Chef De Partie📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Celebrity Cruises is seeking an experienced Chef De Partie to join their team. This contract position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires a culinary professional with a strong understanding of kitchen operations and a commitment to maintaining high food quality and safety standards. The role involves leading a team, managing kitchen sections, and ensuring adherence to international public health regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct, coach, support, supervise, and evaluate all direct reports in conjunction with the Sous Chef.
• Demonstrate excellent food knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of culinary terms.
• Read, understand, follow, and prepare company recipes, ensuring consistent taste and quality as per corporate office instructions.
• Complete tasks efficiently and productively.
• Work effectively in any section of the kitchen.
• Coordinate and supervise all team members assigned to their section, delegating tasks appropriately.
• Undertake daily recipe reviews and maintain recipe folders in immaculate condition.
• Follow through on any requests within their area of responsibility from supervisors or the manager on duty, including preparing show plates, food samples, and participating in random food tastings.
• Control production levels and propose improvements for cost control.
• Prepare daily electronic food requisitions for their section's production and countercheck deliveries for accuracy, reporting any discrepancies to their immediate supervisor.
• Oversee food production in any main kitchen section, including Sauce, Entremetier, Fish, Roast, Outlet CDP, Tournant, and Cold Kitchen.
• Maintain and ensure adherence to Public Health standards according to company expectations and international regulations (*, US, Anvisa, Shipsan, Canadian, Australian).
• Ensure the correct implementation of the HACCP program.
• Maintain their assigned area in preparation for announced or unannounced United States Public Health type inspections.
• Report for duty at assigned times, follow supervisor instructions, and ensure personal appearance, uniform, and hygiene comply with company rules and regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

• 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.
• Possess very strong management skills, particularly within a multicultural and dynamic environment.
• Exhibit very strong communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate superior customer service, team-building, and conflict resolution abilities.
• Possess knowledge of the principles and processes for providing personalized services, including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and guest satisfaction evaluation techniques.
• Show strong planning, coaching, organizing, staffing, controlling, and evaluating skills.
• Intermediate computer software skills are required.
• Have 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.
• A minimum of 10 years of overall experience is required for this contract position.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Food Knowledge
• Culinary Terms
• Recipe Following
• Efficiency and Productivity
• Kitchen Section Management
• Team Supervision and Task Delegation
• Recipe Review and Maintenance
• Food Requisition and Inventory Control
• Adherence to Public Health Standards and HACCP Program
• Inspection Preparation
• Management, Communication, Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Interpersonal Skills
• Customer Service, Team Building, and Conflict Resolution
• Planning, Coaching, Organizing, Staffing, Controlling, and Evaluating
• Computer Software Proficiency
• Basic Accounting Principles
• Report Writing and Business Correspondence

Work Location and Contract Details

This is a contract position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires a seasoned culinary professional to contribute to the high standards of Celebrity Cruises.