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Hyatt Sous Chef – Event Kitchen in MELBOURNE, Australia
Description:
Care Connects Us
At Hyatt, we believe in making people feel at home wherever they are in the world. We turn jobs into careers, encounters into experiences, and trips into journeys.
Join a team that is making travel more human, connected, and sustainable. Here, everyone's role matters, and your individuality is celebrated.
About Park Hyatt Melbourne:
Located in the heart of the city, Park Hyatt Melbourne offers sophisticated luxury and exceptional personalised service. With beautifully appointed rooms, extensive event spaces, curated experiences, fine arts, dining and wellness, we create unforgettable experiences for our guests.
Benefits of working with us:
Leading global hotel brand with career advancement opportunities
Complimentary and discounted accommodation at more than 1000 Hyatt properties worldwide for you and your loved ones.
Complimentary duty meals whilst on shift
Discounted food & beverage and park club health & day spa treatments
Discounted onsite car parking
Employee assistance program – benefit from free, immediate and confidential support for any work, health or life concern
Generous paid time off and holiday policies including paid parental leave and wellbeing leave
10% discount with NIB Health insurance
About the role:
As the Sous Chef, you will thrive working within a small team environment and fast paced operation. You will be well versed in event catering and will be to handle yourself well under pressure. You will be given the culinary freedom to create menus and experiences that delight Park Hyatt clients.
You will report directly to the Chef de Cuisine/Executive Chef and support in supervising and managing the day to day operations as well as supporting the team to achieve our purpose.
Some of the responsibilities include:
Assist in maximizing employee morale and productivity
Prepare, create and present all dishes for client events
Ensure all dishes from the section are prepared consistently and according to standard
Assign responsibilities to subordinates and to check their performance periodically
Assist in the training and guidance of culinary employees
Monitoring all kitchen operating costs and take corrective action when necessary to reduce expenses
Qualifications:
Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or equivalent)
Previous supervisory experience in a hotel or similar position in a fast-paced, bulk production environment
Qualifications / certificates in HACCP, local Food handling & Hygiene would be advantageous
Exceptional people management skills and a commitment to developing employees
The confidence to promote ideas and make sound decisions under pressure
A strong attention to detail and the desire to produce high quality operational and administrative outcomes
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to lead a team
The ability to create a positive first impression with an understanding of the importance of 5 star grooming standards
The flexibility to work on a 24/7 rotating roster including public holidays
Join us at Hyatt and make travel more human. Apply today and start your journey with a team that values Empathy, Integrity, Respect, Experimentation, Wellbeing and Inclusion. With Hyatt, you'll discover a career you didn't know existed.
Primary Location: AU-VI-Melbourne
Organization: Park Hyatt Melbourne
Job Level: Full-time
Job: Culinary
Req ID: MEL003075
Hyatt is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status or any other group protected by law.