Executive Chef - Crowne Plaza West Cairo- Arkan

About Us:

rowne Plaza is a global chain of full service, upscale hotels headquartered in the United Kingdom. It caters to business travelers and the meetings and conventions market. It is part of the (IHG) InterContinental Hotels Group family of brands, which include InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, Voco, Staybrige Suites, Kimpton Hotels and Regent. As one of the world's largest upscale brands, we have properties located in major urban centers, gateway cities and resort destinations all around the globe and can be found in nearly 100 countries with more than 429 hotels and 118,000 rooms globally. Since opening in 2012 Arkan Plaza has evolved into West Cairo’s primary commercial and social destination, offering a multitude of retail and dining outlets along with gyms, banks and offices. All radiating from its welcoming central plaza, situated in the heart of Sheikh Zayed located on the 26th of July corridor main spine, which connects the cities of Sheikh Zayed and 6th of October with the central Cairo area. Crowne Plaza West Cairo - Arkan , the 178-room new build forms part of Phase II of Arkan Plaza. The Hotel is 10 minutes away from the “new” Grand Egyptian Museum and 15 minutes from the Great Pyramids of Giza. It is also in close proximity to Cairo International Airport and will be just 10 kilometers away from Sphinx International Airport. Business and leisure travelers can get the best of both worlds with three meeting rooms and a business center along with an outdoor pool and Club Lounge . We are currently looking for an Executive Chef to join our amazing team.

Your day to day:

Direct daily kitchen activities, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers  .
Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues - recognise good performance .
Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive – connect departments to create sense of one team . 
Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Communicate with all hotel department heads to stay informed of kitchen needs and ensure timely responses to requests.
Ensure that all kitchen equipment and environment are hygienic and working properly. 
Encourage guest feedback to improve guest satisfaction.  
Help the Food and Beverage Director with event planning .
You’ll make sure our dishes are always at their best - we have standards - but it’s down to you to make that room special and memorable for guests. 
Make sure food and drinks are secure and stored safely – always keep stock replenished to minimise waste.

What we need from you:

Degree or certificate in culinary arts.
Excellent culinary/kitchen operations experience .
3 years’ experience as an Executive chef.
Strong leadership and administrative skills.
Energetic,dynamic and innovative.
Strong Knolwedge of new trends in culinary.

What we offer:

In return we offer competitive pay and benefits, and a chance to work with a great team of talented people. Most importantly, we'll give you the Room to be yourself. So what's your passion? Please get in touch if this position matches your skills and interests and tell us how you could bring your individual competencies by clicking "Apply Online" We are an equal opportunity employer.