Executive Chef - KSA

Founded in ‎1997, Absolute Taste is an independently owned and worldwide
renowned leading catering and hospitality company. With over 20yrs of
experience in Europe we are now established in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
with fixed contracts and events in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Al Ula.

Our business is growing quickly here in Saudi Arabia, creating exciting
opportunities for candidates with all levels of experience. We would like to
invite you to register your interest our advertised positions as we seek to
recruit a talent pool of people like you who hold passion for F&B and can
provide a professional service in a busy and diverse operation.

The opportunity to register your interest in the available positions will
remain open until all positions are filled and our Recruitment Team will reach
out to all candidates who's experience and profile fit the available roles.

Job purpose

Set up all food systems, kitchen management, site contract management in
prestigious fixed site location
Oversee the food production and dining experiences across a multisite
location.
Plan and manage supply chain to ensure consistent delivery across retail,
workforce, event and vending f&b operations
Ensuring that the best practices are implemented and quality targets are
achieved.
Must have a minimum of ‎5 years' experience in a similar role.
Must have a strong business acumen to maintain and ensure budgets are adhered
too

Duties and responsibilities
* Responsible for 24hr culinary operation, ‎7 days per week
*  Develop upon company food vision to mobilise new site location - efficiently feeding up to ‎2000 employees per day
*  Put in place the supply chain necessary to mobilise the site, ensuring quality, consistency and fiscal targets can be met
*  Assist in the recruitment and management of BOH teams
*  Assist in the mobilisation of all F&B Outlets and Event Operations across the project
*  Lead the culinary and back of house teams to ensure high standards of food production and cleanliness.
*  Be the HACCP lead for Absolute Taste Middle East, ensuring all outlets and personnel maintain and adhere to local law and food safety protocols.
*  Ensure the delivery of food to the highest quality and presentation, matching the company's reputation for excellence.
*  Utilise menus and specifications that ensure and maintain consistent freshly made dishes
*  Be responsible for all food production quantities and its presentation, ensuring there is sufficient produce at all times, supervising and assigning culinary staff to meet production requirements.
*  Operate as part of the wider Absolute Taste team to provide an excellent service contributing to the overall success
*  Ensure all aspects of Absolute Taste security, fire and emergency policies and procedures are carried out and adhered to
*  Work with the Project Director to achieve all targets set, including recording of wastage, stocktaking, food ordering and maximizing commercial opportunities
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Qualifications and Skills

 Experience of large project mobilization
Middle East experience essential, Saudi experience preferred
 Strong and confident leader with great communication skills
 Level ‎3 Food Safety qualification as a minimum
 Large volume catering experience, a necessity
 Good Financial acumen to understand both food & labour costs
 Solid understanding of global foods
 Strong IT & communication skills.
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