Residence Assistant Chef

Job Description

As the official representation of Switzerland accredited in both the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and in the Republic of Iraq, the Embassy covers all matters concerning diplomatic relations between the two countries. It represents Swiss interests in the areas of political, economic and financial affairs, humanitarian aid, development cooperation, legal arrangements, science, education and culture.?Residence Assistant Chef ? 100 %?The Residence Assistant Chef is responsible to provide, to a high standard, culinary services for non-official and official functions at the Switzerland Ambassador?s residence. The Assistant Chef organises the kitchen at the residence including providing ingredients and cooking. The Assistant Chef oversees day-to-day property maintenance of the official residence.Duties & ResponsibilitiesThe Residence AssistantChef

• Is the main support of the Ambassadors wife in the preparation of seated dinners, buffet dinners, cocktail parties, business lunches and other formats at the residence and outside;
• Is willing to give his/her best in order to make invitations at the residence a memorable and pleasant experience for the Embassy guests; Makes an essential contribution to projecting the culinary image of the Embassy of Switzerland in Jordan;
• Upholds the highest standards for gastronomy, efficiency, hygiene at the residence kitchen. Is responsible to ensure that the kitchen is clean at all times (including regular cleaning of floors, plates, cutlery, etc. and sporadic thorough cleaning, e.g. cabinets, ventilation, etc.)
• Monitor safety and sanitation of the kitchen, salad bar and steam table. Regularly cleanse and maintains equipment, ovens and kitchen floors. Takes good and responsible care of all the kitchen equipment;
• Makes purchases/shopping according to the requirements. Maintains accurate records and reconciliations for all expenditure and activities, including keeping receipts for purchases;
• Is interested and willing to receive continuous training and to make a constant own contribution to his/her personal professional improvement;
• Assumes coordinating and supervising activities for kitchen helpers, service personnel and other external staff;
• Responsible for reviewing kitchen inventory and estimating what foods are needed. Also, oversee the storage and disposal of leftover food products.
• Assistant chef help the Ambassadors wife develop and test new recipes, and maintain records of what food has been prepared and what ingredients were used. In addition, responsible for running the kitchen in the head chef?s absence

• Respects the privacy of Ambassadors family, applies absolute discretion and confidentiality
• Works with integrity and honesty
• Excellent knowledge about the market and ability to do price survey to get the best quality at good price
• Shows active interest in the Swiss and other international cuisines;
• Thorough sense for hygiene and orderliness;
• Possesses a keen grasp of the seasonality of local fresh products;
• Has knowledge about where to find ingredients and supplies according to the best quality-price relation;
• Has no reticence as to using ingredients central to Swiss cuisine, such as alcoholic beverages, pork etc.;

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