Head Chef (m/f/d)
- Career Status
- management position
- Entry date
- 01.07.2026
- Working time
- Full-time (6 days)
- Season
- Summer / Winter Season
- Employment relationship
- Fixed-term contract
- Country / State
- Vorarlberg
- Work permit
- A work permit is required
- Monthly salary
- 3.500 € net
Head Chef (m/f/d)
Summer / Winter Season
Österreich, Vorarlberg
Description
Join our team as a chef—ideally starting in early July!
As part of your new role, you’ll provide attentive and empathetic service to guests at our 5-star hotel in Oberlech am Arlberg.
The minimum wage for our kitchen position is set by collective bargaining agreement:
€3,500 net per month for a minimum of 48 hours/6 days per week.
We’d be happy to discuss exactly how much higher your actual salary at Hotel Sonnenburg will be in person.
Requirements
You're a good fit for us if you…
- speak German and English fluently.
- have completed culinary training.
- have at least 3 years of professional experience as a head chef.
- value open, supportive, critical, and honest communication.
- You are courageous, humorous, and approachable.
- can meet set goals and complete assigned tasks.
- work well in a team, enjoy learning, and enjoy teaching.
- have already had some experience with systemic leadership.
- consider employee onboarding and offboarding just as important as we do.
- are comfortable with digital solutions.
It’s a plus if you have a passion for Austrian cuisine!
- Language skills
English
C1 (advanced knowledge)
German
B2 (good intermediate level)
- Work permit
- Must have a work permit (or be an EU citizen)
- Working time
- Full-time (6 days)
Offer
Here's what you can expect as a chef
- Leading and training the kitchen team with the support of the sous chef
- Responsibility for all food procurement
- Responsibility for hygiene in accordance with HACCP standards
- Developing new dishes and concepts in line with our F&B concept and company values
- Independent professional development and training
- Conducting inventory counts and spot checks accurately, completely, and on time
- Responsibility for the kitchen’s technical resources
- Ensure that all dishes have recipes, that these recipes are followed, and that the recipes are recorded in the WAWI system
- Determining workplace layout and establishing workflows
- Optimizing staff scheduling in accordance with the staffing budget
- Conduct regular performance reviews with each employee in accordance with guidelines and document them
- Decide on the creation of new positions, define requirements, and create job profiles (for all positions and roles in the kitchen)
- Coordinate with the dining room, bar, front desk, kitchen, facilities, and management
- Employment relationship
- Fixed-term contract
- Monthly salary
- 3500 €
- Salary type
- net
- Additional salary information
- It’s best if we discuss exactly how much you’ll earn at Sonnenburg in person.
- Accommodation type
- Single room
- Extras
- Private Laundry Service
- Discounted treatments (cosmetics, spa)
- Free use of the indoor and outdoor pools
- Free use of the wellness facilities
- Free use of the fitness room
- Lounge
- Washing machine / dryer (fee applies)
- Performance bonus
- Professional Development / Courses
- Free meals
- Free use of washing machine and dryer
- Free Internet / Wi-Fi
- Discounted hotel stays / admission
- Training and Continuing Education
- Company cell phone
- Other
- As part of your job, we offer you… competitive pay, including 14 monthly salaries free accommodation in a well-maintained room free meals—both during work hours and on your days off
