Executive Chef – Catering at Euro Staffs

Euro Staffs; Dubai; On-site; AED 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Leadership opportunity

Healthcare/education exposure

On-site work

Dubai-based role

Job summary

Euro Staffs is seeking an Executive Chef for a large-scale centralized kitchen operation in Dubai, UAE. The role oversees healthcare, hospital and school catering, ensuring meals meet approved menus, recipes, portions, and dietary requirements.

The candidate will lead a diverse culinary team, ensure HACCP/GMP compliance, and coordinate with logistics for on-time dispatch. On-site, full-time position with significant leadership responsibilities and travel across sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily Central Kitchen and food production operations.
• Manage high-volume meal production for healthcare, hospital, school and institutional catering contracts.
• Ensure food is prepared according to approved menus, standardized recipes, production schedules and portion specifications.
• Maintain consistent food quality, taste, presentation and portion control.
• Plan daily production requirements based on meal volumes and client requirements.
• Coordinate with dispatch and logistics teams to ensure meals are prepared and dispatched on time.
• Provide hands-on operational support during peak production periods.
• Oversee the preparation of patient meals, children's meals, special diets and allergen-controlled meals.
• Work closely with the Nutritionist/Dietitian and QHSE team to ensure dietary, nutritional and food safety requirements are met.
• Ensure correct preparation, portioning, labelling and distribution of special and therapeutic meals.
• Maintain strict controls to prevent cross-contamination and allergen-related incidents.
• Ensure client-specific meal specifications and service standards are consistently followed.
• Develop and review menus suitable for healthcare, school and institutional catering.
• Develop standardized recipes and production specifications.
• Support menu costing and recipe standardization.
• Introduce menu improvements while maintaining quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Work with Nutrition/Dietary teams to meet nutritional and special dietary requirements.
• Ensure compliance with UAE food safety regulations and Municipality requirements.
• Maintain high standards of personal hygiene, food handling and kitchen sanitation.
• Monitor temperature control during receiving, preparation, cooking, holding, chilling and dispatch.
• Ensure effective implementation of HACCP, GMP and food safety procedures.
• Coordinate with the QHSE team during inspections, audits and client visits.
• Take immediate corrective action on food safety and quality issues.
• Ensure appropriate cleaning, sanitation and pest-control standards are maintained.
• Monitor food costs, wastage and portion control.
• Ensure effective utilization of raw materials.
• Minimize food waste through accurate production planning and stock utilization.
• Work closely with Procurement and Stores on ingredient requirements and inventory.
• Monitor recipe and production costs.
• Support the Operations team in achieving agreed food cost targets.
• Lead, supervise and motivate the Central Kitchen culinary team.
• Plan manpower and allocate duties according to production requirements.
• Monitor attendance, performance, discipline and productivity.
• Train and develop chefs and kitchen staff.
• Ensure adequate manpower is available for daily production.
• Maintain a professional, disciplined and positive kitchen environment.
• Coordinate with Storekeepers regarding availability and quality of raw materials.
• Ensure proper FIFO/FEFO practices are followed.
• Monitor stock levels and communicate replenishment requirements.
• Coordinate with warehouse, dispatch and logistics teams to meet production and delivery schedules.
• Ensure meal quantities and dispatch requirements are accurately checked before delivery.
• Work closely with Operations to meet client requirements and service standards.
• Participate in client meetings, food tastings and menu reviews when required.
• Address food quality and production-related concerns promptly.
• Support new contract mobilization, menu implementation and kitchen setup.
• Coordinate with hospital, school and site teams regarding food production requirements.
• Ensure agreed meal specifications and service levels are consistently achieved.

