Executive Chef
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Description
Here's what you'll do during a typical day:
- Direct culinary operations: Oversee the preparation and production of hotel meals, ensuring high standards of food quality, presentation, cost controls, and overall profitability
- Enhance menu offerings: Partner with the Food and Beverage Director to develop new menus and individual menu items based on current food trends and regional tastes
- Delight our guests: Engage with guests and clients to assess satisfaction, address concerns, and implement improvements to elevate the dining experience
- Monitor financial performance: Oversee budget management, forecasting, and reporting to ensure financial targets are met and culinary operations are aligned with the hotel’s goals
- Optimize kitchen operations: Oversee and streamline kitchen systems, processes, and workflows to ensure smooth and efficient operations
- Cultivate a high-performing team: Drive engagement and retention through performance management, professional development, and recognition programs
- Ensure regulatory excellence: Uphold compliance with health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness regulations, fostering a culture committed to the highest standards of guest and team member wellbeing
Qualifications
What It Takes to Make the Stay
At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:
A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.
Benefits
- professional development
About this role
On the culinary side, this Executive Chef role at a Hilton property in Cairo centers on running the full kitchen operation—from day-to-day meal preparation and plating to menu development that reflects both current food trends and regional preferences. You'll manage budgets, forecast costs, and track financial performance to keep the culinary department profitable while maintaining the quality standards guests expect. The position also involves direct guest engagement to gather feedback and drive continuous improvements to the dining experience.
Leading the kitchen team is equally core to the job. You'll handle performance management, professional development, and retention initiatives to build a high-performing brigade. Regulatory compliance—health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness—falls under your purview, and you'll foster a culture where these standards are non-negotiable. You'll work closely with the Food and Beverage Director to align culinary strategy with broader hotel goals.
The role suits someone with strong culinary credentials, operational discipline, and genuine interest in hospitality as a career. Hilton emphasizes values like integrity, leadership, teamwork, and ownership; if you thrive in a structured, guest-focused environment and want to grow within a large hospitality organization, this could be a solid fit.
Typical pay for this role
$40,000
Typical range: $40,000 to $80,000
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