Sous Chef, Peruvian Cuisine
Belmond, Anguilla
Job Description
From the pristine sands of our famed platinum beach to the inviting, cool interiors of our rooms and restaurants, every part of this luxury Anguilla resort is designed to enchant. Whether soaking up the sun, diving into the azure waves, or simply making the most of your down time with family and friends, Cap Juluca, a Belmond Hotel, Anguilla has every facility to make your dream Caribbean getaway a reality.
We are seeking an exceptional Sous Chef, Peruvian Cuisine for our signature restaurant, Maundays Club. Reporting to the Chef de Cuisine for Maundays Club, this position oversees the implementation of departmental strategies and ensures implementation of the brand service strategy and brand initiatives. The position supervises the culinary operation of Maundays Club and ensures that the resort meets the brand’s target customer needs, ensures employee satisfaction, and focuses on growing revenues and maximizing the financial performance of the department.
- The candidate for this position needs to have worked in Peru or under the direction and mentorship of a Peruvian head chef.
- Must have a strong knowledge and understanding of Peruvian flavors and spices.
- Possess exceptional food cost control abilities while producing a high level product.
- Produce high quality culinary menu products that target the Resort’s luxury market.
- Must have exceptional creative abilities in food presentation and be able to produce high quality products for the brand.
- Must have strong training abilities.
- Must be able to work all stations in all the Resort’s kitchens.
- Ability to manage all kitchens and monitor food preparation, delivery and presentation.
- Ensure that kitchen staff adheres strictly to the recipe and food preparation standards laid out by the Chef de Cuisine.
Requirements
This position requires a minimum of a five (5) years of work experience either in Peru in a comparable luxury restaurant setting, or under the direction of a Peruvian chef. Must have the expertise and ability to exceed Leading Quality Assurance (LQA) standards (+90 Points) and Forbes Travel Guide Five Star standards by ensuring quality, attention to detail, and driving of Belmond brand standards throughout the operation. The coming year will have tremendous focus placed on Forbes, LQA, and Belmond brand standards; a candidate with a proven track record of leading a team (combined with their subject matter expertise) through the process of acquiring and maintaining a Forbes Five Star rating is essential.
Benefits
Cap Juluca offers a full array of benefits which are unique to our geographic location and designed for use at a international level within the Caribbean and USA. In addition, our Discovering Belmond program offers complimentary accomodation for team members while on leisure travel outside of their region at any Belmond hotel or resort worldwide. It also offers food amp; beverage at a discounted rate. In addition to these complimentary benefits, there are also discounted rates available for safaris, trains, and cruises available to eligible employees within the program.