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Executive Chef
Joia Hotels & Resort Ltd
Mombasa 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 2 days ago (22 Sep 2026) Updated 2 days ago
Job Description
The Executive Chef will lead culinary operations across both hotels, creating menus with a focus on Italian cuisine, maintaining high food quality standards, controlling costs, and mentoring kitchen staff.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Proven experience as an Executive Chef, Head Chef or senior culinary leader in a hotel or high‑end restaurant
- • Strong expertise in Italian cuisine (mandatory)
- • Demonstrated leadership and team‑management abilities
- • Excellent knowledge of food preparation, presentation, hygiene and safety standards
- • Strong understanding of food costing, inventory management and waste control
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Oversee and manage all kitchen operations across both hotels
- • Develop menus, recipes, and food presentation standards, emphasizing Italian cuisine
- • Lead, schedule, and train the kitchen team to maintain high performance
- • Supervise daily food preparation, cooking, plating, and service execution
- • Ensure consistent food quality, hygiene, and food‑safety compliance
- • Monitor operations to deliver smooth service during peak periods
- • Control food costs and minimise waste in partnership with cost‑control teams
- • Manage proper handling, storage, and utilization of food products
- • Collaborate on menu costing, purchasing, and inventory management with management
- • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe kitchen environment