Head Chef

The restaurant "The Bridge" at Courtyard by Marriott in Reykjanesbær is looking to hire an enthusiastic Head Chef to join a great group of employees to continue building up our popular restaurant the Bridge.

The Head Chef plays a vital role in the company, contributing directly to the company’s success by evaluating and ensuring that long-term and short-term goals of all Kitchen operations are met. To direct and manage all food activities to maximize food & beverage revenue, profitability, and quality goals by developing and executing marketing strategies, controlling costs, and by providing quality service and products to guests. All work will be in line with the hotel’s guidelines.

The person in question must be driven, ambition, be positive, organized, have an easy time working in- and leading a team and of course to have a passion for cooking.

Essential duties and responsibilities (includes the following, other duties may be assigned)

• Plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities
• Modify menus or create new ones that meet quality standards
• Estimate food requirements and food/labor costs
• Supervise kitchen staff’s activities
• Arrange for equipment purchases and repairs
• Recruit and manage kitchen staff
• Rectify arising problems or complaints
• Give prepared plates the “final touch”
• Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards
• Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customer

Qualification requirements:

• Culinary Degree
• +5 years of experience
• Excellent sense of service and interpersonal skills
• Punctuality and organizational skills
• Ability to be entrepreneurial in your approach to growing the business
• Capable of delegating multiple tasks,
• Communication and leadership skills
• Working knowledge of various computer software programs (MS Office, restaurant management software, POS)
• Ability to be entrepreneurial in your approach to growing the business