Executive Chef

Accor; Dubai; On-site; AED 502,000 - 893,000; Full time

Job summary

Accor in Dubai seeks an Executive Chef to lead all hotel kitchen operations and drive culinary excellence across all outlets, ensuring exceptional food quality and guest satisfaction. You will manage and develop the culinary team and maintain strong financial performance.

Your responsibilities include overseeing All-Day Dining, Specialty Restaurants, Banquets, Events, Room Service, Executive Lounge and Heartists Cafeteria, with a focus on menu innovation, cost control, inventory and vendor

Qualifications

• Degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent certification required.
• Proven experience in a 5-star hotel or luxury property.
• Extensive experience managing multiple kitchen outlets.
• Strong background in menu development, international cuisines, buffet operations, and high-volume food production.
• Excellent understanding of HACCP and food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead all hotel kitchen operations across outlets including All-Day Dining, Specialty Restaurants, Banquets, Events, Room Service, Executive Lounge and Cafeteria.
• Develop and implement innovative menus, recipes, seasonal concepts and banquet offerings.
• Oversee daily food preparation, production planning, staffing and service execution.
• Ensure consistency in quality, portion control, presentation and service standards.
• Manage food costs, budgets, inventory, procurement, waste reduction and financial targets.
• Ensure HACCP compliance, hygiene standards and sanitation procedures.
• Recruit, train, mentor and develop kitchen staff and oversee performance evaluations.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Menu development

HACCP knowledge

Food cost control

Budgeting

Staff training

Team development

Quality assurance

Education

Degree in Culinary Arts

Professional culinary certification

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced dynamic creative and results-driven strong Executive Chef strong to lead and oversee all hotel kitchen operations and will be responsible for driving culinary excellence ensuring exceptional food quality and guest satisfaction managing and developing the culinary team and maintaining operational and financial performance across all food production areas Lead and oversee all hotel kitchen operations including All-Day Dining Specialty Restaurants Banquets Events Room Service Executive Lounge and Heartists Cafeteria Manage supervise and develop the culinary team including Executive Sous Chefs Sous Chefs Chef de Parties and kitchen heartists Ensure consistency in food quality taste portion control presentation and service standards across all outlets Develop and implement innovative menus recipes seasonal concepts buffet selections and banquet offerings in line with market trends and guest preferences Oversee daily food preparation production planning kitchen workflow staffing and service execution Ensure excellence across all culinary disciplines including international cuisines hot and cold kitchens grills seafood meat bakery and pastry Manage food costs kitchen budgets inventory purchasing portion control and waste reduction to achieve financial targets Monitor supplier quality product specifications stock rotation and proper storage procedures Ensure full compliance with HACCP food safety regulations hygiene standards sanitation procedures and hotel policies Conduct regular kitchen inspections food tastings quality assessments and performance evaluations Coordinate with Food amp Beverage Purchasing Finance Stewarding and other hotel departments to ensure smooth operations Monitor guest feedback and continuously improve food quality culinary standards and overall dining experiences Lead recruitment training performance management and succession planning to build a strong and professional culinary team.

Company Description

Why work for Accor We are far more than a worldwide leader We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality We support you to grow and learn every day making sure that work brings purpose to your life so that during your journey with us you can continue to explore Accor s limitless possibilities By joining Accor every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow s hospitality Discover the life that awaits you at Accor visit https careers accor com Do what you love care for the world dare to challenge the status quo.

Belimitless

Qualifications Degree in Culinary Arts or relevant professional culinary certification preferred Proven experience in similar role in a 5-star property Extensive experience managing multiple kitchen outlets and large-scale hotel culinary operations Strong background in menu development international cuisines banquet operations and high-volume food production Proven leadership skills with experience managing training and developing large culinary teams Strong knowledge of food cost control budgeting inventory management and kitchen profitability Excellent understanding of HACCP food safety regulations hygiene standards and quality assurance Flexibility to work across properties and support hotel operations as required.

Qualifications

Degree in Culinary Arts or relevant professional culinary certification preferred. Proven experience in similar role in a 5-star property. Extensive experience managing multiple kitchen outlets and large-scale hotel culinary operations. Strong background in menu development, international cuisines, banquet operations, and high-volume food production. Proven leadership skills with experience managing, training, and developing large culinary teams. Strong knowledge of food cost control, budgeting, inventory management, and kitchen profitability. Excellent understanding of HACCP, food safety regulations, hygiene standards, and quality assurance. Flexibility to work across properties and support hotel operations as required.