About Jumeirah

At Jumeirah we are committed to encouraging and developing our colleagues, in a world class environment. We value diversity and equal opportunity, employing over 14,000 colleagues from over 140 different countries including locations in Asia Pacific, CIS, Central Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Jumeirah Al Wathba Desert Resort & Spa is a luxury desert resort located 50km to the south east of Abu Dhabi in the Al Wathba District (40 minutes’ drive from Abu Dhabi). It consists of 103 keys in total (90 Guestrooms and 13 Villas), restaurants and bars, conference and meeting facilities, Talise spa and leisure facilities.

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly talented and experienced Hospitality professional to join the Pre-opening team in the Culinary Department at Jumeirah Al Wathba Desert Resort & Spa. The main purpose of the role is to perform and delegate tasks to a multicultural team and to ensure a superior production and presentation of cuisine.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ability to handle multiple tasks with attention to detail
• Must be progressive thinking with cuisine & able to implement such ideas with ease
• Property follows 100% HACCP guidelines in the workplace & following these procedures is essential
• Menu & “special” engineering in conjunction with the Executive chef and/or Executive Sous Chefs. These needs to meet the target market and are in line with the operating concept for the restaurant
• To maintain good working relationships with colleagues and all other departments especially front of the house manager (Outlet Manager).
• Assumes responsibility for increasing departmental sales and profit
• To minimize payroll costs by maximizing the productivity and efficient scheduling of employees
• Must be lead by example by demonstrating the Hallmarks and guiding principles in their role continuously

About You:

In order to be considered for this role, you must possess the following selection criteria:

• A degree in Culinary
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a 5 star Hotels and top quality restaurant focused operation
• Strong leadership and organization skills with a “hands on approach”
• Must be medically fit & healthy
• Proficient in Microsoft applications

This is a very "hands on" and demanding position so it is paramount that you work well in a team but are also able to set standards and lead by example at all times.

You must be comfortable working under pressure and be passionate about producing cuisine of the highest possible standards.

About the Benefits:

This position offers a highly competitive salary and package which includes; company provided housing, annual flight tickets allowance, medical coverage, pension, life and accident insurance, retail and leisure discounts, 50% discount off Jumeirah F&B Outlets and reduced hotel rates.