Culinary Innovation Chef – Dubai QSR Cloud Kitchen

Ultiwise Consult; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultiwise Consult is building a next-generation QSR Cloud Kitchen brand in Dubai. We seek a Product Development Chef to own menu innovation from concept to commercialization, with deep knowledge of regional cuisines and scalable production systems for in-house or outsourced production.

You'll lead recipe engineering, sensory evaluation, and quality control, ensuring cost targets and shelf-life considerations are integrated into scalable SOPs for central kitchens and co-packers alike.

Qualifications

• 510 years of experience as Chef R&D Chef Innovation Chef or Culinary Head in QSR cloud kitchens or fast-casual brands.
• Strong understanding of Middle Eastern Indian Asian Fast-Casual and Fusion cuisines.
• Experience with commercial manufacturing of food products technologies like frozen retort preservative based emulsified products.

Responsibilities

• Product Innovation & Development for Indian/Asian fast-food or fusion cloud kitchens.
• Develop accurate recipes, formulations, and portion sizes for each dish.
• Standardize recipes for consistency across central and outsourced kitchens.
• Translate complex recipes into SOPs suitable for high-volume QSR operations.
• Lead sensory evaluation, quality control, and iterative improvement.
• Design recipes considering cost targets, shelf-life, storage, and scalability.
• Collaborate with procurement and production teams to scale from lab to batch production.
• Create and train SOPs for kitchen processes and ensure operational compliance.

Job description

Ultiwise Consult is building a next-generation QSR Cloud Kitchen brand in Dubai. We seek a Product Development Chef to own menu innovation from concept to commercialization, with deep knowledge of regional cuisines and scalable production systems for in-house or outsourced production.

You'll lead recipe engineering, sensory evaluation, and quality control, ensuring cost targets and shelf-life considerations are integrated into scalable SOPs for central kitchens and co-packers alike.