Garde Manger - Cold Cook

Position Summary: 

The Garde Manger Cook is responsible for preparing all cold food items for the hotel’s restaurants, mainly the buffets. This role ensures that all salads, appetizers, dressings, cold platters, and buffet presentations meet the hotel’s culinary standards for quality, taste, and visual presentation. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, creative, and committed to maintaining a clean, efficient, and organized cold kitchen. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Prepare, season plated and buffet salads, canapés, dressings, sandwiches, pâtés, terrines, hors d'oeuvres, and chilled entrées. 
• Execute and maintain buffet  displays, ensuring attractive and consistent presentation. 
•  Ensuring all mise en place is ready and properly stored. 
• Work closely with the kitchen teams to meet production schedules and special requests. 
• Ensure all food items are prepared in accordance with established recipes, portion controls, and presentation standards. 
• Maintain a high level of cleanliness and organization in the cold kitchen 
• Follow proper food handling, storage, and sanitation procedures in compliance with hotel and local health standards. 
• Assist with menu development for plated and theme nights salads. 
• Support and train junior cooks  as needed.

Qualifications: 

• Culinary school diploma or equivalent; formal culinary training  preferred. 
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a professional kitchen, preferably in a hotel  environment. 
• Strong knowledge of cold food preparation, garnishing, and presentation techniques. 
• Familiarity with HACCP and safe food-handling practices. 
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities. 
• Team-oriented with strong communication and time management skills. 
• Flexibility to work early mornings, weekends, holidays, and variable shifts.

• Working Period : 10/05/2026 till 08/10/2026 
• 6 days work per week 
• 8 hours work per day 
•  Bonuses: In addition to your salary, you will be entitled to any legally mandated benefits such as annual leave allowance, public holiday pay, and statutory bonuses (including Christmas and Easter bonuses, where applicable).
• The company will also provide accommodation and meals during your employment, in accordance with our standard policy.