Head Chef

Description

Summary: Supervise and coordinate all food preparation and kitchen activities, manage staff, ensure compliance, and promote a positive work environment at a luxury golf and ocean club. Highlights: 1. Opportunity to lead and innovate in culinary operations 2. Work in a luxury residential community with top-tier hospitality 3. Contribute to a cooperative and team-oriented work environment **If you are an internal applicant, please log into Workday and submit your application via the Jobs Hub.** Who are we? Costaterra Golf \& Ocean Club is part of DLC – Discovery Land Company (DLC). DLC is known for developing luxury residential communities and resorts. Costaterra is a private members only residential community in Comporta – Portugal. It combines luxury living with top\-tier hospitality, offering incredible dining, a world\-class golf course, spa services, outdoor pursuits, and immersive local experiences. **What you will do?** * Supervise and coordinate all food preparation and related kitchen activities. * Create and update menus, ensuring variety, quality, and culinary creativity. * Approve and finalize dishes before they are served to guests. * Manage purchasing and inventory, planning orders for ingredients and equipment as needed. * Ensure maintenance and repairs of kitchen equipment when required. * Identify and resolve operational issues or defects in the kitchen workflow. * Recruit, train, and manage kitchen staff, supporting their ongoing development. * Oversee team performance, assigning tasks and evaluating workload distribution. * Handle administrative records, including attendance, compensation, and payroll. * Ensure compliance with hygiene, food safety, and sanitation regulations. * Promote a respectful, cooperative, and team‑oriented work environment. * Demonstrate strong personal values, such as integrity, consistency, proactivity, and a positive attitude. * Encourage innovation, fostering creativity, experimentation, and constructive challenge to the status quo. * Represent the company as an ambassador, positively influencing colleagues and maintaining exemplary conduct. * Follow all internal policies, including access rules, alcohol restrictions, prohibition of moonlighting, and confidentiality requirements. **What are we looking for?** * Demonstrates integrity, respect, trust, and a consistently positive, self‑reflective attitude. * Shows strong teamwork skills, contributing to a collaborative, supportive, and cohesive work environment. * Maintains a proactive mindset, showing initiative, consistency, and commitment to continuous improvement. * Possesses physical stamina, including the ability to stand for long periods and perform demanding tasks. * Applies strong problem‑solving abilities, addressing challenges with logic, creativity, and attention to detail. * Works effectively both independently and as part of a team, adapting to different work dynamics. * Demonstrates environmental awareness, complying with CostaTerra’s sustainability and conservation standards. * Ensures excellent customer service, using active listening, assertive communication, and a strong sense of belonging and team spirit. * Shows flexibility and adaptability, responding effectively to change, peak‑stress periods, and evolving operational needs. * Plans and manages work efficiently, meeting objectives, optimizing workflows, and maintaining high standards of rigor and credibility. * Makes informed decisions, analyzing complex problems from multiple angles and consulting others when appropriate. * Recognizes patterns and connections, using analytical insight to recommend and implement effective solutions. * Builds strong interpersonal relationships, breaking down barriers across teams and encouraging knowledge sharing. * Provides constructive feedback, seeks input from colleagues, and addresses conflicts openly to strengthen team performance. * Communicates persuasively and clearly, adapting style to different audiences, cultures, and contexts. ***What do we offer?*** Work\-Family Culture, Global Career Opportunities, Competitive Salarys, Development Programs, Medical Insurance, Meal Allowance, Staff Restaurant, Staff Events and Staff accommodation if you are not local. *If you have what it takes and want to build a career , this is the place for you!* \#LI\-TP1