Chef De Cuisine
Full time
at AccorHotel
in
Online
Posted on January 28, 2025
Job details
- Assists Director of Culinary in the supervision of all Heartists engaged in the kitchen.
- Attends daily meetings with Director of Culinary and all other Senior Chefs regarding the updates for the day and review the list of things to do for maximum 2 days thereafter.
- Holds meetings with the Heartists in each particular kitchen to discuss what has been carried out in the Chefs meeting and some other issues.
- Establishes culinary standards for the specialty of each kitchen which includes banqueting that caters to a number of guests.
- Plans menus and compiles recipes for food tasting to be approved by the Director of Culinary.
- Inspects food stores and refrigerated areas 4 times daily and suggests where necessary correct storage methods to comply with Health and Safety regulations.
- Checks for spoilage, ensures regular turnover of food items, and informs the Director of Culinary.
- Checks food preparation individual costs, quality, quantity inventories, and portion control on a daily basis.
- During service periods, must personally run the hot/cold pass and assist when needed to ensure that the presentation as well as quality of the food is in accordance with established standards.
- Conducts training and thorough briefing on the correct usage of kitchen equipment and machinery and checks that this is carried out correctly by all kitchen Heartists.
- Creates internal operating processes to ensure food consistency and makes tools available to the line Heartists for implementing consistency within the system.
- Should be updated with current market trends in food and beverage and have an approach to create great experiences for guest dining.
- Should be aware of the competition and possess industry knowledge of new techniques and other know-how.
- Liaisons with the purchasing department to ensure all items used in the kitchen are of the best quality and always opts to bring new ingredients or better quality produce.
- Should be aware of the pulse of his team members and ensure their growth and professional well-being.
- Ensures the personal hygiene of Heartists in his team is up to standard.
- Ensures that the daily logbook is utilized and complaints are immediately reported to the Director of Culinary.
- Ensures that all points mentioned in the logbook have been carried out, i.e., mis en place and other instructions to complete the operation.
- Maintains records and follows up on documentation checklists for control purposes.
- You will adhere to the hotel's Hygiene and HACCP standards and ensure its Standard Operating Procedures and Requirements are fully met.
- Ensures all Dubai municipality and HACCP regulations are followed and documentation is up to date as per requirement readiness for all hygiene audits at any given point of time.
- Completed kitchen apprentice or chefs training courses for at least one year.
- Diploma in hotel management.
- At least a total of 8-10 years in a five-star international chain hotel or restaurant.
- At least two years in an international five-star hotel/restaurant in a similar position or above.
- Impeccable service standards and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to lead people and achieve results together with the team.
- Ability to effectively solve problems and make decisions in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Highly motivated with a strong presence and ability to act as an ambassador of the outlet at all times.
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