Junior Sous Chef - FIVE Zurich

An Exhilarating Opportunity

Are You Ready for a Daring Challenge with The World's Hottest Luxury Hotel Group? Disruptive by Design, FIVE Hotels and Resorts is Redefining ‘FIVE-Star' Hospitality and Setting the Gold Standard across the Industry.

Join the FIVE Tribe - and Get Ready to Make Waves.

The Candidate

A Driven Self-Starter, you have Excellent Communication, Leadership and Organisational Skills. As an Astute Creative and Critical Thinker, you can Conceptualise and Implement Innovative Solutions in a Fast-Paced Environment. Not even the Smallest Detail Escapes Your Keen Eye and You Execute Tasks Proactively with Precision and Finesse. A ‘Can-Do!' Attitude Coupled with An Inherent Flair for Taking Ownership Makes You a Highly Motivated Go-Getter.

Your Outgoing and Approachable Nature enables you to Seamlessly Connect with other ‘FIVERs' and key Stakeholders, ensuring that Their and Your Journey at FIVE is nothing short of Sensational. Joining our Kitchen Team as Sous Chef will Empower you to deliver Exceptional Experiences across our award-winning Lifestyle Destinations. Jump on Board and Unlock your Potential in a Buzzing Environment that will take your Career to New Heights!

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Key Responsibilities

• Support food preparation and cooking on a day-to-day basis within a kitchen section under the direction of the Chef de Cuisine and Sous Chef, ensuring mise-en-place requirements are met and the station is ready for service

• Maintain adequate levels of food items to ensure a smooth service flow while supporting control of food quality, consistency, presentation, and taste

• Ensure kitchen and food preparation areas are kept clean and organised at all times, especially when left unattended

• Follow all company and legal requirements regarding hygiene, stock rotation, labeling, storage, temperature control, pest control, and reporting of faulty equipment, illnesses, or absences

• Assist in minimising food waste and overproduction of mise-en-place and help keep food orders from stores and suppliers efficient

• Support the supervision of daily tasks assigned to colleagues and assist in ensuring guidelines are followed, escalating issues when necessary

• Prepare, cook, and garnish dishes according to recipes and presentation standards as orders are received

• Support and assist team members in their sections to help achieve optimal quality and consistency

• Follow proper health, safety, hygiene, and sanitation practices at all times

• Assist in controlling costs, supporting gross profit margins, and contributing to departmental targets

• Cooperate with other departments as required and maintain positive working relationships

• Assist the Chef de Cuisine and Sous Chef in training kitchen staff in line with company procedures

• Report maintenance, hygiene, and safety concerns promptly

• Comply with hotel security, fire regulations, and all health, safety, and food safety legislation

• Support the instruction and training of the kitchen team on routine procedures and assist in supervising tasks to ensure clarity and compliance

• Work efficiently to reduce wastage of food and non-food items

What We're Looking For

• A Junior Sous Chef who has worked in, and understands, high volume operations. Someone who is always a step ahead and is a passionate innovator while being a true culinary enthusiast
• Experience in multiple type of cuisines is an advantage
• Expresses the FIVE Vibe by delivering exquisite culinary experiences
• Experience in Cold Kitchen and/or Hot Kitchen
• Demonstrates great dedication, has high energy and contributes with enthusiasm
• Must be willing to ride the journey of creating a successful FIVE brand
• An active learner with an open mind that embraces change, is always solution driven and an ideation expert
• Swiss work permit holder or EU ID / Passport holder
• Strong working knowledge of industry regulations

Rewards At Work! Benefits For Life!

• Live the exciting FIVE Life
• Attractive incentive schemes
• Rapid career advancement
• Team-spirited colleagues