Demi Chef de Partie - Butchery

About the role

Join the culinary team at a leading hotel in Dubai as a Demi Chef de Partie – Butchery. You will support the Chef de Partie and the butcher in daily meat preparation, ensuring high‑quality cuts for the hotel's restaurants and banquets.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the Chef de Partie and butcher with all butchery operations.
• Receive, inspect, store, and label meat, poultry and related products.
• Clean, trim, debone, cut, portion and prepare meat according to specifications.
• Maintain consistent portion sizes and minimise waste.
• Prepare meat cuts for restaurants, banquets and other culinary outlets.
• Ensure proper temperature control, FIFO rotation and hygiene standards.
• Keep knives, equipment and workstations clean and sanitized.
• Follow HACCP, food‑safety and occupational‑health guidelines.
• Monitor stock levels, report shortages or quality issues, and assist with inventory counts.
• Support the culinary team during busy service periods.

Required profile

• Culinary qualification or relevant vocational training.
• 1‑2 years experience in a butchery operation.
• Knowledge of meat fabrication, trimming, cutting and portioning techniques.
• Understanding of food hygiene and safe meat‑handling practices.
• Ability to work in a chilled environment and stand for extended periods.
• Physically fit to handle meat products and equipment safely.
• Good teamwork, communication and time‑management skills.

Required skills

• Culinary qualification
• Butchery techniques and meat fabrication
• Food safety and HACCP compliance
• Inventory handling and stock rotation