Chef de Partie — Luxury Kitchen Lead & Innovator

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group; Doha; On-site; QAR 78,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Mandarin Oriental Doha is seeking a Chef De Partie Culinary to manage an assigned kitchen section within the Culinary Department in Doha. You will ensure consistent preparation quality, supervise junior staff, and uphold high hygiene and service standards across outlets and events.

Working under senior chefs, you will lead mise en place, oversee portion control, and contribute to menu tastings and updates while delivering exceptional guest experiences in a luxury hotel setting.

Qualifications

• High School qualification or equivalent required.
• Culinary diploma or professional qualification preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a professional kitchen preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the assigned culinary kitchen section and ensure daily production and service standards are achieved.
• Prepare, supervise and check hot and cold food items, sauces, garnishes, buffet items, la carte dishes and event preparations for consistency, quality and presentation.
• Organize mise en place, allocate tasks and ensure the section is fully ready for service.
• Lead and train Demi Chef de Partie, Commis chefs and trainees within the section.
• Monitor portion control, stock rotation, ordering needs and wastage within the section.
• Ensure full compliance with HACCP, food safety, sanitation and hotel hygiene procedures.
• Coordinate with other sections to support various outlets, buffet, la carte, banquet and special event operations and smooth service delivery.
• Communicate operational challenges, ingredient shortages and quality concerns to senior chefs.
• Support menu tastings, recipe updates and implementation of new dishes or standards.
• Maintain a positive, organized and professional working environment.

Skills

General kitchen operations

Mise en place

Cooking methods

Service flow

Team leadership

Food safety

Waste management

Communication

Flexibility

Education

High School qualification or equivalent

Culinary diploma or professional qualification preferred

Job description

Mandarin Oriental Doha is seeking a Chef De Partie Culinary to manage an assigned kitchen section within the Culinary Department in Doha. You will ensure consistent preparation quality, supervise junior staff, and uphold high hygiene and service standards across outlets and events.

Working under senior chefs, you will lead mise en place, oversee portion control, and contribute to menu tastings and updates while delivering exceptional guest experiences in a luxury hotel setting.