Key Skills
Job Description
Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You
Picture yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! As a Breakfast Chef, you’re not just overseeing the preparation of high-quality dishes – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.
Responsibilities
Here's what you'll do during a typical day:
- Prepare great tasting dishes: Ensure breakfast, buffet items, and other dishes are prepared and presented to a high quality and according to company guidelines
- Supervise the kitchen team: Oversee line cooks to ensure and provide support as needed in the absence of senior chefs to ensure smooth and efficient operations
- Maintain kitchen cleanliness: Keep all work areas clean, tidy, and free of cross-contamination
- Ensure food quality and storage compliance: Monitor ingredient quality, ensuring proper storage and stock rotation
- Assist with cost management: Contribute to controlling food costs, improving gross profit margins, and meeting departmental financial targets
- Inspire and develop the team: Supervise and support team members, monitor performance, provide coaching, and foster a positive and productive work environment
- Uphold regulatory standards: Maintain compliance with health, safety, and sanitation regulations, ensuring the highest standards of guest and team member wellbeing
Qualifications
What It Takes to Make the Stay
We are looking for a creative Breakfast Chef with a completed vocational training. Someone who has:
- Completed vocational training (level 3) is a plus
- At least 3 years of work experience in a similar position
- Excellent product knowledge and a well-developed taste palet
- Strong communication skills
- Perfect hygiene standards and an eye for detail
- Passion for the profession
- Flexible to work between Monday and Sunday
- You are a morning person and can start at 04:15 in the morning
- Stress-resistant and eager to learn
- Motivated to grow within the organization
- Good command of the Dutch and/or English language
- In possession of a valid work and residence permit for the Netherlands
Core Responsibilities
The Breakfast Chef is responsible for preparing high-quality breakfast dishes and overseeing the kitchen team to ensure efficient operations. They must also maintain strict hygiene standards, manage food costs, and support the professional development of team members.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience in a similar role and possess completed vocational training. Strong communication skills, a passion for the culinary profession, and the ability to work early morning shifts are essential.
Benefits
- Award-winning workplace culture
- Career development opportunities
About Hilton
Industry: Hospitality
Company size: 10,001+ employees
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 27 world-class brands comprising more than 9,100 properties and over 1.3 million rooms, in 143 countries and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed over 4 billion guests in its more than 100-year history. Named as the No. 1 World’s Best Workplace by Great Place to Work and Fortune, Hilton aims to create the best culture for its 500,000 team members around the world. Hilton has introduced industry-leading technology enhancements to improve the guest experience, including Digital Key Share, automated complimentary room upgrades and the ability to book confirmed connecting rooms. Through the award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, the nearly 250 million Hilton Honors members who book directly with Hilton can earn Points for hotel stays and experiences money can't buy. With the free Hilton Honors app, guests can book their stay, select their room, check in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and check out, all from their smartphone. Visit stories.hilton.com for more information, and connect with Hilton on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
