About the Company
Tapasake is set to return with a renewed venue and identity, where Japanese precision meets Mediterranean influence, overlooking Dubai's most iconic infinity pool. An elevated journey is about to begin. Reopening soon.
About the Role
Sunset Hospitality Group is currently looking for a Chef de Cuisine to join our Tapasake Team in Dubai.
Responsibilities
- Controls kitchen costs to ensure that the restaurant meets budget and increase profitability
- Controls kitchen maintenance, repairs and other related expenses
- Monitors ordering and receiving food products and other supplies as required for daily operations
- Observes compliance with the company's policies and procedures, as well as, governmental laws and regulations
- Supervises and takes part in the preparation and production of all food products
- Inspects all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant's recipes, portioning, cooking and serving standards
- Inspects products quality during and after preparation, and makes adjustments as required
- Ensures that all equipment is kept clean and in excellent working conditions through personal inspection and by following the stores preventive maintenance programs
- Plans and develops menus in coordination with the management
- Meets customer requirements in terms of special requests and dietary needs
- Collaborates with the HR Department to ensure the quality of new kitchen staff during recruitment procedure
- Collaborates with Operations and HR Department up to date kitchen developments and requirements
- Manages the kitchen staff through coaching and training, in order to improve performance and to achieve the kitchen objectives and targets
- Motivates and develops staff, in order to encourage their professional development
- Evaluates the performance of kitchen employees ensuring that reviews are delivered to the HR Department on time
- Suggests salary reviews, proposes personnel actions such as promotions and provides feedback to employees
- Maintains discipline, recommends and administers corrective actions
- Updates job knowledge to develop new and trend-setting ideas to keep up with competition in local market
- Performs other duties pertinent to this job as assigned.
Qualifications
- Certified Chef de Cuisine or Culinary Arts Diploma
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience in managing a fast-paced kitchen
- Experience in upscale Mediterranean Cuisine
- Prior management experience in a similar kitchen environment
- Fluent in English
- Good knowledge of kitchen policies and procedures, their development and applications
- Excellent knowledge of Food Safety, HACCP, Sanitation, and Personal Hygiene basics
- Ability to maintain high quality control standards
- Ordered and systematic in work
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and management skills
- Strong planning and budgetary skills
- High coaching skills are a must in order to maintain the positive and supportive role with the kitchen teams
- Highly cooperative team spirit
- Excellent leadership skills and the ability to lead by example in a multicultural environment
- Problem-solving skills
