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We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.
By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/
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Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced, dynamic, creative, and results-driven Executive Chef to lead and oversee all hotel kitchen operations and will be responsible for driving culinary excellence, ensuring exceptional food quality and guest satisfaction, managing and developing the culinary team, and maintaining operational and financial performance across all food production areas.

  • Lead and oversee all hotel kitchen operations, including All-Day Dining, Specialty Restaurants, Banquets, Events, Room Service, Executive Lounge, and Heartists Cafeteria.
  • Manage, supervise, and develop the culinary team, including Executive Sous Chefs, Sous Chefs, Chef de Parties, and kitchen heartists.
  • Ensure consistency in food quality, taste, portion control, presentation, and service standards across all outlets.
  • Develop and implement innovative menus, recipes, seasonal concepts, buffet selections, and banquet offerings in line with market trends and guest preferences.
  • Oversee daily food preparation, production planning, kitchen workflow, staffing, and service execution.
  • Ensure excellence across all culinary disciplines, including international cuisines, hot and cold kitchens, grills, seafood, meat, bakery, and pastry.
  • Manage food costs, kitchen budgets, inventory, purchasing, portion control, and waste reduction to achieve financial targets.
  • Monitor supplier quality, product specifications, stock rotation, and proper storage procedures.
  • Ensure full compliance with HACCP, food safety regulations, hygiene standards, sanitation procedures, and hotel policies.
  • Conduct regular kitchen inspections, food tastings, quality assessments, and performance evaluations.
  • Coordinate with Food & Beverage, Purchasing, Finance, Stewarding, and other hotel departments to ensure smooth operations.
  • Monitor guest feedback and continuously improve food quality, culinary standards, and overall dining experiences.
  • Lead recruitment, training, performance management, and succession planning to build a strong and professional culinary team.

Qualifications

  • Degree in Culinary Arts or relevant professional culinary certification preferred.
  • Proven experience in similar role in a 5-star property.
  • Extensive experience managing multiple kitchen outlets and large-scale hotel culinary operations.
  • Strong background in menu development, international cuisines, banquet operations, and high-volume food production.
  • Proven leadership skills with experience managing, training, and developing large culinary teams.
  • Strong knowledge of food cost control, budgeting, inventory management, and kitchen profitability.
  • Excellent understanding of HACCP, food safety regulations, hygiene standards, and quality assurance.
  • Flexibility to work across properties and support hotel operations as required.

Additional Information

Additional Language is an added advantage.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/
Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS

  • Job-Category: Culinary
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Job Schedule: Full-Time

  • Job Details

    Role Level: Executive-Level Work Type: Full-Time
    Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai
    Company Website: https://www.group.accor.com Job Function: Food & Beverage Services
    Company Industry/
    Sector:
    Hospitality

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