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Career Opportunities

Bring your skills and experience to roles that can make an impact to our guests and colleagues.  Join us.

Executive Chef

Marco Polo Xiamen

Responsibility

  • Plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities
  • Modify menus and create new ones that follow the yearly seasonal calendar, and meet quality standards
  • Ability to work early morning or evening shifts and weekends
  • Arrange for equipment purchase and repairs
  • Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards
  • Estimating food requirements and food/labour costs
  • Rectify arising complaints
  • Maintain a positive and professional approach with co-workers and customers
  • Controls and gives to prepared dishes/plates the “final touch”

Qualifications

  • Maximum 5-10 years proven working experience as a head chef
  • Relevant qualifications in hotel management or hospitality
  • Experience in 5-star hotels
  • Has a solid knowledge of Asian and Western cuisines, Bakery and Pastry. Overseas experience will be an added advantage
  • Excellent record of kitchen management
  • Ability to spot and resolve problems efficiently
  • Ability to work early morning or evening shifts, weekends and public holidays
  • Communication and leadership skills
  • Keep up with cooking trends and best practices
  • Capable of delegating multiple tasks
  • Have a solid track record of developing and implementing food and labour cost control measures
  • demonstrating cooking menu development and pricing
  • Possess solid background of training and developing both culinary and service personnel, while 
  • delivering a quality consistent product