Summary
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Is it a restaurant? Is it a bar? It's Bluespoon!
At Bluespoon we break the rules of traditional dining and place everything in service of the most important aspect of food: taste! Yes, in that funky jewel on the canal, we serve European flavors with a Dutch edge, in our Bluespoon Restaurant & Bar and our Events department.
Do you feel your creative juices flowing?!
Because we are looking for an Executive Chef!
Your MINDSET?
- Not just any chef; you are Bluespoon’s Executive Chef;
- A natural leader who has the ability to motivate and train those around them;
- Passion for creating special menus, suggesting alternative menu items and minimizing waste;
- By adding some personal flavor and touch, you never back away from all the administrative tasks, controlling food budgets and monitoring food costs.
What does the ROLE entail?
- Leading the kitchen operation, ensuring optimal guest and colleague satisfaction, being on-site on business peak times and observing employee-guest/employee-internal customer interactions;
- Handling all guest and internal customer complaints and inquiries in a courteous and efficient manner, following through to make sure problems are resolved satisfactorily;
- Constantly evaluating local, national and international market trends, vendors and other hotel/restaurant operations, ensuring the hotel’s operations remain competitive and cutting edge;
- Tasting and monitoring the food products served throughout the operation, providing feedback where appropriate;
- Overseeing the quality and variety of food and beverages served in the Employee Restaurant, ensuing it is operated to the same standard as any other outlet.
What WE bring to the table:
General Perks:
- A great place to work in lovely Amsterdam center. In the middle of the iconic Prinsengracht canal.
- An entry to the Hyatt Family, a place where we care for people so they can be their best;
- 12 free nights at Hyatt hotels globally every year and 20% Discounts at our F&B outlets and special discounts at our Spa
- A guest experience in your own city with a complimentary overnight stay, cocktails & dinner for two;
- Travel Allowance, starting from a 5 kilometers travel distance from the hotel.
- Uniform provided and laundry is taken care of in house.
- 25 Vacation days
Wellbeing:
“Our purpose is to care for people so they can be their best – and we believe wellbeing is the ultimate realization of our purpose”
- To support our colleagues mental wellbeing we provide access to “Headspace App” for all employees, free of charge as Hyatt's wellbeing assessment tool "Hyatt Well-Check"
- Social Activities; Team building outings, Sports/wellbeing activities
- Hotel gym access
Development:
“Careers at Hyatt don’t have to follow a traditional career ladder or path with one pace and following only one direction. Rather, they can be customized and adapted based an employee’s individual circumstances and take the form of a career lattice”
- International working experience with future international transfer happily facilitated.
- Personal development plan, in order to reach your full potential.
- A wide range of development tools through the Hyatt Learning platform for all colleagues. From E-Learnings to classroom sessions, Hyatt provides different solutions, depending on how you learn best (Example: Excel courses, Leadership sessions etc.).
Diversity:
“Inclusion and diversity are at the core of our purpose – we care for people so they can be their best – and we are deeply involved in actions that create a culture of opportunity for all”
- An International team of over 15 different nationalities
- Focus on Diversity, Equity and inclusion within our team through employee support groups (HyPride & Women@Hyatt), workshops and classroom trainings.
Qualifications
YOUR recipe to success:
- Extensive experience in a Hotel or Restaurant with excellent quality and standards;
- A degree in Culinary Arts, or equivalent experience and education in the form of courses, internships with well-known Chefs, or other sources of relevant knowledge;
- Your own personal flavor, creativity, motivation, and a hands-on mentality;
- True leadership and organizational skills – you will be in charge of a big team;
- ‘HACCP’ is your middle name;
- An international state of mind;
- Good language and communication skills in English (and ideally in Dutch);
- Legally allowed to work in the Netherlands, holding an EU/EEA passport or a valid work permit for the country (we do not assist with Visa / permit applications).
Bluespoon is located inside the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht. The hotel combines the best of lifestyle and Boutique hotels with a contemporary and personal approach, and offers 117 artistically inspired spacious guestrooms and 5 luxury suites on the Prinsengracht.
Does the above describe you, the way you love to work and the people you want to work with?
If the answer is YES, then please upload your CV and all the reasons why WE are what YOU are looking for!
