Executive Sous Chef - Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa

Executive Sous Chef - Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa - (‎23000005)

About Jumeirah & The Hotel :
Jumeirah Group, a member of Dubai Holding, has been making a distinguished
impact on the global hospitality market for more than two decades with its
Stay Different™ brand promise.
Its award winning destinations, such as the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah,
position service beyond expectations, elevated dining destinations and
surprising architecture and design at the heart of every guest experience.
Today, Jumeirah operates a world-class portfolio of ‎23 properties across the
Middle East, Europe and Asia and employs over ‎8,000 colleagues, representing
over ‎106 nationalities.
As Jumeirah continues to expand its global portfolio and scales up its
operations to the next level of growth, it remains fully committed to
developing and empowering our colleagues to excel in world class environments.
Jumeirah is committed to embedding equality, diversity, and inclusion in all
its practices, embracing a culture that celebrates diversity.
Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa offers easy access to Kuwait's Central
Business District, airport and major attractions. The beachfront resort
features ‎316 rooms and suites, ‎80 residential suites and ‎12 villas, seven
restaurants, cafes and lounges, a Talise Spa, ‎200-metre private beach, two
swimming pools and a children's play area. Extensive conference and banqueting
facilities are available, including the Badriah ballroom.
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Executive Sous Chef to join the
culinary team at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa, Kuwait, assisting the
Executive Chef in providing leadership and direction in menu design and food
production to ensure the culinary operation achieves its goals and contributes
to the guest experience and overall profitability of the hotel whilst
maintaining Jumeirah brand standards.
Your main duties will include:
* Overseeing the culinary processes of the hotel and ensuring that everything is up to standard including food, manning and HACCP.
* Participating in the preparation of the annual business plan to ensure the culinary operation is adequately represented.
* Ensuring that HACCP and other local regulations are adhered to.
* Liaising with Purchasing to ensure prompt and efficient purchasing, food quality, issuing of supplies, stock and inventory control.
* Liaising with Stewarding to ensure an adequate supply of equipment and to ensure kitchen cleanliness and hygiene meet the required standards.
* Liaising with Engineering to ensure prompt and efficient repair and maintenance.
* Liaising with Outlet Managers to monitor food quality, plan "specials" and discuss operational problems.
* Making recommendations to Management for modernization of equipment, service methods and presentation to improve guest satisfaction.
* Providing creative culinary ideas to project and enhance the image and reputation of the culinary operation.
* Frequently verifying that the dishes served in the outlets meet guest expectations and hotel standards.
* Monitoring and analyzing the menus and product of competitive restaurants and keep up to date with international culinary trends to maintain a competitive advantage.
* Conducting colleague performance appraisals to review colleagues' general performance and discuss any areas for fine tuning / development - and highlight areas of strength.
* Maximizing motivation, morale and consistently maintain discipline and discipline related documentation following hotel guidelines and local legislation.
* Performing any other duties that management may reasonably require.

About You:
In order to be considered for this role, you will have an internationally
recognized Culinary qualification, an internationally approved Food Safety
Certificate, and similar experience working in a five star luxury hotel in the
Middle East. Ideally you will also have strong Italian cuisine experience.
This is a very "hands on" and demanding position so it is paramount that you
work well in a team but are also able to set standards and lead by example at
all times. You must be comfortable working under pressure and be passionate
about producing cuisine of the highest possible standards.
It is also essential that you have good command of the English language
(spoken and written) and you should be proficient in Microsoft Office
applications.
About the Benefits:
Besides generous F&B benefits and reduced hotel rates across our hotels
globally, this role has excellent employee benefits making the role attractive
to high performers and any applicant who likes to associate her/himself with
one of the most luxurious brands in the hospitality industry.
Primary Location: Kuwait-Kuwait
Job: Culinary
Job Posting: Jan ‎11, ‎2023, ‎5:49:‎07 AM