Breakfast chef

Werkgever:
voco™ The Hague
Regio:
Den Haag
 
Functieomschrijving
Pack your culinary bags because you are going on a trip! Your destination? A place where early mornings, tasty buffets, and delicious plates are music to your ears as the new breakfast chef of voco® The Hague! Oh, before you leave - don’t forget to bring your passion for hospitality, hunger to learn, and your taste buds to cook some mouth-watering dishes.

Destination: Botanica – a culinary garden inside voco® The Hague
Come on in to an iconic former bank building where offices and ATMs have made way for a brand-new hotel in the city centre of The Hague. First impression? 204 elegantly furnished rooms, 7 floors and a warm welcome from your future team. At voco™, we give people a different choice. Hotels to count on but different enough to be fun. Unstuffy hotels, where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with relaxing. Finding the perfect mix of reliability and new experiences. Because we believe that when you respect individuality life gets interesting.
You will be staying at Botanica together with the kitchen crew. The restaurant is a destination in itself, serving standout dishes that include grilled vegetables and proteins cooked in a Josper charcoal oven. With a focus on local ingredients, you can expect honey from the bee hotel, fresh coffee roast delivered by bike, or eggs from the best hen farm in The Hague. Our vegetable-inspired menu considers seasonality and emphasizes a sustainable supply chain from product to plate. Botanica is where you will be the breakfast chef that runs the show by helping guests and inventing dishes that fit the multi-cultural appetite of our guests.

Are you ready to land this job?
  • Get creative and brainstorm with your team to create the best breakfast menu.
  • Take charge and run the kitchen individually during breakfast.
  • Set up the buffet together with the rest of the F&B team.
  • Prepare the dishes according to the supplied recipe card.
  • Communicate with guests from the iconic open kitchen.
  • Communicate with colleagues of different departments to adjust meals to guest preferences.
  • Make sure you use all machinery in the kitchen operation safely. Maintaining all kitchen equipment clean and functional.
  • Train trainees and apprentices.
  • Prepare a delicious lunch for your co-hosts.
  • Work according to food safety procedures in compliance with HACCP standards
  • Ensure that your work area in the kitchen is equipped with the necessary tools, supplies, and equipment to meet the business demand. Assist colleagues to fix their area if needed.
  • Live the voco™ brand with pride, passion & energy. Create & inspire others to deliver memorable guest experiences. 
  • Promote teamwork and lifestyle service through daily communication and coordination with other teams.  
  • Ad-hoc duties– unexpected moments where the team must come together to get the task done.


Did you bring everything?
  • MBO degree in hospitality or chef’s education.
  • Challenging work at a fast pace.
  • Pro-active attitude and eye for detail with a natural drive for continuous improvement.
  • A naturally outgoing and friendly personality with a passion for service excellence to consistently deliver and demonstrate voco™ service standards to our voco® hosts.
  • Passion for food and food pairing.
  • Have strong multitasking & time management skills
  • Knowledge of English language and preferably also Dutch.
So, can we get you an upgrade?
  • You’ll be part of the voco® life
  • Competitive salary and travel allowance based on the distance between your home and the hotel
  • Staff discount at 6000+ IHG hotels worldwide. You’ll be able to stay at hotels for a discounted rate and you’ll get 50% discount on your restaurant and bar bill
  • Overnight stay at voco® The Hague as part of your onboarding
  • Special friends and family discount for stays at voco The Hague including breakfast
  • We have a staff canteen in which we serve staff meals
  • Discounts to several cultural events such as museums, festivals, theatre, musicals, concerts and much more
  • Curious about different departments? We offer cross trainings!
  • To stay fit we offer a 20% discount on your contract with Trainmore + 1 Euro discount for every time you go!
  • Discount on a collective health insurance
  • Discount at local businesses in The Hague.
  • Once a year you get to spend a paid day as a Volunteering Day to volunteer for a charity of your choice.
  • Your staff uniform will be washed by the hotel
  • There will be staff parties, events and departmental outings
  • You’ll be working in a passionate and ambitious team
  • You’ll have the opportunity to take part in trainings and workshops
  • You’ll be working for an international hotel chain in the heart of The Hague
The world is at your feet!
Whoever you are, whatever you love doing, bring your passion to voco® The Hague and IHG and we will make sure you will have room to be yourself. Send your resume and motivation letter to Susan, Seline, Zoë and Petra and they will contact you to finalize your trip to voco The Hague.
Bedrijfsomschrijving
About us: voco™ hotels
“At the heart of every great stay is a great host.”


At voco™, we’ve created a new hotel brand that gives people a different choice. Hotels to count on but different enough to be fun. Unstuffy hotels, where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with relaxing. Our new family of hotels are connected by their own sense of style and individual character – and that’s something we make the most of. Finding the perfect mix of reliability and new experiences. Because we believe that when you respect individuality life gets interesting.


Part of the IHG® family, you can rely on a uniquely voco™ experience every stay, but with some of the extra advantages that come with being part of IHG. Such as the benefits of the IHG Rewards Club, one of the world’s largest loyalty programmes. Just as friendly to the environment we look after the planet with the same care as we look after our guests. So you can relax knowing that everything from your super comfy bed to the ingredients on our menu is designed to reduce our environmental impact.


We’re looking for people with as much character as our unique new lifestyle hotels. If you love looking after people and hate stuffy service, you’ll be right at home at voco™. Start a different kind of career as part of IHG’s family of 17 global brands and 5,500+ hotels around the world.


About us: voco® The Hague
A modernist urban home for the overseas explorer: voco® The Hague, where quintessential Dutch design and our unstuffy style come together in the city centre of The Hague.
Based in the Royal Quarter, this beautiful former bank building has the city’s shops, museum and heritage locations as well as the embassy quarter and Peace Palace within walking distance. By taking the tram in front of the hotel, you will find yourself at the central station in 9 min or at the seaside within 15 min.
Our welcoming guest rooms offer thoughtful voco™ touches with quality bedding and eco-friendly upscale amenities.
Catch up over local dishes in Botanica garden kitchen & bar, discover drinks inspired by the Dutch Sea explorations from Ultramarijn wonderbar or hang out in our garden terrace to enjoy the voco™ life. With 2 boardrooms, a versatile work play area and a below ground private bar you will find various locations to meet, gather or celebrate.