Head Chef

Head Chef

The Head Chef at Elephant Grounds is responsible for leading the kitchen team, ensuring high-quality food preparation, and maintaining consistency across all dishes. This role requires creativity, strong leadership, and a passion for delivering exceptional culinary experiences in a fast-paced café/restaurant environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall food production, kitchen operations management

• Ensure all dishes meet Elephant Grounds’ quality standards and presentation guidelines.

• Maintain, monitor and improve quality performances to comply with the prescribed food quality

• Be fully in charge of hiring, managing and training kitchen staffs

• Supervise and train up production team members to achieve good performance standard

• Carry out cost control planning such as food and ingredients, and ordering & inventory management

• Maintain compliance with health, safety, and sanitation regulations (HACCP, food handling, etc.).

• Inspect kitchen supplies, equipment and work areas to ensure conformance to establish standards

Skills and qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 5+ years in a professional kitchen, with at least 2 years in a leadership role (Head Chef, Sous Chef, or Kitchen Manager).

• Culinary Expertise: Strong background in café, brunch, or modern casual dining—knowledge of coffee-pairing dishes is a plus.

• Leadership: Proven ability to lead and motivate a team in a high-volume setting.

• Creativity: Passion for developing new recipes and improving existing ones.

• Organization: Excellent time management and multitasking skills.

• Certifications: Food Safety Certification (required).

• Able to communicate effectively in English, both spoken and written.