Executive Chef for Winter Season, Aramon Sa

Basque Culinary Center·Sallent de Gallego, Spain

What they ask for

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    No sponsorship mentioned, and this kind of work is rarely sponsored in Spain.

  • Work on-site in Sallent de Gallego

    No relocation package mentioned.

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About the role

Grupo Aramón is looking to bring on board an Executive Chef for the season to strengthen the Hospitality Department during the winter season in Formigal-Panticosa.

The selected candidate's mission will be to support the culinary and operational management of the resort's hospitality establishments, ensuring product quality, proper execution of the food and beverage offering, kitchen organization, team training, and the implementation of production, presentation, and service standards.

The position is aimed at a culinary profile with experience, gastronomic expertise, leadership skills, and motivation to work in a mountain, snow, and multi-unit restaurant environment.

Formigal-Panticosa features different restaurant models within the resort, including cafeterias, self-service restaurants, sandwich shops, terraces, restaurants, and new culinary concepts.

Position objectives:

What you'll do

-Contribute to raising the quality, consistency, efficiency, and gastronomic experience during the winter season.

-Supervise the culinary execution of the assigned establishments during the winter season.

-Support kitchen organization, mise en place, production, service, and operational control.

-Ensure the quality, presentation, consistency, and uniformity of the product served.

-Collaborate in reviewing menus, product proposals, technical data sheets, cost breakdowns, and production processes.

-Train and support kitchen teams in techniques, standards, organization, product presentation, and service dynamics.

-Support openings, implementations, menu changes, and the launch of new culinary concepts.

-Coordinate with operational managers, head chefs, front-of-house teams, purchasing, and Hospitality Management.

-Monitor consumption, waste, raw material costs, and compliance with technical data sheets.

-Ensure compliance with hygiene, food safety, HACCP, order, and cleanliness standards in kitchens.

-Propose improvements in product, operational efficiency, kitchen organization, and the customer's gastronomic experience.

-Provide operational support during peak demand periods throughout the season, especially on weekends, holidays, and times of maximum visitor influx.

-Contribute to the continuous improvement of the resort's culinary model, bringing culinary expertise, operational vision, and execution capability.

What you'll get

-Joining Grupo Aramón during the winter season in Formigal-Panticosa, in a unique mountain, snow, tourism, and restaurant environment.

-Participation in a multi-unit hospitality model, with different culinary concepts within the resort, including cafeterias, self-service restaurants, sandwich shops, terraces, restaurants, and new restaurant projects.

-Opportunity to take on a role with a direct impact on culinary quality, kitchen organization, team training, and improving the customer experience.

-Direct contact with Hospitality Management and the resort's operational managers.

-Possibility of contributing culinary expertise and participating in improving menus, products, technical data sheets, cost breakdowns, production processes, and presentation standards.

-Differentiating professional experience in mountain restaurant operations, with high operational intensity and a large volume of customers during the winter season.

-Work in a young, dynamic, and growing team, within a department where significant investments are made every year in establishments, culinary concepts, technology, and improving the customer experience.

-Season ski pass, according to internal conditions applicable to Grupo Aramón staff.

-Discounts at group establishments, according to the company's internal policy.

Possibility of remaining linked to future projects or seasons, depending on fit, performance, and the needs of the Hospitality Department.

Requirements

We are looking for someone with training in cooking, gastronomy, or culinary arts, with previous experience in positions of responsibility in the kitchen and the ability to work in high-intensity operational environments.

The position requires an organized, resourceful person with leadership, gastronomic sensitivity, and the ability to coordinate teams in a dynamic environment such as a ski resort.

The following will be valued:

-Previous experience in restaurants, hotels, restaurant groups, catering, events, ski resorts, or multi-unit businesses.

-Training in cooking, gastronomy, or culinary arts.

-Previous experience as a chef, head chef, sous chef, senior line cook, or similar position.

-Leadership and team coordination skills.

-Knowledge of kitchen organization, production, mise en place, service, and quality control.

-Experience with technical data sheets, cost breakdowns, cost control, and product management.

-Ability to work in high-intensity operational environments.

-Availability to work during the winter season in Formigal-Panticosa.

-Focus on quality, service, order, efficiency, and customer experience.

-Ability to adapt to a mountain, snow, tourism, and high-visitor environment.

-Knowing how to ski or having the autonomy to move around the resort environment will be valued.

You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.This job was automatically translated to English, .

About the company

Basque Culinary Center

Basque Culinary Center

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200 employees