Chef jobs in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

· Scheduling department chef to ensure optimum productivity and facilitate smooth functioning of all kitchen departments.

· Circulating and updating of all relevant information, or change in menus and any other instruction from the airlines and follow ups on the same being carried out.

· Make sure production schedule and standard recipes are followed.

· Investigate to find out complaints from the airline and take corrective actions.

· To make sure that proper training is imparted to the new recruits and confirmed staff.

· To monitor the hygiene standards of the department, proper food handling and storage all the time.

· To follow up on the HACCP checklist and time and temperature records.

· Menu writing in corporation with the Director-Food Production for airline food presentation including standard recipes.

· Make sure that strict compliance to standard recipe system and conduct quality audits regularly and update recipes if required.

· Daily briefing to the departmental chef on food production to ensure optimum production and minimise wastage.

· Attending weekly departmental head and the airline meetings.

· Review and carry out performance appraisal of relevant department chefs on time as scheduled.

· Develop positive outgoing interdepartmental daily working relationships especially with purchasing, stores, and engineering.

· Maintain facilities and equipment in perfect condition and implement procedures to keep breakage and losses to the absolute minimum.

· Assign training in the department, which is necessary to maintain and improve standard of food quality and profit margins.

· To develop and innovate new recipes and planning the annual budget.

· Liase with other department heads for proper inter department coordination.

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