Restaurant Chef - Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino
What will I be doing?
A Restaurant Chef Organizes and participates in the daily operation of the restaurant kitchen area. Manages restaurant cooks and stations to provide exceptional quality and presentation outlet menu items. Maintains sanitation, staff training, and stations to restaurant standards.
Organizes and maintains work areas, cooler and pantry storage for restaurant.
- Familiar with and enforces food safety and health guidelines.
- Provides input for creation of restaurant and bar menus.
- Completes daily food production sheets and other reports.
- Checks all stations to ensure proper setup, cleaning, stocked to forecasted business, and take down before, during, and after each shift.
- Assists in quarterly inventories and ensures inventory is used “first in, first out” to avoid spoilage.
- Inspects ingredients upon delivery and before use to ensure quality.
- Organizes frequent cleaning and sanitation of work areas, cooler, and pantry storage.
- Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment, report malfunctioning equipment to Engineering.
Manages kitchen staff.
- Relays feedback of restaurant employees to department manager.
- Trains kitchen staff.
- Leads periodic meetings with restaurant stewards and cooks to coach on new recipes and kitchen processes.
- Works with Executive Chef to schedule restaurant cooks, stewards, and other kitchen staff for appropriate coverage.
- Conducts interviews with potential hires upon request.
Prepares and inspects food to maintain quality standards.
- Inspect orders to ensure the temperature, quality, presentation, and portion size meets restaurant standards.
- Assists in cutting meat, preparing food and stocking restaurant workstations.
- Shares food and beverage complaints with Executive Chef and works to resolve.
- Participates in vendor and outlet food tastings.
Works with other departments to efficiently operate restaurant kitchen.
- Maintains current and seasonal recipes for menu items.
- Aware and informed about hotel events which impact restaurant and food inventory.
- Reports special requests, food spoilage, and other restaurant kitchen concerns to Executive Chef.
- Attends Banquet Event Order (BEO) meetings when clients will utilize restaurant for meals or events.
- Attends stand-up, safety, and other periodic meetings in Executive Chef’s absence.
- Responds quickly and accurately to requests for special accommodations (allergies, non-menu dishes) for guests, groups, and events.
Supportive Functions:
- Performs any general cleaning tasks using standard hotel cleaning products as assigned by supervisor. Keep floors dry and clean to avoid slip/fall accidents.
- Performs other duties as requested, such as moving supplies and equipment, cleaning up unexpected spills.
Direct Reports:
- Chef de Partie, Demi Chef de Partie, Round Cook, Cook and Assistant Cook.
Required Qualifications and Certificates:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamento.
- Education: Secondary Vocational (Educacion Profesional Intermedio) or equivalent
- License/ Certificates: Health Card (Green Card) and Proof of Civid-19 Vaccine is mandatory (Please upload this on your application)
- Years of related experience: 3-5
- Years of supervisory experience: 3
- Management or supervisory experience type: Supervisory
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office.
What are we looking for?
A Restaurant Chef serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviors, skills, and values that follow:
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Approaches food in a creative way
- Strong supervisory skills
- Positive attitude
- Good communication skills
- Committed to delivering a high level of customer service
- Excellent grooming standards
- Excellent planning and organizing skills
It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:
- Relevant qualifications for role
- Ability to work a variety of shifts including weekends, days, afternoons and evenings
What will it be like to work for Hilton?
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!
What are we looking for?
Since being founded in 1919, Hilton has been a leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Hilton remains a beacon of innovation, quality, and success. This continued leadership is the result of our Team Members staying true to our Vision, Mission, and Values. Specifically, we look for demonstration of these Values:
- Hospitality - We're passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences.
- Integrity - We do the right thing, all the time.
- Leadership - We're leaders in our industry and in our communities.
- Teamwork - We're team players in everything we do.
- Ownership - We're the owners of our actions and decisions.
- Now - We operate with a sense of urgency and discipline
In addition, we look for the demonstration of the following key attributes:
- Quality
- Productivity
- Dependability
- Customer Focus
- Adaptability
What will it be like to work for a Hilton Brand?
Our Team Members are the Heart of Hilton. As extraordinary hospitality professionals, we work together to make Hilton a great place to work and to build rewarding careers for ourselves and our colleagues.
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its 18 global brands, which include Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2Suites by Hilton, Hilton Grand Vacations, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Motto by Hilton, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Signia by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Tempo by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton. The company also manages the world-class guest reward program Hilton Honors®.
At Hilton, our vision "to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. Our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all! Come and be a part of our team!
Property Details:
Sun, a breeze, white sands, lush palm trees - welcome to your tropical getaway at Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino. Bliss out at the beachfront spa, sip a daiquiri by two sparkling pools, and dine under the stars. Play the tables at the casino, or learn to scuba dive. Whether you're here for a wedding or family vacation, our amenities and resort activities ensure it's a memorable stay.
Property Highlights:
- 357 rooms with exceptional views and 15K sq. ft. of flexible meeting spaces
- Wi-Fi included with each stay
- Located in the heart of the Palm Beach Strip
- Private balcony or patio in every room
- Beachfront full-service Eforea Spa
- 2 large pools, waterfalls and freshwater lagoon
- Kids Club, playground and family friendly activities
- Casino with table games, slot machines and tournaments
