Junior Sous Chef

Kerzner International Management FZE; Dubai; On-site; AED 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerzner International Management FZE is seeking a Junior Sous Chef for Bab Al Shams Desert Resort in Dubai. You will oversee kitchen standards, maintain food quality, and ensure safety and hygiene while controlling costs.

You will train and mentor junior chefs, collaborate with the executive team, and drive smooth daily kitchen operations in line with resort standards. Strong English and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Good command of English language spoken & written.
• Performs task accurately and efficiently.
• Undertake all tasks completely.
• Flexible.
• Organized and disciplined, dedicated and loyal.
• Friendly, pleasant and easy to be around.
• Work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Willing to take personal responsibility for own performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and maintain high standards of food quality.
• Ensure kitchen operations meet health and safety and hygiene.
• Set standards and recipes for the outlet.
• Train, mentor and motivate junior chefs.
• Support management to ensure smooth kitchen operations.
• Achieve targets such as gross profit and staff turnover.
• Assign tasks to junior chefs and monitor execution.
• Maintain good employee relations.
• Communicate changes in events and information to shifts.
• Ensure night shift coverage and proper handover.
• Monitor and enforce food safety systems.

Skills

Food quality

Kitchen leadership

Cost control

Food safety

Hygiene

English proficiency

Job description

Junior Sous Chef
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Rare Finds is a collection of extraordinary resorts rooted in their destination and shaped by its people. Each destination celebrates the stories, culture and character of its surroundings, creating meaningful experiences that could only exist in that place.

Set among Dubai's sweeping dunes, Bab Al Shams Desert Resort is a timeless treat shaped by the spirits and traditions of the desert. Rooted in Emirati culture, the resort brings guest closer to the stories, flavours and rituals of the land through authentic encounters and shared experiences. From desert adventures to moments of gathering and celebration, every stay reveals a deeper connection to the heritage, people and enduring beauty of the desert.

About The Role

To oversee and maintain the highest standards of food quality, kitchen operations, food safety, and hygiene while ensuring efficient cost control, team development, and smooth daily operations in line with the hotel’s standards and management objectives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures the kitchen develop, provide, and maintain a standard of the particular cuisine of the highest order.
• Works with the Executive Chef and Sous Chef to ensure that the overall management of the kitchen meets with all legislation and that all processes are in place to ensure this, including health and safety and hygiene.
• Sets the standards and recipes for the particular outlet, always having a hands-on approach.
• Trains, mentors and motivates junior chefs.
• Supports the Management in a proactive way, ensuring a smooth successful running of the kitchen.
• Works with the Executive Chef and Sous Chef in ensuring that all targets for the kitchen as set by the Management are met, for example: Gross Profit and staff turnover.
• Gives tasks to junior chefs and check that they are carried out in the correct manner.
• Maintains good employee relations and motivate colleagues.
• Checks the main information board regarding changes in any banquet or other information regarding the organization.
• Makes sure night is covered and all information is passed on to the next shift
• Ensures food safety system is followed and monitored.

Experience & Educational Requirements

• Good command of English language spoken & written
• Performs task accurately and efficiently
• Undertake all tasks completely
• Flexible
• Organized and disciplined, dedicated and loyal
• Friendly, pleasant and easy to be around
• Work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
• Willing to take personal responsibility for own performance.

Join a team that is warm,caring, connected and empowered to create truly unique experiences. We believe in making our guests happy beyond anything they have ever imagined. We wow them at every turn and create memories that will last a lifetime. You will be at the heart of this vision, to constantly innovate to deliver Amazing Experiences and Everlasting Memories.