Chef de Cuisine - Filini
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About the Role
Yas Plaza Hotels by Aldar Hospitality seeks an experienced Chef de Cuisine to oversee daily culinary operations of the Italian restaurant Filini. The role involves managing the kitchen team, ensuring authentic Italian cuisine quality, controlling costs, and delivering exceptional dining experiences.
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Responsibilities
- Manage all activities in own kitchen, including production, stewarding and management of food production staff
- Maximize guest satisfaction by providing the highest food quality consistent with cost control and profitability margins
- Assure adherence to hotel standards of food quality, preparation, recipes, and presentation
- Assure proper staffing and adequate supplies for all stations
- Oversee all food production related areas
- Coordinate activities and communicate priorities to ensure correct preparation and delivery time
- Maintain product consistency by conducting inspections of seasonings, portions, and food appearance
- Oversee inventory expense of all food supplies
- Control and order all fresh products and dry storage items
- Monitor and facilitate communication between kitchen production and service staff
- Assure proper safety, hygiene, and sanitation practices are followed
- Coordinate operation of kitchen with other food and beverage departments
Requirements
- Culinary Arts, Professional Cookery, or Hospitality Management Degree
- Minimum 5 7 years of culinary experience
- At least 2 3 years as Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine in an upscale Italian restaurant or luxury hotel
- Excellent food safety and health regulations knowledge
- Familiarity with restaurant management and service software
- Excellent organization and communication skills
- Stocktaking and inventory management experience
- Strong knowledge of authentic Italian cuisine and regional Italian specialties
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About the Job
- The Chef de Cuisine (CDC) is responsible for overseeing the daily culinary operations of the Italian restaurant, ensuring the consistent preparation and presentation of authentic, high quality Italian cuisine.
- The role includes managing the kitchen team, maintaining food quality and safety standards, controlling costs, and delivering an exceptional dining experience while supporting the restaurant's financial objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Manages all activities in own kitchen, including production, stewarding and management of food production staff.
- Maximises guest satisfaction by providing the highest food quality consistent with cost control and profitability margins of the hotel kitchen.
- Assures adherence to hotel standards of food quality, preparation, recipes, and presentation.
- Assures proper staffing and adequate supplies for all stations.
- Oversees all food production related areas.
- Co ordinates activities, times and communicates priorities to ensure correct preparation, and delivery time to provide food for functions, a la carte, groups, breakfast, and rooms service.
- Maintains product consistency by conducting inspections of seasonings, portions, and food appearance, and follows up appropriately.
- Oversees inventory expense of all food supplies.
- Control and order all fresh products and dry storage items required by kitchen and related departments to ensure correct quality and par stock.
- Monitors and facilitates communication between kitchen production and service staff.
- Assures proper safety, hygiene, and sanitation practices are followed.
- Co ordinates operation of kitchen with other food and beverage departments.
Skills, Experience & Educational Requirements
- Culinary Arts, Professional Cookery, or Hospitality Management Degree.
- Minimum 5–7 years of culinary experience, with at least 2–3 years as a Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine in an upscale Italian restaurant or luxury hotel.
- Excellent food safety and health regulations knowledge.
- Familiarity with restaurant management and service software.
- Excellent organisation and communication skills.
- Stocktaking and inventory management experience.
- Strong knowledge of authentic Italian cuisine and regional Italian specialties.
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