Demi Chef de Partie, In Room Dining (Seasonal)

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Mandarin Oriental Jumeira Dubai seeks a Demi Chef de Partie to support the In‑Room Dining Kitchen under Senior Chefs, delivering dishes on time to the highest quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities include assisting the Chef de Partie, ensuring mise en place, proper plating, inventory checks, hygiene, and teamwork across outlets and banquets as required.

Qualifications

• High School qualification or equivalent.
• Degree or Higher National Diploma in Hospitality or Culinary arts preferred.
• Minimum 2 years experience in a 5-star hotel or fine-dining restaurant.
• English communication skills required; Arabic or other languages are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Chef de Partie in daily duties and oversee responsibilities during absence.
• Prepare mise en place to the highest standard and ensure proper plating.
• Maintain hygiene and sanitation, clean work areas and equipment.
• Monitor inventory and ensure stock levels meet service needs.
• Support outlets and banquets as required by supervisors.
• Attend required meetings and training.

Skills

English language

Arabic language

Education

High School qualification or equivalent

Higher National Diploma in Hospitality/Culinary arts

Job description

About the job

Based at the Mandarin Oriental Jumeira Dubai within the In‑Room Dining Kitchen the Demi Chef de Partie will carry out and partially supervise operational tasks and duties in the kitchen under the guidance of the respective Senior Chefs with the overall objective to prepare food in a timely manner as per quality and food safety standard.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Chef de Partie in his daily duties and oversee his responsibilities during absence
• Washes and peels ingredients in order for them to be used in the production of dishes
• Ensure that all mise en place is prepared to the highest quality as per standards set by the superiors
• Ensure that all plating guides are followed according to set dish description cooking method and presentation image
• Ensure the pickup of requisition is in time and organized properly in its corresponding storage area
• Check the inventory of the daily ingredients before each shift to assure correct amounts are stocked up to avoid running out of stock during service periods
• Store ingredients in dedicated containers making sure that they are best preserved and labelled according to standard
• Ensure that working surfaces, tools, utensils and working area are cleaned and sanitized before and after usage as per food safety standard
• Adhere to strict personal hygiene standards at all times
• Effectively support, control cleanliness and maintenance of the kitchens and stewarding area at all times and support daily checks done by supervisors
• Ensure to follow through the food safety safe and sound standard set by Mandarin Oriental Hotel and in accordance s the UAE s Municipality rules and regulation
• Ensure customer satisfaction in accordance to the MOHG Legendary Quality Experiences LQEs the MOHG Pillars and the respective service standards of MOQA
• Work as part of the team and assist other colleagues if required
• Support other outlets and banquet if requested by superiors
• Attend and participate in all required meetings and trainings as scheduled
• Perform any other reasonable duties as required by the superiors
• Solid experience in preparing, holding and cooking of food
• Ability to work long hours with a strong focus on operational excellence
• Ability to move, lift, carry, push, pull and place objects weighing less than or equal to 15 kg without assistance
• Proven ability to successfully support the management to motivate and lead a diverse team
• Knowledge of the kitchen tools and utensils in order to perform the specific tasks
• Ability to handle multiple tasks effectively
• Knowledge of food hygiene
• Ability to understand effective approaches of communication with different individuals
• Able to communicate clearly with peers and superiors

Requirements & qualifications

• High School qualification or equivalent
• Degree or Higher National Diploma in Hospitality, Culinary arts is preferred
• Experience as a Demi Chef de Partie in a high-volume hotel or free‑standing restaurant with the highest levels of service preferred
• A minimum 2 years experience working in a 5-star or free‑standing restaurant
• Verbal and written communication skills in English
• Verbal and written communication skills in Arabic or other languages are preferred
• Availability from November until June