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With over 100 hotels in 20+ countries and more than 70 years of hospitality excellence, RIU Hotels & Resorts is a global leader known for exceptional service, innovation, and warm hospitality.

Join us as we continue to redefine luxury and excellence. Whether you’re seeking to grow your career, explore new horizons, or work with a dynamic, inclusive team, RIU Hotels & Resorts offers unparalleled opportunities to thrive.

This is your chance to be a key player in the most anticipated resort opening of the year in Phuket — a flagship 5-star resort featuring 504 rooms. RIU Palace Phuket is located in Mai Khao, a tranquil corner of the island renowned for its beautiful, unspoiled beaches - just 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport.

Position: Chief Kitchen Steward

Department: Kitchen

Location: RIU Palace Phuket, Mai Khao, Thailand

🔎 About the Role

As the Chief Kitchen Steward, you are a key pillar of our culinary operations. You will manage the entire stewarding department, ensuring that dishwashing processes, equipment sanitation, and waste management are handled with 5-star precision. Working closely with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef, your mission is to maintain a "Gold Standard" of hygiene while managing operating supplies (OS&E) and leading a large, dynamic team in a fast-paced resort environment.

🌟 What You’ll Do

• Operational Leadership: Manage the daily dishwashing process, specialized equipment cleaning, and refuse disposal to ensure the kitchen remains a sanitary, high-efficiency environment.

• Staff Supervision & Development: Oversee all personnel matters including rostering, training via "train-the-trainer" programs, and ensuring the team adheres to RIU’s grooming and professional standards.

• Material & Breakage Control: Maintain minimum par stocks of kitchenware through strict inventory management, weekly inspections, and proactive breakage control.

• Hygiene & Safety Compliance: Implement local Thai health authority requirements and RIU global sanitation standards, ensuring all chemical usage and waste disposal meet HACCP regulations.

• Resource Management: Contain departmental costs within established budgets, manage purchase orders for cleaning supplies, and contribute to the hotel’s energy conservation programs.

• Administrative Oversight: Maintain detailed logbooks, coordinate repair and maintenance work orders, and conduct quarterly inventories to ensure the kitchen is fully equipped for 5-star service.

✔️ What We’re Looking For

• Experience: Minimum 7 years in kitchen stewarding, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership role within a high-volume 4 or 5-star resort.

• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of industrial dishwashing equipment, chemical handling, and waste management.

• Leadership: Strong ability to manage and motivate a large multicultural team, handling everything from recruitment to disciplinary procedures.

• Compliance: Solid knowledge of HACCP and Thai local health department sanitation requirements.

• Other Requirements: Strong command of English and Thai is essential.

💎 What You’ll Get

• Attractive Remuneration Package and Bonuses: Competitive salary and incentives.

• Access to Company Healthcare: Eligibility for company-supported healthcare after one year.

• Efficient Staff Transport: Convenient transport facilities for all employees.

• Nutritive Meals While on Duty: Well-balanced, nutritious meals provided.

• Special Discounts: Exclusive discounts at RIU Hotels & Resorts worldwide.

🌟 Why RIU Hotels & Resorts?

• Your Growth is Our Priority: We nurture talent through training, mentorship, and career advancement opportunities.

• A Culture of Belonging: Be part of an inclusive, collaborative, and rewarding work environment.

• Rewarding Your Commitment: Competitive compensation, employee benefits, and recognition for dedication and excellence.

🌍 Our Commitment

At RIU Hotels & Resorts, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental pillars of our success. We welcome all applications, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Additionally, through our Proudly Committed strategy, we prioritize sustainability, responsible practices, and positive contributions to the communities where we operate.

By joining RIU, you will become part of a company that not only strives for service excellence but also aims to create a positive impact on the world.