Sous Chef - ME Lisbon - (Vila Real)
Meliá Hotels International
ME Lisbon is a contemporary luxury lifestyle hotel that blends avant-garde design, culture, and gastronomy in the heart of the city. Conceived as a vibrant cultural hub, it offers bold, personalized experiences where creativity, local influence, and high-end culinary standards come together to surprise and inspire a modern, style-driven clientele
Mission: As a Sous Chef, you will support the Head Chef in leading the kitchen operation at ME Lisbon, ensuring culinary excellence, operational efficiency, and the consistent delivery of a high-end gastronomic experience aligned with the brands luxury lifestyle identity.
What will you have to do?
- Support the Head Chef in overseeing the overall kitchen operation, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and excellence at all times.
- Implement and uphold the F&B strategy, maintaining the highest standards of product quality, culinary direction, and presentation, with a strong emphasis on pan-Asian cuisine techniques, flavors, and presentation.
- Lead, coordinate, and supervise kitchen teams, ensuring all preparations comply with established procedures and quality standards.
- Actively contribute to pan-Asian menu development, daily specials, recipe standardization, and cost control, aligned with seasonality, product availability, and defined margins.
- Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, and cleanliness standards, including HACCP implementation and participation in internal and external audits.
- Drive team recruitment, training, and professional development, fostering knowledge transfer in pan-Asian culinary methods, while promoting sustainability initiatives and food waste reduction.
What are we looking for?
- 2 to 3 years of proven experience as a Sous Chef, or in a similar leadership role, within a luxury hospitality environment
- Strong experience and technical knowledge in pan-Asian cuisine, ideally within gastronomic or fine-dining restaurants
- Fluency in Portuguese and English, with strong verbal and written communication skills.In-depth knowledge of food safety, hygiene standards, and HACCP regulations
- Demonstrated leadership abilities, with proven experience managing, mentoring, and developing multicultural kitchen teams
- Strong organizational skills, high attention to detail, and a commitment to culinary and operational excellence
- A proactive, hands-on, and solution-oriented mindset, well suited to a fast-paced, luxury lifestyle environment
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