Sous Chef - Cold Kitchen

About the role

Accor is looking for an experienced, detail-oriented Sous Chef for its cold kitchen (garde manger) in Wichit, Thailand. You will lead a team preparing cold dishes to the highest standards of quality, hygiene and presentation, supporting the Chef de Cuisine and delivering excellent culinary experiences for guests.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and organise daily cold kitchen operations, ensuring efficient workflow and timely service
• Supervise the preparation of salads, appetizers, cold platters, sandwiches, canapés, dressings and terrines
• Maintain taste, freshness, presentation and portion control across all cold items
• Collaborate with the Chef de Cuisine on menu planning, recipe development and seasonal menus
• Train, lead and motivate team members in a supportive environment
• Plan daily production and ensure flawless preparation for restaurant service, buffets, banquets and special events
• Enforce food storage, labelling, temperature control and stock rotation procedures
• Monitor food costs and inventory, and ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene standards
• Coordinate with front-of-house and other kitchen departments

Required profile

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management, Culinary Arts or a related field
• Minimum 4-6 years of professional culinary experience, including substantial cold kitchen/garde manger work
• Proven experience supervising, training and leading teams
• Solid understanding of food safety, hygiene and temperature control
• Strong organisation, time management and communication skills; able to work under pressure

Preferred qualifications

• Previous Chef de Partie Cold Kitchen or Junior Sous Chef experience in a luxury hotel
• Experience in international kitchens, banquet coordination and food cost management
• Familiarity with Thai hospitality cuisine and food safety certification