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Executive Chef (Thai Nationality)

Renaissance Hotels
Renaissance Hotels (Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand)
Surat Thani, Thailand 🇹🇭
Renaissance Hotels
At Renaissance Hotels, we believe every stay is an open invitation to experience the spirit of the neighborhood. From our unexpected design and intriguing evening rituals to uncovering hidden gems with the help of our Navigator, we celebrate spontaneous discovery —and we're here to show you how to make the most of every moment. Whether climbing the iconic Grand Staircase at St. Pancras Renaissance or mingling with local artists alongside the flamingos at Renaissance Aruba, one thing is for sure: you'll always leave with a new sense of the destination.

About this position

The Executive Chef is responsible for the overall success of the daily kitchen operations, exhibiting culinary talents, leading the staff, and managing all food related functions. The role focuses on improving guest and employee satisfaction while maximizing financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Leads kitchen management team.
• Provides direction for all day-to-day operations.
• Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence or determine appropriate replacement to fill gaps.
• Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Serving as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
• Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
• Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
• Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an 'open door' policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff.
• Develops and implements guidelines and control procedures for purchasing and receiving areas.
• Establishes goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Communicates the importance of safety procedures, detailing procedure codes, ensuring employee understanding of safety codes, monitoring processes and procedures related to safety.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; 6 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
OR
• 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 4 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.

Benefits

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Huneety A.I Salary Estimate
18,000 - 100,000 THB per month