Job Title: Executive Chef
Location: Pristina, Kosovo
Salary: Negotiable + accommodation and insurance
Start: ASAP
We are currently looking for an Executive Chef who will establish the hotel’s culinary reputation by leading a skilled and innovative kitchen team, delivering a creative menu, and ensuring an outstanding dining experience for guests.
Key Responsibilities
As Executive Chef, you will be responsible for enhancing the hotel’s reputation through the delivery of exceptional food quality and the development of a high-performing kitchen team. You will oversee the operational management of the kitchen and staff. Your duties will include:
- Planning, preparing, and implementing culinary operations during the pre-opening phase, including menu development aligned with venue concepts, recruitment, and structuring of the culinary team, as well as operations in all back-of-house areas, conference spaces, bars, and restaurants
- Leading the kitchen team and ensuring continuous professional development and succession planning
- Creating menus that exceed guest expectations and align with brand standards
- Maintaining consistent production of high-quality food across all hotel food outlets
- Building positive relationships with guests, team members, contractors, and suppliers through proactive engagement
- Addressing and resolving any issues in the kitchen or related areas promptly and effectively
- Managing department operations, including budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, and waste management
- Overseeing all kitchen functions, including operational, quality, and administrative tasks
- Actively seeking and responding to guest feedback in a timely and efficient manner
- Ensuring adequate resources are available to meet business demands
- Managing food provision to Food and Beverage outlets and ensuring compliance with current legislation
- Controlling costs while maintaining standards, improving profit margins, and meeting financial targets
- Keeping team members updated on menu items, promotions, functions, and events
- Maintaining strong communication and working relationships across all hotel departments
- Ensuring appropriate staffing levels to meet business needs
- Conducting monthly communication meetings and documenting meeting minutes
- Managing staff performance in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Recruiting, training, and developing the kitchen team
- Adhering to hotel security, fire regulations, health and safety, and food safety legislation
- Addressing maintenance, hygiene, and hazard issues promptly
- Managing the department’s financial performance in line with hotel objectives
- Ensuring food control systems are followed to achieve target margins
- Regularly reviewing menus with the Food and Beverage manager to align offerings with market trends
- Promoting environmental awareness
- Adhering to the food wastage program to meet margin targets
- Preparing and maintaining monthly work schedules in compliance with local legislation
Requirements
To excel in this role, you should possess the following attributes, behaviors, skills, and values:
- Proven experience as an Executive Chef or high-performing Sous Chef in a comparable role, preferably within international chain hotels; pre-opening experience is a plus
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing a team of 30+ members
- Creative approach to producing high-quality food
- Business-focused mindset for managing a hotel kitchen
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Capability to multitask and meet deadlines
- Valid and relevant trade qualification (proof may be required)
Preferred Qualifications
The following capabilities and distinctions are advantageous:
- Certification in management
- Computers and software proficiency.
Job Title: Executive Chef
Location: Pristina, Kosovo
Salary: Negotiable + accommodation and insurance
Start: ASAP
Are you interested?
If you’d like more information about the role, please apply or send your CV to luizas@corecruitment.com
