Chef de Cuisine | Marks & Spencer | Dubai,UAE

  • Full Time
  • Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • N/A USD / Year
  • Al-Futtaim profile




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Al-Futtaim

Job Requisition ID: 120461

No two days are the same at Al-Futtaim, no matter what role you have. Our work is driven by the desire to make a difference and to have a meaningful impact with the goal of enriching everyday lives . Take our engaging and supportive work environment and couple it with a company culture that recognises and rewards quality performance, and what do you get? The chance to push the limits every single day.

As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You’ll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.

Come join us to live well, work better, and be the best.

About The Role

The Development Chef is the lead in developing the café menu regarding attractiveness, innovation, creating newness in cuisine, seasonality, local touch, actual trends, menu engineering, cost pricing, sourcing (support), creativity, commerciality.

Further to ensure consistency and high standards in preparation, quality, consistency, SOP’s, training kitchen staff, ordering, back of house standards, mise en place, standards of plating. Further to be compliance with all governmental guidelines of cleanliness, hygiene and food safety and the UK principle global minimum standards.

Key Role Specific Accountabilities

Development and Creativity

  • The Development Chef is the lead, inspirator & creator of the menu and specials regarding recipe development/testing in both practical and creative aspects.

Implement Specials and menu changes

  • Implement specials and menu changes according to agreed recipes and standards.
  • Facilitate training regarding all new items with both FOH and BOH. Ensure all standards are reviewed and maintained.

Develop Individual BOH employees

  • Develop, coach and mentor the kitchen staff. Ensure to conduct their training, develop their skills and evaluate the progress.
  • Consistently maintain high standards and regularly review BOH staff and provide effective feedback to help improve standards.

Advises on overall Café BOH Operations within the assigned cafes

  • Ensure BOH is run to the specified service levels though regular monitoring of operational performance with the involved teams, managers and senior management.

HSSE & Quality Management

  • Regular inspection of outlet and relevant equipment to ensure adherence of all government and regulatory requirements in food safety, hygiene and equipment maintenance.
  • Follow internal HSSE programs especially regarding product and service levels and general cleanliness to exceed M&S and governmental guidelines.

Advises on Human Resources

  • Resourcing and carry out trials and interviews for potential kitchen staff candidates.

Communicate & Coordinate

  • Work closely with other departments including RO functions to promote good teamwork and efficient operations.

Drive Sales

  • Demonstrates an understanding of the hospitality & food trends, the competition and supports the line manager to identify opportunities to drive sales.

Education

About You

Catering qualification in Hospitality / Catering Management

Minimum Qualifications And Knowledge

  • Have a kitchen background with relevant qualifications. Must have formal hospitality /culinary qualifications, including menu development, costing, plating, standards
  • Experience as a Head Chef or Sous Chef in a similar organization for a minimum of 3 years

Job-Specific Skills

Good communication skills in English both verbal and written essential

Behavioural Competencies

Able to work under pressure with the highest quality standards, attention to detail

We’re here to provide excellent service but a little help from you can ensure a five-star candidate experience from start to finish.

Before you click “apply”: Please read the job description carefully to ensure you can confidently demonstrate why this opportunity is right for you and take the time to put together a well-crafted and personalised CV to further boost your visibility. Our global Talent Acquisition team members are all assigned to specific businesses to ensure that we make the best matches between talent and opportunities. We not only consider the requisite compatibility of skills and behaviours, but also how candidates align with our Values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence.

As part of our candidate experience promise, we also want to make ourselves available to you throughout the application process. We make every effort to review and respond to every application.

To apply for this job please visit www.afuturewithus.com.


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