Sous Chef - CP

CP - Kuwait Al Thuraya City (KWIKF); Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 9,000 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts in Kuwait City seeks a seasoned kitchen leader to manage and optimise kitchen operations in line with annual plans. You will coordinate with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef on promotions and menus, monitor service quality, and ensure regulatory compliance.

The role requires vigilance on customer expectations, cost control, and labor budgeting, with a focus on improving efficiency and energy usage across kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Plans activities, promotions, and menu implementations with the Executive Chef per annual plans.
• Ensures action points from daily briefs and monthly meetings are followed.
• Complies with licensing, health, fire and safety regulations.
• Assists in compiling annual marketing plans and budgets.
• Upholds disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Maintains awareness of customers’ expectations and delivers accordingly.
• Responsible for labor budget of the kitchen department.
• Improves kitchen efficiency and cost control through purchasing and energy management.

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.