Jumeirah Hiring for Chef de Cuisine – Amara Lounge – Jumeirah Living Marina Gate Job at Dubai Full Time

About Jumeirah and the Hotel:

Jumeirah Group, a member of Dubai Holding, has been making a distinguished impact on the global hospitality market for more than two decades with its Stay Different™ brand promise. Its award-winning destinations, such as the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, position service beyond expectations, elevated dining destinations and surprising architecture and design at the heart of every guest experience.

Today, Jumeirah operates a world-class portfolio of 23 properties across the Middle East, Europe and Asia and employs over 8,000 colleagues, representing over 106 nationalities. As Jumeirah continues to expand its global portfolio and scales up its operations to the next level of growth, it remains fully committed to developing and empowering our colleagues to excel in world class environments.

Jumeirah Jiving Marina Gate is a destination for urban living in Dubai’s upbeat Marina, ideal for those looking for a space that caters to work and play. Sitting boldly in the waterfront, Jumeirah Living marina Gate redefines the standard of living by offering exclusive range of facilities and amenities including an infinity pool overlooking Dubai Marina, along a-state-of-the-art fitness center and Amara Lounge. An exciting feeling of accomplishment and excitement envelops this destination that long and short-term guests confidently call home.

“Jumeirah is committed to embedding equality, diversity, and inclusion in all its practices, embracing a culture that celebrates diversity.”

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Chef de Cuisine to join our amazing team in Jumeirah Living Marina Gate. The main purpose of the role is to supervise kitchen operations and ensure personal and team compliance with established F&B policies, practices and standards in order to consistently deliver high quality product.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role are to:

• Optimize the use of materials, manpower in daily operations to ensure maximising revenue and guest satisfaction.
• Develop new menu ideas to ensure all menus are seasonal and creative using the finest ingredients and working within the brief.
• Complete day-to-day activities by following all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner while delivering a quality service to guests and maintaining standards of excellence.
• Adhere to all relevant Health, Safety and Environment procedures, instructions and controls so that Company provides world class and luxurious hospitality services to its guests.
• Comply with local health and hygiene regulatory requirements by continuously reviewing the standard and quality of raw foods purchases, reviewing kitchen operations and product standards.
• Liaise with internal and external parties at the appropriate levels to ensure smooth flow of operations.
• Set service and food standards in compliance with the international policies and standards.
• Ensure all rotation of stock is done correctly and all chefs follow the correct storage procedures ensuring the appropriate stock level.
• Monitor and account for food wastage within the active inventory system.
• Supervise and allocate work to associates according to their knowledge and skill level.
• Control all inventory and purchasing and ensure all Inventory information is posted on the system before cut off deadline.
• Arrange and follow up on LPO requirements to ensure repairs and purchases are made when needed.
• Liaison with all sections of the kitchen to ensure efficient service and maintain high levels of communication with colleagues and other staff.
• Supervise the pass and check every dish sent from the kitchen before going to the guest to ensure standard are maintained.
• Monitor local and international food trends to ensure food is at the cutting edge of variety, standard and presentation always.
• Perform related tasks and duties as assigned and deemed responsible by management.

About You:

The ideal candidate for this position will have the following experience and qualifications:

Essential:

• College Degree in Culinary Arts or similar from an accredited Culinary School.
• At least 5 years of experience in a progressively more complex and responsible roles ideally within the luxury hospitality industry; with at least 1 year overseeing a kitchen of a market-leading hotel brand.
• Ability to forecast business volumes as per occupancy
• Proven track record in successfully launching new concepts
• Experience in Managing multicultural work force
• Expert in hygiene, health and safety knowledge, HACCP Certified.
• Expert in menu development, pricing, production and delivery skills.
• Expert culinary knowledge of both classical and international culinary trends.
• Very good command of speaking, reading, and writing English language.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Lead by Example attitude

About the Benefits:

This position offers a highly competitive salary and benefits which include; accommodation and flight allowance, medical coverage, life and accident insurance, uniform, laundry services, meals during working hours, retail and leisure discounts, 50% discount off Jumeirah F&B Outlets and reduced hotel rates.