Chef De Partie - Cold Kitchen - InterContinental® Hotel Dubai Festival City

Role Overview

Chef De Partie - Cold Kitchen at InterContinental Hotel Dubai Festival City, operated by IHG Hotels and Resorts, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Company Overview

InterContinental Hotels Group operates the InterContinental Hotel Dubai Festival City cluster, which consists of four hotels: the luxury and lifestyle brand InterContinental, the lavish long-stay InterContinental Residence Suites, the premium Crowne Plaza, and the essentials Holiday Inn & Suites. The cluster includes over 1,600 rooms, 16 restaurants and bars, a 3,800-square-metre Event Centre across two levels, the 5,000-square-metre Festival Arena by InterContinental, the Spa InterContinental, and state-of-the-art gym and swimming pool facilities. The property employs over 1,200 colleagues.

Role Purpose

Lead the commissary cold kitchen operations, managing food preparation, kitchen staff, and service readiness while maintaining the highest standards of quality, hygiene, and safety in a luxury hotel environment.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Provide direction to kitchen helpers, cooks, kitchen attendants, and stewards.
• Establish and maintain effective employee working relationships.
• Lead a large team.

Service & Preparation

• Prepare in advance food, beverage, material and equipment needed for service.
• Commit to serving food of the highest quality.

Communication & Coordination

• Communicate politely and display courtesy to guests and internal customers.
• Communicate to supervisors any difficulties, guest or internal customer comments and other relevant information.
• Attend and participate in daily briefings and other meetings as scheduled.

Compliance & Safety

• Implement hotel and department regulations, policies and procedures including house rules and regulations, health and safety, grooming, standard operations procedures, and HACCP.
• Demonstrate awareness of occupational health and safety policies and procedures and ensure all procedures are conducted safely and within OH&S guidelines.
• Be aware of duty of care and adhere to occupational, health and safety legislation, policies and procedures.
• Be familiar with property safety, first aid and fire and emergency procedures and operate equipment safely and sensibly.
• Initiate action to correct a hazardous situation and notify supervisors of potential dangers.
• Log security incidents and accidents in accordance with hotel requirements.
• Follow the JANA system rules.

Operations & Standards

• Maintain a clean and hygienic work area.
• Attend and participate in training sessions as scheduled.
• Perform related duties and special projects assigned.
• Demonstrate passion for cooking and creating new menu items.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience working in a luxury restaurant or 5-star hotel environment required.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong communication skills.
• Passion for cooking and creating new menu items.

Additional Information

IHG Hotels & Resorts provides competitive salary, room discounts, and comprehensive training. The company is committed to equal employment opportunities, inclusive teams, wellbeing support through the myWellbeing framework, and creating a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. All team members receive Room to Belong, Room to Grow, and Room to Make a Difference in a collaborative environment.