Chef de Partie — Lead Kitchen, Training & Cost Control

Emirates Flight Catering; Dubai; On-site; AED 112,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two meals per shift

Health coverage

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Learning & development

Team events

Job summary

Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) is a global leader in catering and hospitality services, seeking an experienced culinary supervisor to oversee department food preparation, recipe adherence and kitchen efficiency.

You will lead a team, manage resources, monitor waste, and ensure safety standards while aligning with cost-control goals. This role offers growth within a global catering leader.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills.
• Working knowledge of automated machines in kitchen or bakery, knife skills.
• Food preparation and presentation skills.
• Willingness to take on responsibility and ability.
• Effective delegation skills.
• Problem solving and decision making ability in real time, creative and out of box thinking.
• Strong planning skills.
• Willingness to learn, adapt and train him/herself in line with the organisational growth and technical advances.

Responsibilities

• Prepare department food items per specifications and recipes.
• Monitor storage, handling and consumption to meet standards.
• Control portions and waste; propose cost-saving actions.
• Train staff on products, processes, menus and equipment.
• Manage resources to deliver outputs.
• Recommend recipe and specification revisions.
• Ensure maintenance schedules and downtime reporting.
• Enforce SOPs, GMPs, ISO9001-2008 QMS, and OHSAS.

Skills

Strong communication

Kitchen machinery

Knife skills

Food prep & plating

Delegation

Problem solving

Planning

Willingness to learn

Education

High school diploma

Diploma in Hotel Management

Job description

Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) is a global leader in catering and hospitality services, seeking an experienced culinary supervisor to oversee department food preparation, recipe adherence and kitchen efficiency.

You will lead a team, manage resources, monitor waste, and ensure safety standards while aligning with cost-control goals. This role offers growth within a global catering leader.