Head Chef - Japanese Restaurant (Central Location)

Job Title: Head Chef
Monthly Salary: UP to $4800 (Negotiable)
Working Address: Central

Working hours: 5 days work week - 44 hours

Responsibilities and duties
Kitchen Operations & Food Quality
- Oversee daily kitchen operations to ensure smooth, efficient service
- Maintain high standards of consistency, quality, and presentation across all menu items
- Ensure compliance with Royal Host recipes, SOPs, and brand standards
- Participate in menu execution, improvement, and standardisation
Team Leadership & Training
- Lead, supervise, coach, and train kitchen staff
- Plan staff deployment and ensure adequate manpower coverage
- Provide performance feedback, guidance, and discipline when needed
Food Safety & Hygiene
- Ensure strict compliance with SFA food safety and hygiene regulations
- Maintain excellent kitchen cleanliness, sanitation, and equipment safety
- Oversee proper food handling, storage, and preparation practices

Cost Control & Inventory Management
- Manage food costs, portion control, and reduce wastage
- Oversee ordering, inventory tracking, and stock rotation
- Work with suppliers and management to optimise purchasing and cost
efficiency

Coordination & Reporting
- Collaborate with service teams and management for smooth operations
- Support operational planning, promotions, and internal/external audits
- Prepare reports on kitchen performance and operational needs

Qualification and Requirements
Essential Requirements
- Proven experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef in a full-service
restaurant
- Strong knowledge of Japanese or Japanese-Western cuisine
- Solid understanding of kitchen operations, food costing, and manpower
planning
- Familiar with Singapore food safety and hygiene regulations
- Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills

Additional Requirements
- Able to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays
- Hands-on, disciplined, and able to perform under pressure
- Strong sense of responsibility and ownership

EA License Number: 22C1267
EA Personnel: R22107133