Sous Chef - CP

InterContinental Hotels Group; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

InterContinental Hotels Group is seeking a Kitchen leadership role in Kuwait City. You will work with the Executive Chef to plan and implement menus, promotions, and annual budgets, while ensuring compliance with health, licensing and safety regulations.

You will manage food costs, kitchen supplies and energy usage, and drive efficiency through strategic purchasing. You’ll also oversee staff scheduling, training, and maintain high standards during all service periods.

Responsibilities

• Plans activities, promotions and menu implementations with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef.
• Ensures action points from briefings and meetings are followed.
• Complies with legislation affecting the operation (licensing, health, fire and safety).
• Assists in compiling annual marketing plans and budgets.
• Ensures disciplinary and grievance procedures are adhered to.
• Monitors customers’ expectations and ensures they are met.
• Responsible for overall kitchen food cost, supplies, energy costs and utensils.
• Finds ways to improve kitchen efficiency and cost through strategic purchasing.
• Reduces energy consumption within the kitchen.
• Monitors outlet operation during service and corrects deviations from quality standards.
• Conducts weekly equipment maintenance and stewards cleanliness issues and follow-ups.
• Plans, coordinates and supervises menu implementations with recipes, photos and training.
• Fosters motivation and supports peers in finding more efficient kitchen methods.
• Assists in daily and weekly market lists planning.
• Conducts daily outlet tours to observe standards and follow-ups with Executive Chef.
• Prepares weekly work schedule for subordinates.
• Creates new dishes and recipes aligned with market trends.
• Improves kitchen operating procedures continuously.
• Relates guest feedback to Executive Chef and takes corrective action.
• Responsible for labor budget of the kitchen department.
• Proposes new services and products for guests when approved.
• Performs other duties as required by the department head.
• Co-operates with the company to comply with FLS legislation.
• Takes responsibility for conduct to avoid risk.
• Reads and implements relevant sections of the FLS Policy.
• Signs the Employees' Declaration after reading relevant sections.

Job description

Job description

• In conjunction with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef plans activities, promotions and menu implementations according to the annual marketing plans.
• Ensures that all designated action points from daily briefings or monthly operational meetings are being followed by the individual s concerned.
• Be aware of and comply with all legislation affecting the operation, including licensing regulations, health regulations and fire and safety regulations.
• Assists the Executive Chef in compiling the annual marketing plans and budgets.
• Ensures disciplinary and grievance procedures are adhered to and followed.
• Be constantly aware of customers’ expectations, which are adhered to and followed.
• Be responsible for and accountable for the overall food cost as well as kitchen supplies, kitchen energy costs and kitchen utensils in the assigned section.
• Find ways to improve the efficiency of the operations which will benefit our clients.
• Assist the Executive Chef in improving the food cost through strategic purchasing, without negatively affecting predetermined quality standards.
• Constantly strive to reduce energy consumption within the kitchen.
• Checks the outlet operation during all service periods taking necessary action to correct any deviation from quality standards.
• Conduct weekly equipment maintenance checks and stewarding cleanliness issues & follows up on deficiencies in a timely manner.
• Plans, coordinates and supervises all menu implementations in a timely manner with recipes, photographs & staff training.
• Foster positive thinking and motivation with peers & subordinates by giving active assistance on more efficient ways of running the kitchens.
• Assist in the preparation and control of daily and weekly market lists.
• Conducts daily outlet tours to observe operational standards and difficulties and follow them up with the Executive Chef.
• Prepare weekly work schedule for his subordinates.
• Create and develop new dishes and recipes by keeping up with the latest market trends.
• Constantly strive to improve kitchen operating procedures.
• Relate guests’ comments, positive or negative, to the Executive Chef and take corrective actions where necessary.
• Be fully responsible for the labor budget of the kitchen department.
• Propose and initiate when approved, new services and products for our guests.
• Perform any other reasonable duties as required by the department head from time to time.
• Co-operate with the company to achieve compliance with FLS legislation
• Take moral and legal responsibility for conducting themselves in their work so they do not expose themselves or others to risk
• Read, understand, and implement the relevant sections of the FLS Policy
• Sign the Employees' Declaration having read and understood the relevant sections of the FLS.