and encourage a general awareness of Health and Safety in relation to all tasks and activities undertaken in the department.
Qualifications
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Essential
* To work as required on a rota basis based.
* A proven track record and ability to provide high levels of service under pressure.
* Exceptional communication and customer service skills, both written and spoken.
* Strong time management skills with the ability to multi-task while maintaining an immaculate and professional appearance.
* An understanding and willingness to contribute to a 24h operational schedule when required.
Desirable
* Previous experience working at a senior Chef de partie or equivalent kitchen manager role.
* Previous experience within a luxury hotel environment working with LQA, Forbes 5* or equivalent standards.
Additional Information
Why join our Raffles team?
Not only will you be joining one of the world’s best hotels you will also receive great benefits including:
* 28 days holiday including bank holidays plus a day extra for every year of your service up to 5 years (35 Days).
* Staff meals whist on duty.
* Free dry cleaning for uniform.
* Employer pension contribution of 3%
* Enhanced sick pay.
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
* Life Assurance 1x salary
* Employee assistance program, including virtual GP and financial advice.
* Season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
* Colleague gifting to celebrate special occasions.
* Paid days off to move house or give back time to a charity of your choice.
* Internal learning and development programmes tailored to you.
* Fun-filled events, whether that’s a pub quiz, team run or festive party.
* Employee benefit card offering discounted rates of up to 30% at Accor worldwide and Raffles London F&B outlets.
* Worldwide development opportunities across Accor’s extensive brand portfolio.
What are the Raffles Values?
Be You: Be creative, innovative, and enthusiastic, showing your personality and flair.
Be Kind: Demonstrates humility and generosity through emotional connection with colleagues and guests.
Be Happy: Consistently uplifting colleagues and guests through a joyful connection and positive personality.
Be Confident: Openly shares knowledge and skills with other colleagues to achieve excellence.
Have Your Purpose: Demonstrating care and responsibility within your role, to make a tangible impact on the business.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Hospitality
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