Executive Chef - InterContinental Al Khobar

Job Description

As the world?s largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental? brand. Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience. If you?d like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we?d like to welcome you to the world?s most international luxury hotel brand.People? Direct daily kitchen activities, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers ? Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues - recognise good performance ? Recommend or initiate any HR elated actions where needed ? Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive ? connect departments to create sense of one team ? Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Communicate with all hotel department heads to stay informed of kitchen needs and ensure timely responses to requests Responsible business ? You?ll make sure our dishes are always at their best - we have standards - but it?s down to you to make that room special and memorable for guests ? Keep an eye on competitor activity / industry innovation to develop your own ideas in the kitchen ? Make sure food and drinks are secure and stored safely ? always keep stock replenished to minimise waste ? Ensure that all kitchen equipment and environment are hygienic and working properly ? Always follow governmental regulations and company policies and procedures ? Ad-hoc duties ? unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done Guest experience ? Encourage guest feedback to improve guest satisfaction ? Answer guest questions about dishes and kitchen services ? Help the Food and Beverage Director with event planning Financial ? Complete forecasts, plans, and departmental production reports for management ? Help prepare the hotel?s annual budget and the setting of departmental goals ? Maintain costing and documentation of all dishes prepared and sold from the kitchenIdeally, youll have some or all of the following competencies and experience were looking for: ? Preferred candidate should be a college / university degree graduate ? A minimum of two years experiences in a similar capacity / function in an international five star hotel with preferable previous experiences in the Middle East and Asia. ? A culinary expert with pride, passion and energy that can support in leading and developing a great team and drive excellent food quality. ? Having an eye for detail and creativity to look at things differently will be a key to developing the Food and Beverage Experience. An outgoing personality is also important whilst representing the DFC brands promotionally and locally. Ultimately, you will be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication in English. You will be a self-starter and you will be able to demonstrate understanding of the business and link the business environment to IHG commitments; have a high level of drive for results and ability to lead and motivate team members to achieve the results; will be adaptable and flexible with the ability to build relationships in a multi-cultural environment and gain trust and support of team members and senior managers. You will have exceptional planning, organizing and delegating skills with attention to detail. You will have the ability to exhibit strong decision making skills to deliver brand service standards resulting in highest guest satisfaction. You will possess a high level of integrity to lead by example and gain respect of peers and colleagues.

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