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Role Overview
The Sous Chef supports the Chef de Cuisine in leading daily kitchen operations across assigned culinary outlets.
The role provides hands-on leadership for food production, team coordination, service delivery, and luxury hospitality standards.
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Property Overview
Raffles Doha and Fairmont Doha operate within Katara Towers and provide luxury hospitality experiences in Doha.
The properties emphasize culinary excellence, guest experiences, collaboration, and professional development.
Role Overview
The Sous Chef supports the Chef de Cuisine in leading daily kitchen operations across assigned culinary outlets.
The role provides hands-on leadership for food production, team coordination, service delivery, and luxury hospitality standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead, supervise, motivate, train, and develop the culinary team.
- Maintain food quality, taste, presentation, portion control, and timely service.
- Assist with menu planning and oversee preparation according to approved recipes and standards.
- Monitor food costs, wastage, inventory, ordering, receiving, and storage.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and HACCP standards.
- Coordinate with Front of House and hotel departments for seamless service.
- Assist with scheduling, staffing, operational planning, events, banquets, promotions, and VIP experiences.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe kitchen and address operational challenges promptly.
Qualifications
- Culinary degree, diploma, or relevant professional culinary qualification.
- Experience as a Sous Chef or in a similar senior culinary role within a luxury hotel or resort.
- Strong knowledge of international cuisine, culinary techniques, and diverse ingredients.
- Ability to lead, motivate, train, and develop a diverse culinary team.
- Knowledge of food safety, hygiene, sanitation, HACCP, food costs, inventory, and wastage reduction.
- Strong organization, communication, time management, creativity, and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in English; additional languages are advantageous.
- Flexibility to work varied shifts, weekends, and holidays as required.
Application Process
- Candidates are required to complete an AssessFirst profile and questionnaire after applying.
Employee Benefits
- Colleague benefits include discounted or complimentary stays, dining and wellness discounts, and other property perks.
- The employer describes values centered on respect, excellence, belonging, empowerment, and integrity.
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