Luxury Sous Chef - Fine Dining & Menu Innovation

The Arts Club; Dubai; On-site; AED 279,000 - 502,000; Full time

Job summary

The Arts Club Dubai is seeking a Sous Chef to assist the Head Chef in running the kitchen as a standalone profit center, ensuring top quality and cost control while delivering exceptional member satisfaction.

You will create high-quality daily and seasonal dishes, develop menus with the Executive Chef, manage purchasing within budget, and mentor kitchen staff. Strong English, leadership, and a hands-on approach are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in the same role in luxury hotels or fine dining
• Internationally recognized professional certification
• Skilled in classic fine dining cuisine with modern twist
• Excellent level of English, written and spoken
• Strong organisational and time management skills with a high degree of flexibility
• Excellent team management skills with strong problem-solving abilities
• Demonstrate integrity in all dealings and maintain high level of confidentiality
• Be a self-motivator and someone who is ready to challenge in the interest of continuous improvement
• Ability to work long shifts and stand for the extended period of time

Responsibilities

• Create and produce high quality daily and seasonal food items, and assist the Executive Chef in developing and changing menus according to outlet operation, market and business goals requirements
• Conduct regular demonstrations of existing or new dishes Ensure the kitchen is managed efficiently and professionally, and that sections are prepared and ready for service at each meal period
• Coordinate with the Executive Chef menu plans, descriptions, costing, photographing and breakdown of all dishes available
• Make purchases of food and kitchen items within the agreed budget, in order to maximise gross profit and achieve food cost targets and objectives as set down by the Executive Chef
• Carry out stock take of food items to ensure an adequate supply and to inspect the quality of this to ensure statutory compliance
• Provide support and training to all sections of the kitchen, with usage of kitchen equipment, menu knowledge, job role expectations and future development of each chef
• Ensure that colleagues follow the rules set by the Club and/or by law regarding hygiene, stock rotation, dating, storage, temperature control of refrigerators, pest control, reporting of faulty equipment, reporting of absenteeism be it due to sickness or otherwise
• Be proactive in preventing waste of food of any kind and over-production to mis-en-place by keeping food orders from store or supplies to a minimum, minimizing consumption of gas, electricity and water

Skills

English proficiency

Team management

Time management

Flexibility

Problem-solving

Integrity

Self-motivation

Education

Internationally recognized professional certification

Job description

The Arts Club Dubai is seeking a Sous Chef to assist the Head Chef in running the kitchen as a standalone profit center, ensuring top quality and cost control while delivering exceptional member satisfaction.

You will create high-quality daily and seasonal dishes, develop menus with the Executive Chef, manage purchasing within budget, and mentor kitchen staff. Strong English, leadership, and a hands-on approach are essential for success in this role.