Commis 1 - Pastry

About the role

Jumeirah Messilah Beach, a beachfront resort in Kuwait with 316 rooms and suites, 79 residential suites and 10 villas, is looking for a Commis 1 to join its Pastry Kitchen. The role supports the culinary team and follows the hotel's food safety, hygiene and quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Assist colleagues and support culinary teams where needed, helping build team spirit, credibility, respect, openness and trust.
• Report accidents and sickness immediately to the Chef de Cuisine with clear details, and ask for help before any breakdown occurs.
• Relay breakdown information immediately to the chef de partie so the root cause can be identified and reoccurrences avoided.
• Respond positively to changes in the department as dictated by the industry, company or hotel.
• Act as an ambassador of lateral service for the team.
• Follow the company's safety procedures, food hygiene and safe food handling policies, and culinary standards for recipes, preparation and plating.
• Liaise with the Stewarding Manager to keep the kitchen clean, maintain equipment to a good standard and communicate malfunctions to the Chef de Cuisine for engineering response.
• Adhere to set-up times and breakdown schedules for each meal period or event, and follow all control and key procedures.
• Order, receive and store quality ingredients correctly using FIFO rotation, and prepare them according to recipes, plating guides and buffet set-ups while maximising production time and minimising waste.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of culinary experience in a five-star hotel.
• Solid international culinary experience.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.

Required skills

• Knowledge of the style of cuisine.
• Knowledge of HACCP and general health and safety in the workplace.