The Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef in managing daily kitchen operations, food preparation, menu execution, quality control, and staff supervision. Candidates should have professional culinary training and several years of experience in a hotel, resort, or high-volume restaurant kitchen, ideally with supervisory experience. Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene standards, portion control, costing, and international cuisine is expected. The successful candidate should be organized, creative, and comfortable working under pressure while maintaining consistent standards. Good communication, teamwork, leadership, and flexibility for shifts, weekends, and holidays are essential. Marriott or luxury-hotel experience and knowledge of HACCP procedures would be advantageous.
Sheraton Bahrain Hotel is a luxury business and leisure hotel in Manama, operating under the Sheraton brand and Marriott International, one of the world's largest hospitality companies. The hotel serves corporate travelers, tourists, families, and event guests, offering accommodation, restaurants, meeting facilities, leisure amenities, and professional hospitality services. Sheraton properties are known for welcoming public spaces, international operating standards, and a focus on meaningful connections between guests and colleagues. As part of Marriott International, the hotel provides employees with access to structured training, global service procedures, career development opportunities, and potential mobility across the company's international portfolio. Culinary team members typically work in a multicultural environment, supporting several dining outlets and banquet operations while maintaining standards for food quality, presentation, hygiene, and guest satisfaction.
Bahrain is a compact Gulf island nation with Manama as its lively commercial and cultural center. Hospitality, restaurants, tourism, retail, finance, construction, healthcare, and technology provide regular employment opportunities, with hotels often recruiting international culinary and service professionals. The culture combines Islamic traditions, Arab hospitality, and a diverse expatriate community. Residents enjoy beaches, shopping malls, cafés, museums, historic sites, water sports, and a relatively relaxed social lifestyle, although summers are extremely hot. Employers normally arrange a work permit and residence visa after issuing a contract; expatriates should not work on a tourist visa. Confirm salary, accommodation, transport, medical insurance, leave, and contract terms before relocating. Bahrain is generally convenient for foreign workers, but applicants should budget for living costs, verify recruitment agencies, and respect local laws, dress expectations, religious customs, and alcohol regulations.
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