About us At voco\xc2\xae, we\xe2\x80\x99ve created a new hotel brand that gives people a different choice. Hotels to count on but different enough to be fun. Unstuffy hotels, where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with relaxing. Our new family of hotels are connected by their own sense of style and individual character \xe2\x80\x93 and that\xe2\x80\x99s something we make the most of. Finding the perfect mix of reliability and new experiences. Because we believe that when you respect individuality life gets interesting. At the heart of every great stay is a great host. We think the trick to hosting is to take the time to understand what your guests need and want. So, before they arrive, we find out more about them and how we can make their stay better. Whilst they are with us, we give tempting recommendations of our favourite drinks or food, or tips for local experiences that they won\xe2\x80\x99t find in any guidebook. What is the job? As Head Chef you\xe2\x80\x99ll direct all kitchen activities and prepare our delicious food - helping create memorable experiences for guests - whenever and wherever they dine. You\xe2\x80\x99ll also ensure quality, kitchen maintenance, and inventory functions kept to our high standards - to make sure your kitchen is always running smoothly. Your day to day 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 - recognize good performance
• Recommend or initiate any HR elated actions where needed
• Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive \xe2\x80\x93 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.

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.

Responsible Business

• You\xe2\x80\x99ll make sure our dishes are always at their best - we have standards - but it\xe2\x80\x99s 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 \xe2\x80\x93 always keep stock replenished to minimize 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 \xe2\x80\x93 unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done.

Financial

• Complete forecasts, plans, and departmental production reports for management
• Help prepare the hotel\xe2\x80\x99s annual budget and the setting of departmental goals
• Maintain costing and documentation of all dishes prepared and sold from the kitchen

Accountabilities Supervise kitchen team with multiple major food and beverage outlets and banquet facilities with capacity to cater to more than 200 people. May oversee managers and/or supervisors and professional culinary staff. What we need from you A candidate with bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree or certificate in culinary arts with minimum 5 years of hotel experience. Have strong drive for results, dynamic, possess good communication skills both verbal and written. Knowledge of computer accounting programs, math skills as well as budgetary analysis capabilities required. How do I deliver this? We genuinely care about people and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It\xe2\x80\x99s what connects every colleague in all IHG\xc2\xae hotels. Each IHG\xc2\xae hotel brand delivers True Hospitality in their own way, and at the heart of it all are specific, core service skills.

• True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with guests
• True Confidence: having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay
• True Listening: focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs
• True Responsiveness: is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner

There\xe2\x80\x99s so much more to the job than we can capture here. It\xe2\x80\x99s simply about creating great experiences, doing the right thing and understanding people. What we offer We\xe2\x80\x99ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits \xe2\x80\x93 in addition to career development, employee room discounts and great work culture.

Join us and you\xe2\x80\x99ll become part of the global IHG family \xe2\x80\x93 and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together \xe2\x80\x93 we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve -visit www.http://careers.ihg.com to find out more about us. Reliably Different - Welcome to voco\xc2\xae Hotels, IHG\xe2\x80\x99s new upscale brand. We call our Hotels voco\xc2\xae \xe2\x80\x93 It means \xe2\x80\x98to invite\xe2\x80\x99 and \xe2\x80\x98call together\xe2\x80\x99 originating from Latin and representing our thoughtful, unstuffy and charming nature. Guests tell us that voco\xc2\xae is fun without being vanilla, trendy without being alienating and premium, without being stuffy. This unique and playful attitude, combined with a consistent level of quality, sits at the heart of our brand here at voco\xc2\xae Dubai Whatever we\xe2\x80\x99re up to, at every instance, there are brand values and service behaviours that guide us... Brand values: Always dependable, Respect individuality & Be distinctive. Service values: Count on us to; Be natural & Make every stay special. Drawing on IHG\xe2\x80\x99s years of experience in delivering True Hospitality, voco\xc2\xae Hotels gives people a different choice. Hotels that are reliable enough to depend on, but different enough to be fun. Our new family of hotels is connected by their individual characters, that make memorable travel dependable with unstuffy hotels, where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with relaxing. The moment a guest steps into one of our hotels, they walk into a genuinely memorable experience. The world\'s first voco\xc2\xae hotel opened in November 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia and the first voco\xc2\xae Hotel across IMEA is voco\xc2\xae Dubai. voco\xc2\xae Dubai is a location like no other with a premium ambience in the heart of Dubai and laid back yet attentive service from the friendly hosts. It\xe2\x80\x99s location on the vibrant Shiekh Zayed Road is also connecting it to many day time and no delights of the city, moments from shopping, dining and entertainment experiences. At IHG, we\xe2\x80\x99ve made a promise. As one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading hotel groups, we\xe2\x80\x99re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected \xe2\x80\x93 wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey? voco brand comes to life in hotels that you can count on but that are different enough to be fun. Unstuffy hotels, where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with relaxing. Hotels that are built on sustainability where we look after the planet with the same care as we look after our guests and colleagues. Let\xe2\x80\x99s Go Further Together. Don\'t quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you\'d be a great fit for the job? We\'ll never know unless you hit the \'Apply\' button. Start your journey with us today.