Head Chef / Chef de Cuisine

Bahrain

Ref: LP127-2393

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Company
Our client is a well-known Luxury lounge for an Aviation company. The company has more than 600 employees in a vast number of divisions and departments. They are currently looking for a Chef de Cuisine to be based in Bahrain.

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Design of menus to be in line with cuisine philosophy
• Maintain highest quality of ingredients
• Manages daily orders and checks quality of the food products received from suppliers and commissary off-site kitchen
• Promote the features and F&B options to guests
• Talk with guests and make menu recommendations and suggestions about the menu offerings
• Present brief culinary moments in front of the guests with dishes coming from the hot kitchen
• Menu presentations and tastings to the Lounge management on a regular basis
• Lead, coach, motivate the kitchen team
• Manage and train all kitchen and back-of-house kitchen staff to achieve high performance
• Lead by example, is a strong role model for interpersonal performance standards and a champion of culinary standards
• Create a strong team relationship with the kitchen staff
• Share responsibilities with the Lounge Leader and Head House Keeper in managing all aspects of the Lounge
• Manages & carries out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as assigned by F&B Director.

Requirements

Qualification & Requirements:
• Degree OR Professional Diploma in Culinary Arts
• 5 years minimum work experience within a luxury hotel or high-end restaurants
• Must have experience in leading large teams with financial and management responsibilities
• Must have excellent English language communication skills and both verbal and written presentation technique.
• Proficient in Computers and related programs (Word, MS Office, Excel)

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions: