Looking for work? Check this out. A detailed report about who’s hiring and what positions are open as compiled by The Filipino Times from various official sources.
DUBAI: Need a job or do you know of someone who does? Here’s good news. There are thousands of job vacancies now available at different companies in the UAE. From food and beverage firms to big hospitals and a theme park, opportunities abound as companies search for competitive individuals to be part of their teams.
Topping the list of job vacancies is the Dubai Parks and Resorts (DPR), which is set to open the region’s largest integrated theme park and resort on Shekh Zayed Road near the Dubai-Abu Dhabi border this month. According to the company’s website, DPR is currently in need of 100 new staff.
The company is now accepting online applications for positions ranging from guest relations staff to management-level employees. Visit this link for more details. Vinit Shah, DPR chief management officer, had earlier told The Filipino Times they will be hiring 4,000 new employees to fill up the theme park’s manpower needs “When we open, we will have 4,000 employees.
We are trying to see how many we could fill locally and then we’ll look elsewhere,” Shah said. He added that there would be no specific preference on nationalities. The 25-million sq. ft. DPR is composed of three theme parks, a water park, over 50 retail and food and beverage outlets and a 500- room hotel.
Expansion
Meantime, those with relatives back home looking for jobs will have something encouraging to tell them on their next Skype session: Little Manila, the Filipino-themedrestaurant in Muraqqabat, Deira will be expanding to Abu Dhabi soon and will be bringing on board close to 100 new employees from the Philippines.
Other expansion plans include Fujairah, Sharjah and one more in Dubai, according to Parvez Naqvi, International Business Development head of Al Ahli Holding Group, operator of Little Manila. “We are expanding immediately to Abu Dhabi and that should be open by January (2017), followed by a new branch in Fujairah; and also ,we do have two more branches to open – one in Dubai and one in Sharjah.” Ken Peralta, Little Manila brand manager further explained: “We will hire a total of 74 people from the Philippines – 50 employees for the first batch, 24 employees for the second batch.
Our company will send two of our administrative staff to interview and screen the applicants. Successful ones will undergo a one-month training in their Philippine branches, like Binalot in Megamall, first, before we send them to our Abu Dhabi branch.” Sous chef, restaurant manager, supervisor, food attendants, cashier, chef de partie, cook, baker, kitchen helper, storekeeper and data encoder are the positions available, according to Cherry Tarrayo, Little Manila human resource executive.
Interested applicants from the Philippines, who want to do a walkin application, can visit Archangel Global Solutions, the official partner of Litte Manila for recruitment process, located at Suite 7C, Atherton Place #1 Tomas Morato Avenue corner Roces Avenue, Quezon City 1103, Philippines. Little Manila’s Abu Dhabi branch will be located in Building 642, Fatima Bint Mubarak Street, formerly Al Najdah Street in front of Burjeel Hospital, according it the company’s website.
Meantime, four new staff are needed at 365 Restaurant to fill their current job vacancies for waiters, chefs and cashiers. “Sixty to 70 percent of our staff are Filipinos and we are targeting to hire more because we plan to open a new branch before the end of this month. But other nationalities are also welcome to apply for the positions,” said Ian Jasper Roxas, general manager of the restaurant.
The restaurant has four branches, one each in Al Nahdah 1, Rashidiya, Satwa and Karama where interested applicants can drop their curriculum vitae. You can also apply by sending your resume at [email protected]. Opportunities Meantime, Carrefour has a bunch of opportunities for jobseekers, too. As per the data posted on its website, the company is currently hiring 12 new staff to work as department head, marketing and advertising manager, merchandise manager, section manager, stocker, supervisor, central cashier office manager, maintenance manager, store financial controller, store IT manager and security manager One hundred positions are also available with “future” status,” which means “the job is available 2-3 months from now,” said Mohammed Hashim, the company’s director of human capital. Interested applicants may visit the Carrefour recruitment website here.
More hirings
Three Filipina waitresses are needed at Fiesta Pinoy Restaurant according to Houssam Abdul Malak, owner. Fiesta Pinoy is known for its authentic Filipino cuisine and is located at Abu Baker Al Siddique Street on the corner of Al Rigga Street. For his part, Dr. Rajeev Pillai, head of marketing and corporate health service at Universal Hospital, said they are looking for additional Filipino doctors and technicians for their Kabayan Clinic project and other expansion plans.
“I cannot give specific details on how many, but we are definitely hiring Filipino doctors for the project,” he told The Filipino Times. Visit this link for more details. Meantime, it was also gathered that The Medical City (TMC) is set to open a new clinic in the first quarter of 2017. According to Nick Nangit, clinic head manager, TMC needs some 22 new staff: nine licensed nurses, nine licensed doctors and four administration personnel. Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae with cover letter at [email protected].
Smart Shelter will be hiring 600 new staff wherein majority will be assigned sales tasks for the company’s upcoming branches, said Rohit Dalmia, managing director of Al Shamil Foodstuff Trading, which operates the shops located at the bus stops of the Road and Transport Authority (RTA).
“There are 100 locations where there are Smart Shelters now, which would be expanded to 200-400 locations over the next 2-3 years,” said Dalmia. Those who want to join their company “can visit our website www.smartshelter.ae and search for Ms. Cathy Lusanta, human resource and customer service under the key contacts section and they can always email her directly to inquire and apply,” Dalmia said.
He further explained, “We are just accepting applications done through email since we will hire new staff by batch and we will check the availability of those who already applied if they are still in Dubai or not, like if they have visa issue and have proceeded to another, so walk-in is a big no-no.” Smart Shelter is a food and beverage retail shop, a 24-hour convenient store.
