Kitchen Chef

Description

Job Summary: The Vila Galé Collection Ouro Preto hotel is seeking a Kitchen Chef to manage teams, costs, inventory, and dish development, ensuring quality and hygiene. Key Highlights: 1. Manage kitchen teams and processes in a large-scale hotel. 2. Create new dishes and supervise purchasing and inventory. 3. Leadership focused on quality, innovation, and development. The Vila Galé Collection Ouro Preto hotel aims to integrate a Kitchen Chef into its team. Vila Galé is the 2nd largest Portuguese hotel group and the largest resort chain in Brazil, experiencing strong expansion with 52 hotels: 34 in Portugal, 13 in Brazil, 4 in CUBA, and 1 in Spain. We invest in the growth and development of our employees and teams through innovation, loyalty, ambition, accessibility, freedom, and efficiency. We guarantee service quality by valuing our employees with smiles and dedication, ALWAYS BEING CLOSE TO YOU! **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:** Directly manage kitchen teams: Hot Area, Cold Area, Pastry, Staff Dining Room, and cleaning areas. Recruit, onboard, and train new employees. Manage costs, waste, and production services. Supervise purchasing, inventory, and stocktaking. Ensure cleanliness, hygiene, and organization within the department. Develop new dishes according to the Executive Chef’s requests. **YOUR PROFILE:** Completed or ongoing Technical or Higher Education in Gastronomy, Hospitality Management, Administration, or related fields. Computer literacy and familiarity with hotel systems and/or software from an end-user perspective. Basic knowledge of technical kitchen terminology in English and/or Spanish. Familiarity with Food Safety regulations, HACCP, and current sanitary legislation. Knowledge of equipment, products, and methods used in large-scale kitchens. Knowledge of national and international cuisines. Leadership experience within the hospitality sector, preferably in medium- and large-scale establishments. Experience with All-Inclusive systems is a plus. Customer orientation, teamwork spirit, commitment to employee development, resource management skills, high sense of responsibility and urgency, good communication, organizational ability, rigor, resilience, and creativity. **WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM VILA GALÉ:** Beyond integration into a dynamic company that believes in social and environmental causes and values its employees, you can count on: Health insurance plan after probation period. On-site meals. Annual bonus based on performance results. Internal training academy (e-learning and in-person). National and international exchange and mobility programs. Internal initiatives/programs (e.g., cross-training and more). Access to partner discount catalog. Discounts on products and services, extendable to family members. Free stays. Internal motivation, training, and festive season events. Christmas and birthday gifts. Baby Kit for new parents. Uniform laundry service. Varied buffet offering at the hotel. Integration into a positive, diverse, and inclusive environment. Social and environmental responsibility policies. All our positions are open to people with disabilities and without any form of discrimination. We value diversity and inclusion in our team! The benefits and programs mentioned are subject to contracts and/or internal regulations available for consultation.