Sushi Kitchen Lead: Elevate Culinary Standards

Courtyard by Marriott; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Courtyard by Marriott in Kuwait City is seeking an experienced Kitchen Manager to oversee daily kitchen operations, lead staff, and manage food-related functions while maintaining budget and sanitation standards.

The role involves supervising kitchen teams, ensuring high-quality food preparation, staff development, and delivering exceptional guest experiences. Strong leadership, budgeting, and food safety expertise are essential for success in this management position.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
• 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.

Responsibilities

• Manages kitchen shift operations and ensures compliance with all Food & Beverage policies, standards and procedures.
• Estimates daily production needs on a weekly basis and communicates production needs to kitchen personnel daily.
• Assists Executive Chef with all kitchen operations and preparation.
• Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
• Develops or creates new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
• Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.
• Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.
• Performs all duties of kitchen managers and employees as necessary.
• Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavour.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
• Operates and maintains all department equipment and reports malfunctions.
• Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Leads shifts while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications.
• Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity.
• Maintains the productivity level of employees.
• Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters.
• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
• Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
• Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
• Sets a positive example for guest relations.
• Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
• Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
• Handles guest problems and complaints.
• Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Trains employees in safety procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Budgeting

Sanitation

Food safety

Operations management

Education

High school diploma or GED

2-year degree in Culinary Arts/Hotel & Restaurant Management

Job description

Courtyard by Marriott in Kuwait City is seeking an experienced Kitchen Manager to oversee daily kitchen operations, lead staff, and manage food-related functions while maintaining budget and sanitation standards.

The role involves supervising kitchen teams, ensuring high-quality food preparation, staff development, and delivering exceptional guest experiences. Strong leadership, budgeting, and food safety expertise are essential for success in this management position.