Chef De Partie📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Celebrity Cruises is seeking an experienced Chef De Partie to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This contract position offers a dynamic culinary environment where expertise and leadership are essential for maintaining high standards of food preparation and adhering to international public health and safety regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct, coach, support, supervise, and evaluate all direct reports in collaboration with the Sous Chef.
• Demonstrate comprehensive food knowledge and understanding of culinary terms.
• Follow and prepare company recipes to ensure taste and quality consistency as per corporate instructions.
• Complete tasks efficiently and productively.
• Work effectively in any section of the kitchen.
• Coordinate and supervise team members assigned to your section, delegating tasks appropriately.
• Undertake daily recipe reviews and maintain recipe folders.
• Fulfill requests from supervisors or the manager on duty, including show plates, food samples, and food tastings.
• Control production levels and propose ideas for improvements and cost control.
• Prepare daily electronic food requisitions for your section and verify deliveries for accuracy, reporting discrepancies.
• Oversee food production for main kitchen sections, including Sauce, Entremetier, Fish, Roast, Outlet CDP, Tournant, and Cold Kitchen.
• Maintain adherence to public health standards according to company expectations and international regulations (*, US, Anvisa, Shipsan, Canadian, Australian).
• Ensure the HACCP program is correctly implemented within your section.
• Maintain your assigned area in preparation for health inspections.
• Report for duty at assigned times, follow supervisor instructions, and ensure personal appearance, uniform, and hygiene comply with company rules.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in an upscale hotel, resort, cruise ship, or convention banqueting service.
• At least 2 years of experience specifically as a Chef de Partie, with shipboard experience being preferred.
• A culinary school degree is required.
• Very strong management skills, particularly within a multicultural and dynamic environment.
• Very strong communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and interpersonal skills.
• Superior customer service, team-building, and conflict resolution skills.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing personalized services, including needs assessment, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and guest satisfaction evaluation.
• Strong planning, coaching, organizing, staffing, controlling, and evaluating skills.
• Intermediate computer software skills are required.
• A good understanding of basic accounting principles, including numbering flow, "Debits/Credits," adjusting entries, and corrections.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to establish a good rapport with the ship's Senior Officers and the corporate office.

Required Skills

• Extensive food knowledge and understanding of culinary terms.
• Proficiency in recipe following and execution.
• High levels of efficiency and productivity.
• Adaptability to work in various kitchen sections.
• Effective team coordination and task delegation.
• Daily recipe review and maintenance.
• Control of production levels and cost improvement initiatives.
• Accurate food requisition and delivery verification.
• Strict adherence to public health standards and HACCP program execution.
• Preparation for health inspections.
• Following instructions and maintaining professional appearance and hygiene.
• Strong management, communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional customer service, team building, and conflict resolution capabilities.
• Expertise in personalized service principles and guest satisfaction evaluation.
• Proficiency in planning, coaching, organizing, staffing, controlling, and evaluating.
• Competence in basic accounting principles and report writing.
• Ability to write business correspondence and build rapport.

Work Environment and Contract Details

This is a contract position with Celebrity Cruises, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role operates within a dynamic kitchen environment that requires strict adherence to international public health and safety standards.