Chef De Cuisine (Arabic Cuisine)

Anantara; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hospitality group in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Chef de Cuisine to lead the culinary team and ensure the highest food quality. Responsibilities include training kitchen staff, managing food costs, and overseeing inventory. Candidates should possess a culinary degree and have at least 2 years of experience in Arabic cuisine. This role requires strong leadership and excellent guest service skills. Relocation to a remote area is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of industry and culinary management experience in Arabic Cuisine.
• Experience with controlling food and labor cost.
• Ability to demonstrate cooking and train culinary team members.

Responsibilities

• Direct, train, supervise, and coordinate all areas within the culinary department.
• Ensure quality of food and beverage for guests through consistency and presentation.
• Monitor food inventory and control orders and purchases according to hotel standards.

Skills

Culinary management

Food cost control

Menu development

Leadership

Guest service

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or related Culinary degree

Job description

Job Description

As Chef de Cuisine you will be completely responsible for directing, training, supervising, planning and coordinating all areas within the culinary department, including any projects requested by the Resident Manager, Director of F&B, or Executive Chef. You should be comfortable in leading and managing the kitchen team, and will provide support and training on an ongoing basis. It will be your responsibility to ensure only the highest quality of food & beverage for our guests through meticulous consistency, taste and presentation of all dishes. Additionally you will monitor the food inventory on a monthly basis, maintaining proper control of orders and purchases and ensuring that all deliveries are received and handled efficiently and in line with hotel standards. You will review the food cost analysis on a daily basis to ensure that it is in line with the budget, with the goal of securing profit margins while maintaining the Corporate image of the Company at all times. You will also oversee the cleanliness and hygiene of all kitchen spaces and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, or any related Culinary degree.
• Minimum of 2 years of industry and culinary management experience in Arabic Cuisine.
• Previous experience with controlling food and labor cost, demonstration cooking, menu development, pricing, and training of culinary team members.
• Eye for detail to achieve operational excellence
• Passion for leadership and teamwork
• Excellent guest service skills

Additional Information

Relocate to remote area