Executive Sous Chef

Shangri-La Group

About the Role

Shangri-La Eros New Delhi is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to join their culinary team.

Job Summary/Purpose

To maintain high standards of food preparation, service, and hygiene in assigned kitchens, meeting management's required standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Be physically involved in all phases of daily operation requirements.
• Coordinate specific duties for Sous Chefs, Chef De Cuisines, and other employees.
• Check all restaurant and banquet function set-ups, ensuring correct timing and highest food standards during service.
• Insist on uniform visual appearance for all prepared dishes, ensuring presentation and garnish meet standards.
• Monitor and fully implement portion control as established with recipe cards and butcher tests.
• Minimize waste and spoilage.
• Ensure smooth and effective communication among kitchens and with other departments.
• Remain alert to food freshness, presentation, and temperature.
• Supervise food tasting sessions and guide Sous Chefs on new menu implementation.
• Check with Sous Chefs on set-up prior to operations.
• Attend regular meetings with the Executive Chef to discuss business strategy and action plan progress, and other departmental meetings.
• Update menu recipe cards and menu planning for promotions.
• Achieve the highest standards through strict adherence to hygiene and sanitation rules.
• Fully understand Shangri-La Food Safety guidelines.
• Actively support and enforce policies related to Food Safety.
• Optimize profitability.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• A passion for Food & Beverage.
• Enjoys interacting with people.
• Must have experience with either a luxury restaurant or a 5 hotel environment*.
• Always aware of latest market trends and industry updates.
• Enjoys being challenged.
• Displays curiosity and takes time to learn and understand new culinary trends.
• Deep understanding of Asian & Continental cuisine.
• A team player, dependable, highly motivated, mature, and able to work independently with a high speed of execution.
• Enthusiastic about the job while able to challenge the status quo.
• Attention to detail, service-mind oriented.
• Strong work ethic performed with the highest integrity.
• Management experience would be advantageous.