Chef De Cuisine - Italian Cuisine

Al Bandar Rotana & Al Bandar Arjaan by Rotana; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Bandar Rotana & Al Bandar Arjaan by Rotana is seeking a passionate Chef De Cuisine to lead kitchen operations across outlets, ensuring high food quality, creative menu development, and strong budget control. You will guide the kitchen and stewarding teams, review orders, train staff, and uphold HACCP standards while delivering exceptional guest experiences.

The role emphasizes collaboration with suppliers, menu planning, and maintaining restaurant reputation through consistent presentation

Qualifications

• Professional kitchen apprenticeship or chefs training course.
• Experience in quality establishments is preferred.
• Ability to communicate well in English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate meal preparation and service across multiple outlets.
• Direct kitchen and restaurant staff and assign responsibilities.
• Maintain food quality, presentation and portioning to uphold restaurant standards.
• Develop menus weeks or months in advance based on demand and events; assist with budgeting.
• Source ingredients in coordination with the Materials Department and suppliers to balance quality and cost.
• Review and create SOPs and guidelines; ensure food safety compliance (HACCP) and hygiene standards.
• Lead by example in safety, cleanliness, and professional conduct within the kitchen team.

Skills

English proficiency

Teamwork

Food safety

Education

Kitchen apprenticeship

Chefs training course

Job description

We are currently seeking for passionate and dynamic Kitchen professionals who pride themselves on their ability to deliver extraordinary levels of customer service and provide creative solutions to our guests.

As a Chef De Cuisine, you will be responsible for maintaining a high level of food quality, presentation, menu development and budgeting. You will be providing both culinary and operational expertise and guidance in a structured and professional approach to the Kitchen and Stewarding team to ensure optimum results.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordinating meal preparation and service activities within the kitchen of multiple outlets. Must review customer orders as they come in, assign tasks to junior chefs and prep cooks, and ensure that food is delivered on time.
• Directs both kitchen and restaurant staff on proper procedures and assign responsibility for various meal elements.
• Maintain the restaurants’ quality and reputation by monitoring the food that is served to customers. They may inspect plates to ensure that meals are correctly portioned and presented.
• Must taste food and oversee kitchen staff throughout the cooking process. Should regularly check to make sure that all the elements of dishes are properly cooked and seasoned.
• These leaders also make key decisions regarding a restaurant’s menu items and offerings. They prepare menus weeks or months in advance based on customer demand, seasonal ingredient availability, and special events. Chef de cuisines will collaborate with an executive chef to discuss menu options and develop creative dishes throughout the year.
• Support restaurant operations by selecting and sourcing ingredients for meals in coordination with the Materials Department. They may work directly with farmers and suppliers to order fresh vegetables and meats and may change menus based on the availability and quality of ingredients. This aspect of the role also requires excellent budgetary and financial management skills, as they need to balance ingredient quality with costs and concerns for the restaurant’s profitability.
• Review and create related SOPs and guidelines.
• Develop or enhance processes for food safety and storage as well as maintaining or replacing kitchen equipment that is not working as expected.
• Prepares safety and cleanliness guidelines for kitchen staff and inspect employees’ uniforms to ensure that they adhere to strict standards of professionalism.
• Operate in a safe and environmentally friendly way to protect guests’ and colleagues’ health and safety, as well as protect and conserve the environment
• Comply with the hotel environmental, health and safety policies and procedures and ensure that HACCP standards and appropriate hygiene standards are followed as per Municipality requirements at all times

Skills

Education, Qualifications & Experiences

You should have a professional kitchen apprenticeship or chefs training course and previous experiences in quality establishments along with good culinary skills. The ability to communicate well in English and a proven track of food preparation, presentation and preservation knowledge is an essential.

Knowledge & Competencies

The ideal candidate will be positively spirited and passionate about food and be committed to work together with the service team to deliver an amazing guest experiences every time. You are a very positive, dynamic, creative and dedicated team player with the ability to work in a multicultural environment and under difficult condition while possessing following additional competencies:

• Understanding Hotel Operations
• Effective Communication
• Planning for Business
• Supervising People
• Understanding Differences
• Supervising Operations
• Teamwork
• Adaptability
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results