Skills

Central Kitchen Operations

Large-Scale Food Production

Healthcare & Hospital Catering

School Catering

Menu Planning & Development

Recipe Standardization

HACCP & GMP

Food Safety & Hygiene

Food Cost Control

Waste Management

Portion Control

Production Planning

Team Leadership

Inventory Coordination

Quality Control

Client Coordination

Education

Degree/Diploma in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management or a related field

Job description

Executive Chef – Catering

Location: Dubai, DU, AE

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Kitchen & Food ProductionLead and oversee daily Central Kitchen and food production operations.Manage high-volume meal production for healthcare, hospital, school and institutional catering contracts.Ensure food is prepared according to approved menus, standardized recipes, production schedules and portion specifications.Maintain consistent food quality, taste, presentation and portion control.Plan daily production requirements based on meal volumes and client requirements.Coordinate with dispatch and logistics teams to ensure meals are prepared and dispatched on time.Provide hands-on operational support during peak production periods.
• Healthcare & School CateringOversee the preparation of patient meals, children's meals, special diets and allergen-controlled meals.Work closely with the Nutritionist/Dietitian and QHSE team to ensure dietary, nutritional and food safety requirements are met.Ensure correct preparation, portioning, labelling and distribution of special and therapeutic meals.Maintain strict controls to prevent cross-contamination and allergen-related incidents.Ensure client-specific meal specifications and service standards are consistently followed.
• Menu Planning & DevelopmentDevelop and review menus suitable for healthcare, school and institutional catering.Develop standardized recipes and production specifications.Support menu costing and recipe standardization.Introduce menu improvements while maintaining quality and cost-effectiveness.Work with Nutrition/Dietary teams to meet nutritional and special dietary requirements.
• Food Safety & HygieneEnsure compliance with UAE food safety regulations and Municipality requirements.Maintain high standards of personal hygiene, food handling and kitchen sanitation.Monitor temperature control during receiving, preparation, cooking, holding, chilling and dispatch.Ensure effective implementation of HACCP, GMP and food safety procedures.Coordinate with the QHSE team during inspections, audits and client visits.Take immediate corrective action on food safety and quality issues.Ensure appropriate cleaning, sanitation and pest-control standards are maintained.
• Cost & Waste ControlMonitor food costs, wastage and portion control.Ensure effective utilization of raw materials.Minimize food waste through accurate production planning and stock utilization.Work closely with Procurement and Stores on ingredient requirements and inventory.Monitor recipe and production costs.Support the Operations team in achieving agreed food cost targets.
• Team LeadershipLead, supervise and motivate the Central Kitchen culinary team.Plan manpower and allocate duties according to production requirements.Monitor attendance, performance, discipline and productivity.Train and develop chefs and kitchen staff.Ensure adequate manpower is available for daily production.Maintain a professional, disciplined and positive kitchen environment.
• Stores, Warehouse & DispatchCoordinate with Storekeepers regarding availability and quality of raw materials.Ensure proper FIFO/FEFO practices are followed.Monitor stock levels and communicate replenishment requirements.Coordinate with warehouse, dispatch and logistics teams to meet production and delivery schedules.Ensure meal quantities and dispatch requirements are accurately checked before delivery.
• Operations & Client CoordinationWork closely with Operations to meet client requirements and service standards.Participate in client meetings, food tastings and menu reviews when required.Address food quality and production-related concerns promptly.Support new contract mobilization, menu implementation and kitchen setup.Coordinate with hospital, school and site teams regarding food production requirements.Ensure agreed meal specifications and service levels are consistently achieved.

Requirements

• Degree/Diploma in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management or a related field.
• 8-12+ years of professional culinary experience, including senior/executive chef experience.
• Strong experience in large-scale catering and Central Kitchen operations.
• Proven experience in healthcare/hospital and school catering is highly preferred.
• Experience managing high-volume food production.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, food safety and hygiene standards.
• Knowledge of menu planning, recipe standardization and food costing.
• Experience managing multicultural kitchen teams.
• UAE catering experience is highly preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume catering environment.
• Willingness to travel to catering sites across the UAE when required.

Key Skills

• Central Kitchen Operations
• Large-Scale Food Production
• Healthcare & Hospital Catering
• School Catering
• Menu Planning & Development
• Recipe Standardization
• HACCP & GMP
• Food Safety & Hygiene
• Food Cost Control
• Waste Management
• Portion Control
• Production Planning
• Team Leadership
• Inventory Coordination
• Quality Control
• Client Coordination

What We Offer

• Competitive salary depending on experience and qualifications.
• Opportunity to lead a professional Central Kitchen and large-scale catering operation.
• Exposure to healthcare, school and institutional catering operations across the UAE.
• Pay: From AED1.00 per month
• Work Location: In person