Chef de Cuisine - French Cuisine

About the role

Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest is looking for a Chef de Cuisine for its Kollázs Brasserie & Bar, a restaurant inspired by contemporary French cuisine. You will lead the day-to-day culinary operations, maintain the highest standards of food quality, consistency and guest satisfaction, and work closely with the Executive Chef on menu development. The role suits an experienced culinary professional with strong leadership skills.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day culinary operations of the restaurant and ensure high standards of food quality, presentation, consistency and guest satisfaction.
• Collaborate with the Executive Chef on menu development, seasonal offerings and special culinary events.
• Supervise, mentor and develop the culinary team, and support recruitment, training and performance development of kitchen staff.
• Maintain compliance with food safety, hygiene, sanitation and HACCP standards.
• Monitor food cost, inventory, ordering and waste management, and keep staffing levels aligned with business demand.
• Keep kitchen equipment and work areas up to Four Seasons standards and build good working relationships with front-of-house teams.
• Stay informed of culinary trends and promote Four Seasons' culture and service excellence.

Required profile

• Proven experience as a Chef de Cuisine, Sous Chef or Senior Sous Chef in a luxury hotel or high-end restaurant.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing culinary teams.
• Fluent English; additional languages are an advantage.
• EU passport holders or those with current work authorization in Hungary.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of French cuisine and modern brasserie concepts.
• Understanding of food cost management, inventory control and HACCP.
• Professional culinary qualification preferred.

What we offer

• Competitive remuneration reflecting your skills and the premium standards of Four Seasons.
• Training and development programmes, including cross-training and internal learning platforms.
• International Task Force and relocation opportunities, plus global travel benefits.
• Complimentary employee meals, uniform cleaning and an employee benefit cafeteria.
• Wellbeing support, team events and recognition programmes.

Schedule: full-time, with a flexible schedule depending on operational needs, including evenings, weekends and holidays.