Junior Sous Chef - Water Park

Job description / Role

Rixos Qetaifan Island North

Opening mid-2022, Rixos Doha Qetaifan will comprise a 345-key hotel, along with a Souq encompassing 11,000sqm of leasing space, a beach club, a theme park, and a waterpark.

The resort will boast panoramic views of the Arabian Gulf. Slated to make its debut right before the World Cup, Rixos plans to provide a platform for showcasing Qatar as a tourism destination. One of the country's biggest draws will be Qetaifan Island North's waterpark attraction

The Icon Tower, is the world's highest tower of its kind, reaching 82 meters in height.

Junior Sous Chef - Waterpark

This position ensures a courteous, professional, efficient, and flexible service consistent with standards, policies & procedures in order to maximize guest satisfaction. Prepares and cooks food and maintains cost control while leading and motivating the Chef de Partie and Commis Chefs.

To ensure a smooth and efficient operation in the Food & Beverage Department in relation to the Company Core Process; thus, directly impacting the delivery of the experience.

What's in it for you:

- Be part of a unique and complex resort in Qatar
- Take advantage of opportunities to be recognized for your professional contributions
- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
- Learning programs through our academies
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world
- Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities like Planet 21

What you will be doing:

- Accountable for the quality, consistency, and production of the food.
- Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff
- Develops and trains the team to improve results.
- Supervises restaurant kitchen shift operations and ensures standards and procedures are followed.
- Setting and ensuring culinary standards and responsibilities are met.
- Recognizes quality products, presentations, and flavors.
- To ensure that the assigned kitchen is managed efficiently according to the established concept statement.
- To assign responsibilities to subordinates, implementing the multi-tasking principle.
- To check subordinates' performance periodically.
- To be a hands-on manager and always present in the operation, especially during busy periods.
- To implement flexible scheduling based on business patterns.
- To establish and strictly adhere to the par stocks for all operating equipment, supplies, and inventory items, and to ensure that the outlet is adequately equipped.
- To conduct monthly inventory checks on all operating equipment and supplies.
- To control the requisitioning, storage, and careful use of all operating equipment and supplies.
- To conduct daily pre-shift briefings to employees on preparation, service, and menu
- To liaise with the Food & Beverage department on daily operations and quality control
- To use, wherever possible, locally, and seasonally available products in menus and "specials".
- To develop menus, buffets (where applicable), and "specials" and signature dishes that meet the needs of the target market and are in line with the operating concept for the restaurant.
- To handle guest inquiries in a courteous and efficient manner and report guest complaints or problems to supervisors if no immediate solution can be found and assure follow-up with guests.
- To be demanding and critical when it comes to operational standards.
- To always ensure and enforce the respect of the HACCP manual.
- To report immediately any HACCP-related issue to the Executive Sous Chef and Sous Chef.
- To ensure that the outlet is kept clean and organized, both at the front as well as the back of the house.
- To liaise and organize with assigned Stewards and the chefs that the established cleaning schedules strictly adhere to.
- To assist with exclusive use events when needed and assist in the preparations of facilities for functions, themed evenings, etc., to contribute to the success of the Company.

Requirements

Your experience and skills include:

- Diploma in Hospitality & Catering
- Diploma in Professional Cookery
- Basic Hospitality or Catering training
- Basic Food Hygiene, HACCP certification
- Previous On the Job experience/ apprenticeship in food preparation and kitchen organization
- 1-2 year's same role or 4 years' experience
- The Theme Park work experience is an advantage

Your team & the working environment:

At Accor, we are Hearts!

Are you ready to put your heart at the center of everything that you do? If so, then join our team of Heartists at Rixos Qetaifan Island, every day, we look for opportunities to engage on a personal & meaningful way with our guests and each other. We deliver heartfelt hospitality in an environment that is engaging, enthusiastic, and professionally rewarding!

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent

About the Company

A caring employer providing respect, training and career development for our employees. An attractive employer offering more than 100 professions across the 5 continents.

We are much more than a world leader. We are 250,000 hoteliers with the same shared passion for welcoming. We take care of millions of guests in our 4,300 addresses and on our digital platforms. As an operator and franchisor (HotelServices), owner and investor (HotelInvest), we invest all our energy into making "Feel Welcome" resonate as the finest hotel promise.

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