Job posting on a UK employment site:
In flight Chef
Salary: between US$ 27,000 and US$ 35,000
Portfolio International is pleased to represent a Middle East airline Company as they are looking for up to 100 five-star chefs to be recruited for its aircraft in an effort to bolster its in-flight catering service.
Our client is launching a 'restaurant in the sky' for first-class passengers flying from Europe to Middle East from September 2002, with chefs introduced on flights to Abu Dhabi a week later and then on routes to Paris and Frankfurt.
Between 20 and 30 chefs will be hired initially, with the scheme eventually extending to all Gulf Air's routes.
Each plane will have a small kitchen, equipped with a rock salt grill system, steamer tube and combi – convection oven, fridge and storeroom. The team will be as a Head Chef (titled as Food & Beverage Specialist) and 3-trainee attendant. The Chef will be In charge for the entire Food & Beverage operation in board as food supply and control, temperature control, menus design, cooking dishes, serving the menus, wine recommendation and stock control.
The chefs will be responsible for all the onboard food, dressing and tossing salads at customers' seats, cooking eggs for breakfast, seal their steaks, taking and plating orders from a luxury dessert trolley In the end of the meal, served directly to the customer by the Chef.
The Chef and his “crew” will supply directly the 12 customer of the 1st Class but also supervise the quality control and dispatch of the Business Class and Economic Class. Which will beneficiate of implementation in quality food.
Profile of the relevant candidate
v Single status position . If the candidate is married, he/ she will need to travel single.
v 5* star hotel background or fine dining restaurant experience
v Guest contact skills, a good self-confidence and the ability to learn butler service and wines knowledge.
v Flexible and able to deal with high demand from the client. If references taken show any problems over work under pressure by previous employers, the candidate would be rejected.
v The ideal candidate would have private household background inland or private yacht.
File requested with application.
The candidates responding will need to include with their application:
Ø A picture of themselves in Chefs white
Ø A copy of the latest menus created or use during their last assignment
Ø The 3 last written references or 3 referees with telephone number to check their abilities.
The salary offered will be according the experience of each candidate. The Chefs will be based in Bahrain in a luxury compound and will work on a similar rota as the stewards.
IMPORTANT: Only candidates with similar profile and a COMPLETE APPLICATION will be considered and short-listed. All other candidate will be rejected immediately.
Please send your details to: Gilles Chirat, Senior Consultant Chefs, Portfolio International on:
[email protected]