Assistant Chief Steward
Dubai World Trade Centre
Total years of experience :20 years, 9 Months
• Directed a team of over 30 people and held successful international events of up to 2500 guests.
• Won awards for excellence in hygiene, supervisory development and Person in Charge (DM Approved)
• Supported in maintaining the DWTC Kitchen with “Grade A” from DM for more than 15 years.
• Hygiene Champion month of Sep 2015
• Employee of the year in 2012
• Managing Outside Catering of Functions and events
• Directs and controls all subordinate kitchen staff to ensure that all day to day operational matters are handled on time and guest expectations are met.
• Maintain standards of hygiene and cleanliness in all kitchen and related areas.
• Monitors the cleanliness and hygiene in all food & beverage areas to ensure that they conform to the requisite HACCP & DM standards.
• Ability to operate and maintain all heavy equipment
• Proper maintenance and distribution of company assets
• Maintain compliance to cleaning policies and procedures
• Develop an efficient schedule for stewards and shift supervisors.
• Supervise all orders made for china, glass and silver from each outlet.
• Provide training and orientation to all new employees on board.
• Handling function of Meeting room, exhibition stand catering setup, conference and events at Dubai International Convention Centre.
• Supervise various sanitation activities for all food and beverage storage.
• Monitor schedule for all deep cleaning and pest control activities.
• Coordinated with outlet managers and assisted to replace china and glass.
Conducts daily briefings for Stewarding department.
• Co-ordinates with Food and Beverage in ensuring that all banqueting and restaurant operation’s function efficiently and on time.
• Assists in the preparation of Duty Rota, vacation planning and scheduling, and public holiday scheduling.
• Liaises with purchasing and suppliers to ensure that all products ordered are delivered, and are of the appropriate quality at the most competitive price.
• Conducts periodic checks of all chemical delivery and storage areas to ensure standards of hygiene are maintained.
• Implementation of pull sheets for all operating areas.
• Supervises the setup of all buffets, tea/coffee breaks and food displays set ups in terms of buffets/breakdown stations/garbage disposal.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records.
• Assist controlling and monitoring of chemical expenses.
• Hands on training of associates in daily operations pot washing / dishwashing / general hygiene practices.
• Takes periodic inventory and par stock maintenance for all chinaware, glassware, silverware and hollowware.
• Proper maintenance of chinaware, glassware, silverware and hollowware.
• Responsible for the cleanliness and sanitation of all the food and beverage related areas and the inventory and control of all equipment related to food and beverage service.
• Knowledgeable of chemical and sanitation guidelines.
• Handling of industrial strength chemicals is required.
• Ability to communicate well with culinary, banquet and outlet management and stewarding team.
Inventory control
*Stock maintenance and equipment maintenance
*Par stock maintenance
*equipment issuing and receiving
*updating documents
*breakage control
• Supervise all orders made for china, glass and silver from each outlet.
• Provide training and orientation to all new employees on board.
• Handling function of Meeting room, exhibition stand catering setup, conference and events at Dubai International Convention Centre.
• Supervise various sanitation activities for all food and beverage storage.
• Monitor schedule for all deep cleaning and pest control activities.
• Coordinated with outlet managers and assisted to replace china and glass.
Conducts daily briefings for Stewarding department.
• Co-ordinates with Food and Beverage in ensuring that all banqueting and restaurant operation’s function efficiently and on time.
• Assists in the preparation of Duty Rota, vacation planning and scheduling, and public holiday scheduling.
• Liaises with purchasing and suppliers to ensure that all products ordered are delivered, and are of the appropriate quality at the most competitive price.
• Conducts periodic checks of all chemical delivery and storage areas to ensure standards of hygiene are maintained.
• Implementation of pull sheets for all operating areas.
• Supervises the setup of all buffets, tea/coffee breaks and food displays set ups in terms of buffets/breakdown stations/garbage disposal.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records.
• Assist controlling and monitoring of chemical expenses.
• Hands on training of associates in daily operations pot washing / dishwashing / general hygiene practices.