Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Manages all functions of the Food Production to achieve optimum quality level of food production sanitation and profit
- Coordinates functions and activities with other department heads as appropriate
- Oversees special events and special food promotions
- Develops and writes standard recipes
- Develops new dishes and products
- Takes steps to ensure that outstanding culinary technical skills are maintained
- Maintains comprehensive product knowledge including ingredients, equipment, suppliers, markets and current trends and makes appropriate adjustments to the Kitchen operations accordingly
- Plans and organizes with the Operations Manager successful Food and Beverage activities in the restaurant and overseas and coordinates pricing and preparation of menus by taking into consideration different factors such as the local market requirement, the competition, the trends and the availability of Food products in the market
- Controls and analyses on an on-going basis the sales, costs, food issuance quality and presentation of the food, the equipment and kitchen cleanliness and guest satisfaction
- Conducts interviewing, hiring, performance evaluation, coaching, counseling and taking disciplinary actions to ensure the appropriate productivity and efficiency of the Kitchen team, and consults with the Operations Manager and the Human Resources Manager as appropriate in the performance of the mentioned above duties
- Conducts daily briefings and other meetings as needed
- Develops and maintains operation manuals for all Food Production
- Assists the Supply and Chain Manager in selecting products and establishing specifications
- Maintains updated and accurate costing of all dishes prepared and sold in the restaurant outlet
- Sets Food Production and Stewarding goals and develops strategies, procedures and policies
- Monitors local competitors and makes sure about the trend in the culinary section
- Demonstrates understanding and awareness of all company policies and procedures relating to Health, Hygiene and fire life safety
- Performs related duties and other projects as assigned by the management