Executive Chef
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About the Role
Four Seasons Resort and Residences at the Pearl-Qatar seeks an Executive Chef to lead all food production across multiple outlets, including Spuntino Restaurant, Duchess Tea Lounge, and In-Room Dining.
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Responsibilities
- Plan menus for all food outlets in the Resort
- Schedule and coordinate the work of chefs, cooks and other kitchen employees to assure that food preparation is economical and technically correct and within budgeted labor cost goals
- Approve the requisition of products and other necessary food supplies
- Ensure that high standards of sanitation, cleanliness and safety are maintained throughout all kitchen areas at all times
- Establish controls to minimize food and supply waste and theft
- Develop standard recipes and techniques for food preparation and presentation
- Prepare necessary data for applicable parts of the budget; project annual food, labor and other costs and monitor actual financial results
- Interview, select, train, supervise, counsel and discipline all employees in the department
- Ensure proper staffing for maximum productivity and high standards of quality; control food and payroll costs to achieve maximum profitability
- Interact with food and beverage management to assure that food production consistently exceeds the expectations of members and guests
Requirements
- At least 6 years of experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area
- Experience in Luxury Hotel/Resort or similar
- Ability to lead and direct the culinary team
- Ensure Culinary Standards including recipe compliance and food quality
- Manage food costing, controls, and compliance
- Develop fine dining menus and culinary offerings
- Have high expectations for customer service and quality of food
- Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English
- Service Passion for Luxury Hospitality and have an eye to details
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About the Role
- The Executive Chef is responsible for all food production in Spuntino Restaurant, Duchess Tea Lounge, Loulou Plage, The Bar, In Room Dining and the Employee Restaurant.
- The Executive Chef is also responsible of the Stewarding department to ensure highest cleaning practices are in place at all times.
- The Executive Chef will develop menus, food purchase specifications and recipes. Supervise the kitchen and stewarding teams. Develop and monitor food and labor budget for the department. Maintain highest professional food quality and sanitation standards at all times.
Essential Functions
- Plans menus for all food outlets in the Resort.
- Schedules and coordinates the work of chefs, cooks and other kitchen employees to assure that food preparation is economical and technically correct and within budgeted labor cost goals.
- Approves the requisition of products and other necessary food supplies.
- Ensures that high standards of sanitation, cleanliness and safety are maintained throughout all kitchen areas at all times.
- Establishes controls to minimize food and supply waste and theft.
- Safeguards all food preparation employees by implementing training to increase their knowledge about safety, sanitation and accident prevention principles.
- Develops standard recipes and techniques for food preparation and presentation, which help to assure consistently high quality and to minimize food costs; exercises portion control for all items served and assists in establishing menu selling prices.
- Prepares necessary data for applicable parts of the budget; projects annual food, labor and other costs and monitors actual financial results; takes corrective action as necessary to help assure that financial goals are met.
- Attends food and beverage staff and management meetings.
- Consults with the Food & Beverage Director about food production aspects of special events being planned.
- Cooks or directly supervises the cooking of items that require skillful preparation.
- Ensures proper staffing for maximum productivity and high standards of quality; controls food and payroll costs to achieve maximum profitability.
Preferred Qualifications And Skills
- Lead and direct the culinary team
- Ensure Culinary Standards including recipe compliance and food quality
- Manage food costing, controls, and compliance
- Develop fine dining menus and culinary offerings
- Have high expectations for customer service and quality of food
- Have the ability and willingness to develop and train frontline employees
- Have a passion for food and innovation
- Ability to create marketing strategies and promotional menu items with Chef to increase business volumes
- Service Passion for Luxury Hospitality and have an eye to details
- Preferably with Experience in Luxury Hotel/Resort or similar
- At least 6 years of experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area
- Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace
Our Offering
- Opportunities to build a successful career with global potential
- Unique strong culture diversity of 50 different nationalities
- Living accommodation in a high quality, well resourced apartment
- Excellent Training and Development opportunities
- Employee Recognition Programs
- Complimentary nights at FS Hotels Worldwide
- Paid annual home leave tickets
- Complimentary meals in employee restaurants
- Medical coverage
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