Garde Manger Chef de Cuisine

About the role

W Hotels is hiring a Garde Manger Chef de Cuisine in Abu Dhabi. The role involves personally preparing food items, improving guest satisfaction while keeping within the operating budget, and ensuring sanitation and food standards are met.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, design or create new applications, ideas, relationships, systems or products, including artistic contributions.
• Assist in menu development for cold items and manage all cold food preparation areas, including banquets, room service, restaurant, employee cafeteria and lounges.
• Demonstrate knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards and check the quality of raw and cooked food products.
• Prepare and cook foods of all types, regularly or for special guests and functions, and create decorative food displays.
• Supervise and coordinate cooks and workers engaged in food preparation, and build trust and cooperation among team members.
• Manage day-to-day operations, meet performance, budget and team goals, and provide service above and beyond guest expectations.
• Coach staff, communicate guest needs and give feedback, and share information with supervisors and colleagues.

Required profile

• High school diploma or GED, or a 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management or a related major.
• 4 years of experience in the culinary, food and beverage or related field, or 2 years with a degree.