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Th8 Palm Dubai; Dubai; On-site; AED 33,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Th8 Palm Dubai is seeking a Commis Chef to join its luxury hotel culinary team. You will assist with kitchen operations, prep ingredients, and uphold high standards of quality and cleanliness.

Responsibilities include mise-en-place, escalating requisitions, and maintaining HACCP records; you will work with senior chefs, attend daily meetings, and adapt to redeployments across departments as needed to meet guest needs.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role in a luxury hotel.
• Exceptional English communication skills, an additional language is a plus.
• Problem-solving skills and a methodical, logical approach.
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and high personal responsibility.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Strong teamwork and reliable work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Organises the shifting in the section with the Demi Chef de Partie.
• Takes orders from seniors and carries them out accurately.
• Completes daily mise-en-place and food storage checklists.
• Prepares requisitions and transfers for approval by Culinary Director.
• Maintains hygiene and HACCP records meeting regulations.
• Attends daily meetings and relays information to next shift.
• Reports machinery or equipment failures and follows up on repairs.
• Ensures portion size, quantity, and quality per recipe index.
• Keeps good relations with colleagues and motivates the team.
• Flexible to redeploy to other departments as needed for business demands.

Skills

English proficiency

Problem-solving

Team player

Attention to detail

Reliability

Job description

As a Commis Chef, you will assist the Culinary Team in achieving goals and delivering excellent service to our guests by supporting kitchen operations, preparing ingredients, and maintaining high standards of food quality and cleanliness.

Daily tasks and responsibilities

Organizes, with the Demi Chef de Partie/Chef de Partie, the shifting in the section regarding mise-en-place production and service.

Takes orders from the Demi Chef de Partie/Chef de Partie and carries them out correctly.

Completes the daily checklist for mise-en-place and food storage.

Works with the Demi Chef de Partie/Chef de Partie to write daily wine, dry store, food requisitions, and kitchen transfers for approval by the Culinary Director/Senior Sous Chef, ensuring high stock rotation.

Maintains good relationships with colleagues and motivates them.

Follows the specifications from the Demi Chef de Partie/Chef de Partie regarding portion size, quantity, and quality as outlined in the recipe index.

Attends daily meetings with the Sous Chef and other meetings as requested by the Culinary Director/Senior Sous Chef.

Checks the main information board for updates on banquets and other organizational information.

Reports machinery or small equipment failures to the Senior Chefs and follows up to ensure repairs are completed.

Passes on important information to the next shift regarding functions.

Maintains hygiene and HACCP records in compliance with regulations.

All colleagues must assess situations and react accordingly through analysis and perspective.

All colleagues must be flexible and able to carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities within the scope of their job, including redeployment to alternative departments/areas if required, to meet business demands and guest service needs.

All colleagues should be visible and available to both guests and colleagues, in accordance with their position, and serve as an example for others.

All colleagues are required to comply with any reasonable request from their supervisor(s) within a reasonable timeframe, under normal circumstances.

Human Resources & Training

It is the colleague’s responsibility to report any case of harassment and discrimination as soon as it happens, either to their direct leader or to the Talent & Culture. It is the leader’s responsibility to treat complaints of harassment and discrimination promptly and confidentially.

It is everyone’s responsibility to treat customers and Colleagues from all cultural groups with respect and sensitivity.

All Colleagues must attend trainings and meetings as and when required.

Job qualifications

Problem-solving skills

A methodical and logical approach

Accuracy and attention to detail

Highly responsible & reliable

Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment

Ability to work cohesively as part of a team

2-3 years’ experience in a similar role in a luxury hotel

Exceptional English communication skills, an additional language will be a plus

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