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Company Description

Grand Mercure Bangalore offers 126 suite style rooms with in-built kitchenettes. Our rooms offer the privacy you want but with the luxury and indulgence of a hotel. These suites are modern, tasteful and relaxing, suiting purposes of both leisure as well as business. Bright and spacious, they also include flat screen televisions, DVD players, music systems, Wi-Fi and 24 hour room service.

Grand Mercure is known for its passion for food and wine. Dining is always a culinary experience with âThe Verandahâ, our Global Cuisine restaurant and âBy The Blueâ, our poolside RestoBar which offers inspired Indian cuisine.

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

Operation

Stock up the assigned kitchen with raw materials and ingredients on a daily basis

Be familiar with the use of all electrical and mechanical equipment in the kitchen and observe safety precautions when handling them

Master all basic cooking methods like cutting of ingredients and preparing daily mis-en-place for the assigned station

Prepare food items as per standard recipe cards whilst maintaining portion control and minimizing wastage

Apply necessary precautions with regards to the hotel food safety and hygiene standards (HACCP)

Clean and maintain all equipment within the food production area

Promptly report any hazards, unsafe working conditions or equipment which requires repair or maintenance to immediate supervisor.

People Management

Provide effective support to the team to enable them to provide a range of effective and efficient services.

Ensure to exceed guest expectations in quality and service of the food products.

Cooperate with staff in each section as assigned by the Executive Chef to ensure the proper use of equipment and efficient completion of all tasks.

Maintain personal grooming and hygiene to ensure standards are maintained.

Liaise with the Catering and Stewarding Departments in a professional manner to ensure event objectives are achieved and standards are maintained at all times.

Financial Management

Identify optimal and cost effective use of the resources.

Facilitate the stock take and stock rotation for the assigned section.

Monitor the operation to ensure that food wastage is minimized and to maintain cost effectiveness and profitability in all areas.

Operational Management

Adhere to all recipes, methods and instructions from the Executive Chef.

Ensure that company and statutory hygiene standards are maintained.

Ensure that the preparation and presentation of food complies with the standards.

Responsible for the production, preparation and presentation of all food items, in the assigned function, to ensure highest quality at all times.

Ensure to maintain appropriate grooming standards, hygiene and code of conduct.

Coordinate operations with Department Coordinators, Supervisors and other Departmental Managers to ensure operational readiness, efficiency in resource utilization, and the prompt delivery of services.

Ensure to to prevent the use of contaminated products in any process of food preparation.

To ensure that the assigned Kitchen areas, equipment's and utensils are always kept as per the standards.

Ensure to adhere to Novotel Ibis Chennai OMR policies and procedures at all times.

Handle additional responsibilities as and when delegated by the Management.

Hygiene / Personal Safety / Environment

Ensures that the workplace and storage areas remain clean and tidy, and the safety of consumable goods by always respecting HACCP regulations

Respects the instructions and safety guidelines for the equipment (s)he uses

Applies the hotel's security regulations (in case of fire etc)

Respects the hotel's commitments to the 'Environment Charter' (saving energy, recycling, sorting waste etc).

Qualifications

Knowledge and Experience

Minimum Primary school education

Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in a similar capacity

Oral proficiency in English language

Competencies

Service oriented with an eye for details

Ability to work effectively and contribute in a team

Self-motivated and energetic

Well-presented and professionally groomed at all times

Full time