Creative Chef de Cuisine - Lead Culinary Excellence

W Hotels; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

W Hotels Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is seeking a culinary professional to lead food preparation and presentation. The role focuses on developing, decorating, and refining dishes while maintaining sanitation, quality, and cost controls.

The position requires either a high school diploma with 4 years in culinary or a 2-year degree plus 2 years’ experience in the culinary, food and beverage field. It includes managing cold-food areas, banquet and room-service operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
• 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.

Responsibilities

• Develops, designs, or creates new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• Assists in menu development for cold items.
• Manages all cold food preparation areas including banquets, room service, restaurant, employee cafeteria and lounges.
• Demonstrates knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards.
• Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavor.
• Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
• Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
• Meets goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Plans, prioritizes, organizes, and accomplishes work.
• Maintains sanitation levels, food quality, and guest satisfaction.
• Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
• Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
• Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.

Skills

Culinary skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

2-year degree in Culinary Arts or Hotel/Restaurant Management

Job description

W Hotels Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is seeking a culinary professional to lead food preparation and presentation. The role focuses on developing, decorating, and refining dishes while maintaining sanitation, quality, and cost controls.

The position requires either a high school diploma with 4 years in culinary or a 2-year degree plus 2 years’ experience in the culinary, food and beverage field. It includes managing cold-food areas, banquet and room-service operations.