Sous chef - Rotterdam

Do you have love for the profession? Do you get your energy from the thought that the hotel guests enjoy what the team you work with has prepared for them and passed on? Do you enjoy working as part of a team? Do people know you as someone who works well together and is not afraid to tackle and think along? And do you naturally like a well-organized, clean and welcoming environment? Then you already have a match with the newly opened ibis Styles Rotterdam Ahoy. The hotel has 250 rooms and is located in the 'Hart van Zuid', a stone's throw from the Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Center and the Zuidplein. The restaurant and terrace with a view over the Zuiderpark will become the Italian hotspot of Rotterdam South with freshly prepared Neapolitan Sourdough Pizzas and Italian inspired cocktails. The restaurant offers 175 seats. The expected opening of the hotel is September 2023.
 
This is a semi-managerial position where you prepare dishes that are on the menu. With all the skills you have already developed in the field of cooking, you stimulate and train your kitchen team. You work under the direction of the chef. You ensure that every dish leaves the kitchen at a good pace and in a consistent manner. In addition, you are jointly responsible for stock management, development of the kitchen staff and you come up with new dishes together with the chef considering the intended food cost.
 
Job description
Your duties and responsibilities include:

• Preparing the mise-en-place for breakfast, lunch and dinner;

• Preparing the breakfast buffet and all dishes on the menu in accordance with the menu item sheets;

• Keeping the working environment clean and preventing cross-contamination;

• Making an inventory of the required products and placing the order;

• Help put away delivered orders in accordance with FiFo;

• Monitor stock management;

• Identifying and reporting problems in the kitchen (maintenance, hygiene, etc);

• Working according to HACCP procedures;

• Motivating and enthusing the kitchen team;

Inventing and developing new dishes in consultation with the chef, taking into account the food cost.
 

What do we offer?

• Part of the pre-opening team

• A dynamic working environment in the 'Hart van Zuid'

• A salary appropriate to the challenging position, depending on your experience

• 8% holiday allowance

• 25 vacation days per year

• Travel allowance (parking is not facilitated by the hotel, this is at your own expense)

• Pension schemes in accordance with the Horeca CAO

• Attractive employee discounts within Accor and the HR Group

• Staff events

• Excellent international career and training opportunities

• The opportunity to work within a fast-growing organization

• Room for own initiative and development opportunities

  ibis Styles Rotterdam Ahoy believes that everyone should feel comfortable in the organization, that there is a pleasant and safe working atmosphere, where talents are given the opportunity to flourish and everyone is given the chance to develop.
  We refrain from bias and do not discriminate based on nationality, political preference, gender, skin color, race, origin, religion, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation and other characteristics that are protected by applicable law.
  ibis Styles Rotterdam Ahoy strives for equal opportunities for everyone and values ​​everyone who contributes to the objectives of ibis Styles Rotterdam Ahoy with his or her talents.
  We treat everyone with fairness, respect and dignity.

  The success of ibis Styles Rotterdam Ahoy depends on our employees!