Sous Chef - Amsterdam

Sous Chef - Clayton Hotel Amsterdam American

An opportunity to work in Amsterdam’s famous Art Deco restaurant at the lively Leidseplein. Do you dish out the most innovative culinary creations, and do you enjoy being in the culinary spotlight? Then you may well be the new superstar of Café Americain.

Set in the vibrant, capital city of the Netherlands, Clayton Hotel Amsterdam American, now part of Dalata Hotel Group is a 4-star, 173-bedroom hotel with an extensive food and beverage offering including the famous Cafe Americain and Bar Americain. It is located on the Leidseplein, in one of the most famous art nouveau buildings in Amsterdam

Objective of the Role

You will be responsible for the preparation of the dishes for all the food & beverage outlets in the hotel. As a Sous Chef, you are of course fully familiar with the latest cooking techniques, food trends, and ingredients. You also have the skills required to passionately pass on this knowledge to your team and guests. Your mission is to improve the standard of the processes, products and menus just a little bit each day in comparison to the previous day. You know exactly how to efficiently organise the kitchen so that the daily and weekly operations run smoothly. You make sure that every single plate presented to guests is of the best quality and you constantly keep up with all quality standards according to HACCP. You know how to motivate and inspire the team to deliver the best experience for our guests.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Have demonstrable knowledge of basic cooking techniques;
• You know exactly how to motivate your team and include them in your enthusiasm;
• Independent, creative and empathic;
• Flexible about working hours and duties;
• Have knowledge of products/ingredients, calculations and menu composition.

Requirements:

• Completed at least one MBO level 3 in cooking;
• In possession of a ‘leermeester diploma’;
• At least two years of experience in a similar role.
• Have a good command of the English language

What you can expect from us:

• A dynamic, nice and amicable work environment;
• Salary between 3000,- and 3500,- (before taxes) depending on experience;
• Discount on overnight stays and F&B in the hotels across Ireland, UK, Germany & the Netherlands. 
• Extra day holiday per year you work in the company ( with a maximum of 5)
• Capacity for own creativity and initiative;
• Training and career opportunities through our enormous Dalata Academy;
• Inhouse experience after probation period.

About our culture:

Dalata Hotel Group – Ireland’s largest hotel group has a number of exciting positions on the horizon. As Dalata continues to grow and expand in Ireland, the UK and continental Europe it’s more important than ever to have the right team alongside us, in the near future we will be opening the doors of new hotels creating many jobs and investing millions in the Irish, UK and European economy.

We lead through our Dalata values of “Our People, Our Fairness, Our Service and Our Individuality”. If you have the right attitude and energy you will have great opportunities to progress within the group. Our company is a place where you can do great things – individually and as a team. You will have the opportunity to develop your talent, be recognised and rewarded for your commitment and pursue a fulfilling career. We also have a number of unique and recognised training programmes to aid your professional and personal development and pride ourselves on creating an objective, supportive and fair working environment for our employees.

Dalata Hotel Group Plc is an Equal Opportunities Employer