Chef De Partie Baker

Celebrity Cruises; Kuwait; On-site; KWD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Celebrity Cruises seeks a CDP Baker/Demi-CDP Baker to lead bakery production across luxury dining venues in Kuwait. You will oversee daily operations, maintain HACCP standards, and coach a diverse kitchen team to deliver artisanal breads.

You will manage recipe scaling, yield, and food cost, coordinate with central stores, and ensure consistency with the brand's culinary standards while upholding impeccable grooming and hygiene practices.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 2 years as CDP Baker or Demi-CDP Baker in upscale hospitality.
• Leadership: Strong supervisory and communication skills in a fast-paced, multicultural kitchen.
• Skills: Recipe scaling, yield management, food costing, and basic kitchen software.

Responsibilities

• Operations: Ensures smooth bakery production daily per policies and luxury standards.
• Leadership: Directs and coaches all direct reports and evaluates performance.
• Quality Control: Maintains artisanal quality of bread across dining outlets.
• Cost Management: Forecasts production and tracks inventories to reduce waste.
• Compliance: Adheres to HACCP and local health/safety regulations daily.
• Supply Chain: Orders and tracks raw ingredients from central stores.
• Consistency: Keeps recipes and yields aligned with brand standards.
• Team Management: Manages schedules, attendance, grooming, and uniforms.

Skills

Leadership

Yield management

Food costing

Recipe scaling

Kitchen software

Job description

• Operations: Ensures the smooth, efficient operation and quality control of the Bakery production daily according to company policies and luxury standards.
• Leadership: Directs, coaches, supports, supervises, and evaluates all direct reports in coordination with the Head Baker.
• Quality Control: Responsible for the daily production, presentation, and artisanal quality of the bread assortment across all dining outlets.
• Cost Management: Prepares production forecasts and tracks inventory/leftovers to eliminate wastage and keep food costs aligned with the budget.
• Compliance: Maintaing strict adherence to local food health, safety, and sanitation regulations (HACCP/Local Municipality standards) daily; ensures the kitchen is continuously audit-ready.
• Supply Chain: Responsible for ordering and tracking the necessary raw ingredients and materials from the central stores.
• Consistency: Ensures recipes, master lists, and yields strictly align with the brand’s culinary standards.
• Team Management: Manages team schedules, attendance, and ensures all personnel maintain immaculate grooming, hygiene, and uniform standards.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience as a CDP Baker / Demi-CDP Baker in an upscale hotel, luxury resort, high-volume premium bakery, or convention banqueting service.
• Leadership: Strong supervisory and communication skills within a fast-paced, multicultural kitchen environment.
• Skills: Solid understanding of recipe scaling, yield management, food costing, and basic kitchen computer software.