Chef Rhyan Villahermosa

As a head chef you will be responsible for everything that goes on in your employer’s kitchen. Not only will you be required to oversee all dishes from start to finish, you are also tasked with hiring and firing employees, meeting health and safety standards and dreaming up new recipes for the restaurant you work in.

If you love to cook, enjoy being creative and relish the challenges that come with responsibility, read on to learn more about becoming a head chef.

What Are The Role’s Main Responsibilities?

Once you become a restaurant’s head chef your duties will include:

Overall responsibility for the kitchen’s daily operations.

Liaising with the relevant companies for food orders.

Creating new dishes and menus.

Interviewing and hiring new staff.

Maintaining/raising the food’s profit margins for your employer.

Monitoring and controlling stock levels.

Ensuring correct stock rotation procedures are followed.

Implementation of health and safety procedures in the kitchen.

Estimating costs and ensuring all purchases come within budget.

Taking care of the kitchen’s accounts and creating a work roster