The five star Fitzwilliam Hotel is uniquely positioned on St Stephen's Green, paces away from Grafton Street, Ireland's shopping location.
Understated luxury, a fresh approach and impeccable service make the Fitzwilliam Hotel the perfect retreat for business and pleasure.
We are currently looking for a Sous Chef with a passion and dedicated attitude to maintain our high standard of food service.
The hotel has been awarded Great Place to Work for the second year in a row, as well as achieving Gold Level for Failte Ireland's Outstanding Employer Certification for 2024 and is in the top five luxury hotels in Dublin according to Travel & Leisure Magazine (2023).
Key Responsibilities: Have a strong creative flare for food presentation and be able to bring new ideas to menu creation Assisting the Head Chef and deputising in their absence Maximise guest satisfaction by providing the highest food quality consistent within the relevant cost control margins of the hotel kitchen Taking responsibility for the quality of the dishes and their prompt service Ensuring outstanding attention to detail, encouraging a culture of high standards throughout the team.
Supervising the kitchen team and getting the best out of them Monitoring the quality and progress of the work done by kitchen staff Mentoring and develop junior team members Taking responsibility for the mise en place and producing dishes Maintaining stocks and ordering new, fresh produce, making efficiencies in food costs and wastage Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, including HACCP Ability to work under pressure at times with the culinary team and other food and beverage departments Ensure readiness and compliance in case of last minute changes to reservations The ideal candidate will have worked in a similar role before in a 4* or 5* property like The Fitzwilliam.
They must also have a passion for cooking and be very creative.
Our current Culinary team work closely together to ensure the best service and standards come from our kitchens and are looking for the right person to join this team.
We love to see new ideas and like to challenge new creative ideas with our menus and invite candidates who are looking to both learn and contribute to the future success of our hotel.
Benefits: Focus on development & progression, Bike to Work, Travel Tax Incentives, discounted city centre car parking, discounts on hotel accommodation, discounted health insurance, uniforms & items laundered with discounts on personal laundry/dry cleaning, staff food, employee assistance programme/wellbeing support, reward programmes such as long service awards and staff recognition and incentives including Employee of the Month/Year, Refer a Friend bonus