Executive Chef
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About the Role
Novotel Bur Dubai seeks an Executive Chef to lead all culinary operations, ensuring food quality, innovation, and guest satisfaction. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of culinary experience including previous Executive Chef role in a luxury hotel, strong leadership, and cost management skills.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee all culinary operations, ensuring exceptional food quality, consistency, presentation, and guest satisfaction across all outlets and banquet operations.
- Develop innovative menus and seasonal offerings aligned with brand standards, market trends, and guest preferences.
- Manage, coach, mentor, and develop the culinary team to achieve operational excellence and foster a high performance culture.
- Ensure compliance with all food safety, hygiene, HACCP, and local regulatory requirements.
- Monitor and control food costs, labor costs, inventory, and kitchen expenses to achieve budgeted financial targets.
- Establish and maintain standardized recipes, portion controls, and production procedures to ensure consistency and profitability.
- Oversee purchasing, receiving, storage, and inventory management while minimizing food waste and optimizing stock levels.
- Collaborate with the Food & Beverage leadership team to create memorable dining experiences and support hotel events and promotions.
- Ensure all kitchen equipment is maintained in excellent working condition and coordinate preventive maintenance as required.
- Drive continuous improvement through culinary innovation, process optimization, and operational efficiencies.
- Conduct regular training sessions to enhance culinary techniques, food safety awareness, and service excellence within the team.
- Monitor guest feedback and implement improvements to enhance satisfaction and overall dining experiences.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of culinary experience, including previous Executive Chef experience in a luxury hotel or large scale hospitality operation.
- Proven ability to lead, train, and develop multicultural culinary teams.
- Strong leadership skills with a passion for coaching and nurturing talent.
- Excellent knowledge of international cuisine, food safety standards, and cost management.
- Creative mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement and guest satisfaction.
- Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities.
- Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.
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Job Description
- We invite you to join our dynamic team at Novotel Bur Dubai, UAE as an Executive Chef. In this leadership role, you will oversee all culinary operations, ensuring the highest standards of food quality, innovation, consistency, and guest satisfaction across all dining venues. You will lead and inspir
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee all culinary operations, ensuring exceptional food quality, consistency, presentation, and guest satisfaction across all outlets and banquet operations
- Develop innovative menus and seasonal offerings aligned with brand standards, market trends, and guest preferences
- Manage, coach, mentor, and develop the culinary team to achieve operational excellence and foster a high performance culture
- Ensure compliance with all food safety, hygiene, HACCP, and local regulatory requirements
- Monitor and control food costs, labor costs, inventory, and kitchen expenses to achieve budgeted financial targets
- Establish and maintain standardized recipes, portion controls, and production procedures to ensure consistency and profitability
- Oversee purchasing, receiving, storage, and inventory management while minimizing food waste and optimizing stock levels
- Collaborate with the Food & Beverage leadership team to create memorable dining experiences and support hotel events and promotions
- Ensure all kitchen equipment is maintained in excellent working condition and coordinate preventive maintenance as required
- Drive continuous improvement through culinary innovation, process optimization, and operational efficiencies
- Conduct regular training sessions to enhance culinary techniques, food safety awareness, and service excellence within the team
- Monitor guest feedback and implement improvements to enhance satisfaction and overall dining experiences
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of culinary experience, including previous Executive Chef experience in a luxury hotel or large scale hospitality operation.
- Proven ability to lead, train, and develop multicultural culinary teams.
- Strong leadership skills with a passion for coaching and nurturing talent.
- Excellent knowledge of international cuisine, food safety standards, and cost management.
- Creative mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement and guest satisfaction.
Additional Information
- Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities
- Fluency in English , additional languages are a plus
Company Description
- Join us at Accor, where life pulses with passion! As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries.
- By joining us, you will become a Heartist®, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart.
- You will join a caring environment and a team where you can be all you are.
- You will enjoy exclusive benefits, specific to the sector and beyond, as well as strong recognition for your daily commitment.
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