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Inspire Culinary Innovation at a Sophisticated Contemporary Italian Fine-Dining Restaurant in Singapore!
About the Restaurant:
This distinguished contemporary Italian fine-dining restaurant is celebrated for its inventive cuisine, refined techniques, and exceptional hospitality. Each dish is thoughtfully crafted using premium seasonal ingredients, blending Italian culinary heritage with modern creativity and precision to create memorable dining experiences.
The restaurant offers a polished yet dynamic dining environment where craftsmanship, flavour, and presentation are central to every service. Joining this accomplished culinary team provides the opportunity to work alongside talented chefs in a collaborative, high-performance kitchen where innovation, continuous learning, and culinary excellence are part of the culture.
About the Role:
The Sous Chef is a key kitchen leader responsible for supporting the Head Chef in overseeing daily culinary operations, ensuring flawless execution, and maintaining exceptional standards across every service. This role drives food consistency, operational excellence, team leadership, cost control, and memorable guest experiences.
Ideal for an experienced culinary professional, this position offers the opportunity to lead, mentor, and inspire a passionate kitchen team while contributing to menu innovation, developing future culinary talent, and shaping the success of one of Singapore’s leading contemporary Italian dining destinations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead daily kitchen operations and ensure seamless service across all culinary sections.
- Partner with the Head Chef to execute seasonal menus, tasting menus, and signature dishes.
- Maintain exceptional food quality, presentation, and consistency throughout every service.
- Supervise, mentor, and develop Sous Chefs, Chef de Parties, Commis Chefs, and kitchen staff.
- Ensure all recipes and dishes are executed according to established culinary standards.
- Drive innovation through menu development, recipe refinement, and ingredient sourcing.
- Monitor food costs, labour efficiency, inventory control, and waste-reduction strategies.
- Oversee purchasing, receiving, and proper storage of premium ingredients.
- Maintain HACCP compliance, food hygiene, sanitation, and workplace safety standards.
- Conduct quality inspections of food preparation, kitchen equipment, and storage facilities.
- Develop training programmes to strengthen culinary skills and leadership capabilities.
- Coordinate staffing schedules and optimise kitchen productivity during peak service.
- Collaborate with front-of-house leadership to ensure outstanding guest satisfaction.
- Support private dining events, chef collaborations, and exclusive culinary experiences.
- Analyse kitchen performance and implement continuous operational improvements.
- Ensure all kitchen equipment is maintained and operating safely.
- Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, professionalism, and culinary excellence.
- Step into the Executive Chef’s responsibilities when required.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in fine dining, luxury hospitality, or high-end restaurant environments.
- Proven leadership experience as a Senior Sous Chef.
- Strong knowledge of Italian cuisine, international influences, modern cooking techniques, and premium ingredients.
- Experience managing high-performing culinary teams in luxury restaurant environments.
- Excellent understanding of HACCP, food safety regulations, and kitchen compliance.
- Strong financial acumen with experience in food costing, budgeting, and inventory management.
- Outstanding leadership, communication, coaching, and organisational skills.
- Ability to remain calm and decisive in high-pressure service environments.
- Passion for culinary innovation and continuous improvement.
- Willingness to work flexible schedules, including weekends and public holidays.
Why Join Us:
- Join one of Singapore’s sophisticated contemporary Italian dining destinations.
- Lead a passionate team dedicated to culinary excellence and innovation.
- Work with premium seasonal ingredients in a world-class kitchen.
- Expand your leadership experience in a refined, high-performance fine-dining environment.
- Competitive salary with excellent career progression opportunities.
- Ongoing professional development and advanced culinary training.
- Collaborative workplace culture focused on creativity, precision, and continuous learning.
- Play a key role in delivering exceptional dining experiences that guests remember.
Bring visionary leadership, culinary expertise, and operational excellence to a sophisticated contemporary Italian fine-dining restaurant, where exceptional cuisine and unforgettable guest experiences are crafted every day.
To apply for this job email your details to jobs@cuttingedgerecruit.com.