Main Responsibilities:

• To run the day-to-day operations of the assigned kitchen section together with the Chef de Partie
• To ensure that the sanitation standards are followed as set by Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi, and local authorities
• To assist in proper maintenance and cleanliness of all food preparation equipment
• To ensure a safe working environment for all kitchen staff.
• To follow control systems that will ensure quality and portion consistency
• To store items properly at the end of the shift using the FIFO system
• To ensure a clean, neat, and organized working area
• To ensure HACCP is implemented and practiced
• To ensure that food wastage control is being followed
• To handle and report any accident to your immediate supervisor
• Respond properly in any hotel emergency or safety situation
• To follow proper uniform procedures
• To perform other tasks or projects assigned by hotel management and supervisor

Skills & Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in the kitchen field in the hotel industry. Must have international kitchen and resort experience, resort experience will be a plus.
• Postgraduate and/or Hotel Management School / Apprenticeship. Master’s degree preferred but not required
• General Skills: Must have knowledge about cooking and presentation of food for all departments in this kitchen, must have full knowledge of sanitation requirements in handling food
• Technical Skills: To ensure that kitchen operating equipment is maintained in good standards
• Language: Required to have good English when it comes to understanding, Speaking, and Writing
• Physical Requirements: must be able to exert physical effort in transporting pounds, endure various physical movements throughout the work areas, reach up and down, remain stationary at times throughout work periods, and satisfactorily communicate with guests and colleagues to their understanding.