Location: Malta (Hard Rock Hotel)
Company: Hospitality & Leisure Division
Headline: Join the culinary leadership team of a leading Maltese hotel group!

Are you a visionary culinary professional ready to lead a high-profile kitchen in a dynamic resort environment? Our client, Malta’s foremost hospitality player and a partner of the Hard Rock Hotel brand, is seeking a Head Chef to set the tone for excellent dining experiences at our upcoming destination. With a track record of growth from family-run roots into a multi-brand hospitality & leisure group committed to “Excellence”, they offers a top-tier platform for your culinary artistry.

As Head Chef you will lead all kitchen operations, design menus aligned with the Hard Rock ethos, manage food cost and presentation standards, ensure compliance with health & safety, mentor kitchen staff, and work closely with hotel leadership to deliver an exceptional guest experience. You will champion creativity, consistency and operational excellence in a vibrant resort setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement menus in line with the Hard Rock brand and the resort’s target audience.

• Oversee kitchen operations including staffing, scheduling, inventory, cost control and quality assurance.

• Maintain high standards of food hygiene, safety and sanitation in compliance with Maltese regulations.

• Lead, train and motivate kitchen team to deliver consistent excellence and creativity.

• Collaborate with hotel management and food & beverage leadership to ensure seamless guest service.

• Monitor food cost, waste and vendor relationships to optimise profitability.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proven experience as Head Chef or Executive Chef in resort/hospitality environment (5+ years preferred).

• Strong track record in menu design, kitchen leadership and cost control.

• Knowledge of international cuisine and resort dining concepts; ability to adapt to brand-focused environment.

• Fluent English; any additional language (especially Balkan languages) is an asset.

• Willingness to relocate to Malta and work in a multi-cultural team.

Interested candidates from the Balkans are invited to send their CV in English (with a clear indication of the position applied for: Head Chef / Restaurant Manager / Bar Manager) to [email protected] or via register button in this page. Please include a cover letter outlining your suitability and relocation readiness to Malta.

About our client:

The Group has been involved in hospitality for almost four decades.

Initially starting off as a guesthouse in 1984, operated by the Group’s founder Silvio Debono. Today, as the db group chairman, he sits at the helm of the largest hospitality operation in Malta.

Over the years, they forged strategic relationships with a range of global players in the hospitality and catering industry. Among them are the Accor Hotel Group, RIU Hotels & Resorts, Hard Rock Café International and Starbucks. In the process, the Group has accumulated vital business acumen and operational experience at global level.

Year-on-year, the Group continues to achieve several prestigious international awards, in hospitality and catering, positioning it at the forefront of the Maltese hospitality and leisure industry. This track record has enabled us to establish our very own unique brand, db Hotels + Resorts, driven by the fundamental principle of excellence in everything we do.

In due course, and prudently, the Group diversified its core operations, adding contract catering, healthcare, and property development to its existing market footprints.

Following four decades of significant growth and success in the Maltese islands, in 2022 the Group took the strategic decision to internationalise and further diversify its operations through international investments, opening its first family office in Mayfair, London to spearhead the move.