Executive Chef

Your Purpose

The primary responsibility of the Executive Chef is to assist the Senior Executive Chef in maintaining an efficient operation of all food production areas by constantly analyzing the quality and cost of food production.

Your Impact

• Visits daily all food preparation areas and does food tasting to ensure quality and standards are up to Company standards.

• Meet daily with the Executive Sous Chef, Sous Chef and the Chef de Partie to forecast food production and discuss the daily schedule.

• Constantly communicates with the Restaurant Operations Manager to verify Guest’s food acceptance and special requests.

• Keep in direct communication with the FandB Controller/Provision Master to manage the weekly inventory and manage the list of non-moving and fast-moving items to take necessary measures;

• Ensure that food preparation follows Company recipes and USPH\Internal Health standards.

• Control the cleanliness of all food preparation areas, conducts PH inspections and USPH\Internal Health standards pre-port arrival inspections.

• Participate in meetings and keeps the General Manager/FandB Manager informed of any problems arising and affecting the operation to provide a fast and effective solution.

• At the end of each cruise, in conjunction with the FandB Controller, the Provision Master, and the FandB Manager, elaborate the food order for the next loading according to Company Standards.

• Supervise and monitor the correct application of food safety procedures and food quality requirements related to all processes.

Your Journey So Far

• 15 years of experience in the culinary field of luxury hotels and cruise line brands.

 • Minimum 5 years of experience as Executive Chef in a luxury hospitality establishment or upscale cruise line.

• Excellent understanding of food specifications, including but not limited to USDA meat standards and grading.

• Professional Hotel School with Certificate and Diploma, Culinary Art bachelor’s or master degree is preferred.

• Safety-driven understands and respects rules. Proactive and accountable for his/her safety behavior promoting sustainability

• Ability to work in a harmonious, productive team environment

• Excellent management skills and problem solving;

• Excellent communication skills and stress tolerance.

• Fluent in oral and written English, knowledge of any other language among Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese is a plus.

• Proficiency with computers and computer programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

Your Essentials

• Passport, visas, certificates as specified by the company and as required for exit from the port of origin and entry into the destination cruising area.

• USPH, HACCP certification.