Breakfast Chef

Pack your culinary bags because you are going on a trip Your destination? A place where early mornings, tasty buffets, and delicious plates are music to your ears as the new breakfast chef of voco® The Hague Oh, before you leave - don’t forget to bring your passion for hospitality, hunger to learn, and your taste buds to cook some mouth-watering dishes.

Destination: Botanica – a culinary garden inside voco® The Hague

Come on in to an iconic former bank building where offices and ATMs have made way for a brand-new hotel in the city centre of The Hague. First impression? 204 elegantly furnished rooms, 7 floors and a warm welcome from your future team. At voco™, we give people a different choice. Hotels to count on but different enough to be fun. Unstuffy hotels, where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with relaxing. Finding the perfect mix of reliability and new experiences. Because we believe that when you respect individuality life gets interesting.

You will be staying at Botanica together with the kitchen crew. The restaurant is a destination in itself, serving standout dishes that include grilled vegetables and proteins cooked in a Josper charcoal oven. With a focus on local ingredients, you can expect honey from the bee hotel, fresh coffee roast delivered by bike, or eggs from the best hen farm in The Hague. Our vegetable-inspired menu considers seasonality and emphasizes a sustainable supply chain from product to plate. Botanica is where you will be the breakfast chef that runs the show by helping guests and inventing dishes that fit the multi-cultural appetite of our guests.

Are you ready to land this job?

• Get creative and brainstorm with your team to create the best breakfast menu.

  
  

• Take charge and run the kitchen individually during breakfast.

  
  

• Set up the buffet together with the rest of the F&B team.

  
  

• Prepare the dishes according to the supplied recipe card.

  
  

• Communicate with guests from the iconic open kitchen.

  
  

• Communicate with colleagues of different departments to adjust meals to guest preferences.

  
  

• Make sure you use all machinery in the kitchen operation safely. Maintaining all kitchen equipment clean and functional.

  
  

• Train trainees and apprentices.

  
  

• Prepare a delicious lunch for your co-hosts.

  
  

• Work according to food safety procedures in compliance with HACCP standards

  
  

• Ensure that your work area in the kitchen is equipped with the necessary tools, supplies, and equipment to meet the business demand. Assist colleagues to fix their area if needed.

  
  

• Live the voco™ brand with pride, passion & energy. Create & inspire others to deliver memorable guest experiences. 

  
  

• Promote teamwork and lifestyle service through daily communication and coordination with other teams.  

  
  

• Ad-hoc duties– unexpected moments where the team must come together to get the task done.

  
  

Did you bring everything?

• MBO degree in hospitality or chef’s education.

  
  

• Challenging work at a fast pace.

  
  

• Pro-active attitude and eye for detail with a natural drive for continuous improvement.

  
  

• A naturally outgoing and friendly personality with a passion for service excellence to consistently deliver and demonstrate voco™ service standards to our voco® hosts.

  
  

• Passion for food and food pairing.

  
  

• Have strong multitasking & time management skills

  
  

• Knowledge of English language and preferably also Dutch.

  
  

So, can we get you an upgrade?

• You’ll be part of the voco® life

  
  

• Competitive salary and travel allowance based on the distance between your home and the hotel

  
  

• Staff discount at 6000+ IHG hotels worldwide. You’ll be able to stay at hotels for a discounted rate and you’ll get 50% discount on your restaurant and bar bill

  
  

• Overnight stay at voco® The Hague as part of your onboarding

  
  

• Special friends and family discount for stays at voco The Hague including breakfast

  
  

• We have a staff canteen in which we serve staff meals

  
  

• Discounts to several cultural events such as museums, festivals, theatre, musicals, concerts and much more

  
  

• Curious about different departments? We offer cross trainings

  
  

• To stay fit we offer a 20% discount on your contract with Trainmore + 1 Euro discount for every time you go

  
  

• Discount on a collective health insurance

  
  

• Discount at local businesses in The Hague.

  
  

• Once a year you get to spend a paid day as a Volunteering Day to volunteer for a charity of your choice.

  
  

• Your staff uniform will be washed by the hotel

  
  

• There will be staff parties, events and departmental outings

  
  

• You’ll be working in a passionate and ambitious team

  
  

• You’ll have the opportunity to take part in trainings and workshops

  
  

• You’ll be working for an international hotel chain in the heart of The Hague

  
  

The world is at your feet

Whoever you are, whatever you love doing, bring your passion to voco® The Hague and IHG and we will make sure you will have room to be yourself. Send your resume and motivation letter to Susan, Seline, Zoë and Petra and they will contact you to finalize your trip to voco The Hague.