Sous Chef

Job description / Role

Company Description

At the 25hours Hotel One Central, Bedouin traditions are brought back to life and reinterpreted in a contemporary way. Here our colleagues become storytellers themselves. With a view of the Museum of the Future near the Dubai International Financial Center, everyone will find their way to us. Whether for an ice cream walk or a birthday celebration, we also enjoy spending time together outside of work. We are a colourful, diverse, professional team and love our friendly, informal culture.

Come as you are and join the 25h tribe.

Job Description

How does your working day look like ...

• Assist Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine to set service and food standards in compliance with the company's policies, procedures, and quality standards.
• Communicate any issues arising within the section to the Executive Sous Chef and act on any further directions given to ensure prompt solutions to problems for the smoother operations of the kitchen.
• Assist the Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine in the development of new menu ideas to ensure all menus are seasonal and creative using the finest ingredients and working within the brief.
• Manage staff training with the Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine and maintain an active training plan/programme for each team member. Make sure all practices that are trained are then followed.
• Implement approved departmental policies, processes, and procedures, and provide instructions to subordinates and monitor their adherence so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner while delivering a quality service to guests and maintaining standards of excellence.
• Motivate subordinates and contribute to the identification of opportunities for participating in change initiatives, programmes, and projects taking into account best practices, improvement of processes, and productivity improvement.
• Ensure compliance to all relevant health, safety, and environment management procedures and controls within a defined area of activity so that the company provides world-class and luxurious hospitality services to its guests.
• Ensure that the designated section, equipment, and utensils are always kept clean and tidy to the standards required by the restaurant.
• Ensure all cleaning schedules are being followed and completed to the required business standard.
• Supervise and check every dish sent from the section to ensure adherence to the kitchen quality standards.
• In the absence of senior chefs, ensure daily kitchen records and labeling standards are being maintained at all times and all set standards and quality procedures are adhered to.
• Perform related tasks and duties as assigned and deemed responsible by management.

Qualifications

Your personality counts more than your CV ...

• College degree from a culinary institute from an accredited college.
• Completed full kitchen apprentice and chefs training courses.
• At least 5 years of experience, of which at least 2 years as a Sous Chef with a luxury international hotel.
• Expert in hygiene, health, and safety knowledge.
• Expert in menu development, pricing, production, and delivery skills.
• Expert in product quality and presentation skills.
• Expert management of multi-cuisine kitchens with show cooking.
• Expert culinary knowledge of both classical and international culinary trends.
• Very good command of speaking, reading, and writing in the English language.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.

Additional Information

What's in it for you ...

• Get to know all the other 25hours hotels and stay ten nights a year for free as an employee!
• Take advantage of being part of Ennismore and get generous discounts when visiting our bars and restaurants as well as booking hotel rooms all over the world.
• Benefit from great offers from our numerous cooperation partners.
• Be part of our hilarious staff parties and much more...

About the Company

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