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Prepare and present high-quality breakfast and buffet dishes, supervise kitchen staff, maintain cleanliness and food safety, manage ingredient storage and rotation, support cost control, coach team members, and ensure compliance with health and sanitation regulations. The role requires early morning availability, flexibility across the week, hospitality experience, strong product knowledge, and Dutch and/or English proficiency.
Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You
Picture yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! As a Breakfast Chef, you’re not just overseeing the preparation of high-quality dishes – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.
ResponsibilitiesHere's what you'll do during a typical day:
- Prepare great tasting dishes: Ensure breakfast, buffet items, and other dishes are prepared and presented to a high quality and according to company guidelines
- Supervise the kitchen team: Oversee line cooks to ensure and provide support as needed in the absence of senior chefs to ensure smooth and efficient operations
- Maintain kitchen cleanliness: Keep all work areas clean, tidy, and free of cross-contamination
- Ensure food quality and storage compliance: Monitor ingredient quality, ensuring proper storage and stock rotation
- Assist with cost management: Contribute to controlling food costs, improving gross profit margins, and meeting departmental financial targets
- Inspire and develop the team: Supervise and support team members, monitor performance, provide coaching, and foster a positive and productive work environment
- Uphold regulatory standards: Maintain compliance with health, safety, and sanitation regulations, ensuring the highest standards of guest and team member wellbeing
What It Takes to Make the Stay
We are looking for a creative Breakfast Chef with a completed vocational training. Someone who has:
- Completed vocational training (level 3) is a plus
- At least 3 years of work experience in a similar position
- Excellent product knowledge and a well-developed taste palet
- Strong communication skills
- Perfect hygiene standards and an eye for detail
- Passion for the profession
- Flexible to work between Monday and Sunday
- You are a morning person and can start at 04:15 in the morning
- Stress-resistant and eager to learn
- Motivated to grow within the organization
- Good command of the Dutch and/or English language
- In possession of a valid work and residence permit for the Netherlands
Join an Award-Winning Workplace Culture
At Hilton, we don’t just deliver exceptional experiences for our guests—we build an exceptional workplace for the Team Members who make it all possible. As a global leader in hospitality, we’ve welcomed more than 3 billion guests worldwide, all while staying true to our founding vision: to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.
Our award-winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World’s Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune. With our suite of world-class brands, and a company-wide commitment to providing the best stay for every guest, we’re setting new standards for the future of travel.
Whether you’re starting your career or exploring something new, Hilton supports your journey every step of the way. Come for the job, stay for the career—and help us make every stay a little more magical.
Curious about life at Hilton? Explore our Careers Blog to see why we’re more than a great place to stay—we’re a great place to work.
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