Senior Chef de Parti – Café Americain at Clayton Hotel Amsterdam American
An exciting opportunity to take the next step in your culinary career at Amsterdam’s iconic Art Deco restaurant on the buzzing Leidseplein. Do you have a passion for creating exquisite dishes and leading others with skill and flair? Then you might be the perfect new Senior Chef de Parti for Café Americain.
Located in the heart of Amsterdam, Clayton Hotel Amsterdam American is a 4-star hotel with 173 stylish rooms and a vibrant food and beverage offering, including the renowned Café Americain and Bar Americain. Our landmark hotel is part of Dalata Hotel Group, one of Europe’s fastest-growing hospitality brands.
Objective of the Role
As Senior Chef de Parti, you’ll play a key role in overseeing your section and supporting the wider kitchen team in delivering outstanding dishes for all our outlets—from a relaxed lunch to a show-stopping dinner. You’ll combine hands-on preparation with leadership, ensuring quality, consistency, and creativity in every plate that leaves the pass. You’ll be a trend-savvy professional who thrives in a dynamic kitchen and is eager to mentor junior chefs while keeping service running smoothly.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
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Take ownership of your section and lead day-to-day operations with precision and care
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Prepare dishes according to recipes, plating guides, and chef’s specifications
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Conduct regular quality checks on flavour, texture, temperature, and presentation
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Oversee mise en place and food storage, adhering to FIFO, HACCP, and safety procedures
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Supervise and support junior colleagues, ensuring smooth service and task delegation
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Contribute to menu development and suggest improvements or innovations
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Maintain high standards of kitchen cleanliness, organisation, and safety
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Collaborate with the Senior Sous Chef and Head Chef to meet operational goals and guest satisfaction
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Ensure compliance with hotel standards and regulatory health & safety guidelines
Requirements:
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MBO Level 2 or higher in culinary arts or equivalent
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Proven experience in a similar role within a fast-paced kitchen
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Sound knowledge of core cooking techniques, food trends, ingredients, and allergens
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Strong leadership, planning, and time-management skills
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Excellent team spirit and the ability to coach and motivate others
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Quality-focused with a keen eye for detail
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Flexible availability, including weekends, evenings, and public holidays
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Able to work efficiently under pressure during peak periods
What You Can Expect from Us:
- A dynamic, friendly, and people-focused team and work environment;
- Development Opportunities through our Dalata Academy- support your career journey
- Uniform
- Meals on duty
- 50% Off F&B in all properties
- €/£60 employee rate on rooms for all Dalata-owned hotels across Ireland, UK, Germany & the Netherlands.
- 30% off Friends & Family rate
- Extra annual leave day for every year worked (5 days to a maximum of 5 days)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Staff events and recognition schemes
- Travel allowance as from 10 km
- In-House Experience after probation period, where you can spend a night in the hotel free of charge
About our Culture
Dalata Hotel Group – we bring the heart of hospitality to every hotel we own and operate. As Ireland's largest hotel operator, we see our growth and expansion plans as a way of spreading our unique way of caring for our guests further around the world, bringing better experiences to more people. Currently the Dalata difference can be felt at each of our hotels in Ireland, the UK, Germany & the Netherlands, and we’ll keep expanding this further, focusing on key UK cities, Dublin and Continental Europe.
We lead through our Dalata values of “Our People, Our Fairness, Our Service and Our Individuality”. If you have the right attitude and energy, you will have great opportunities to progress within the group. Our company is a place where you can do great things – individually and as a team. You will have the opportunity to develop your talent, be recognised and rewarded for your commitment and pursue a fulfilling career. We also have a number of unique and recognised training programmes to aid your professional and personal development and pride ourselves on creating an objective, supportive and fair working environment for our employees.
Dalata Hotel Group Plc is an Inclusive Employer. We actively encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply to be part of our team. However, we understand everyone's needs are different; therefore, if you require any accommodations with this application process, please highlight your needs when you are completing your application process.
Do you meet all our expectations? Or can you convince us why you are the best fit for this position? Send us your motivation and C.V.
Requirements:
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MBO Level 2 or higher in culinary arts or equivalent
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Proven experience in a similar role within a fast-paced kitchen
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Sound knowledge of core cooking techniques, food trends, ingredients, and allergens
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Strong leadership, planning, and time-management skills
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Excellent team spirit and the ability to coach and motivate others
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Quality-focused with a keen eye for detail
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Flexible availability, including weekends, evenings, and public holidays
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Able to work efficiently under pressure during peak periods