Head

Calo; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food tech company in Dubai is seeking a Head of Kitchen to oversee daily kitchen operations. The successful candidate will manage staff, ensure food quality, and play a critical role in enhancing customer satisfaction. Applicants should possess a professional kitchen apprenticeship and at least 5 years of experience in a quality establishment, particularly in butchery practices. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in quality establishments focusing on large volume butchery practices.
• Experience leading team members in a kitchen environment.
• Knowledge of waste management is a plus.
• English communication skills essential.
• Waste management knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily kitchen activities alongside the kitchen manager.
• Oversee staff and aid in menu preparation.
• Ensure food quality and freshness.
• Prepares daily requisitions based on forecasted menu requirements.
• Maintains cleanliness, hygiene, and cost control in the butchery section.
• Ensures equipment is handled and maintained.
• Establishes positive employee relations and training.

Skills

Culinary skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Time management

Education

Professional kitchen apprenticeship or chef training course

Job description

About Calo

Launched in Bahrain in November of 2019 Calo is on a mission to make healthy easy. Were a team of dedicated people driving this mission by providing better faster and cheaper ways to access food through technology.

Role Overview

To function as a Head for the Calo Kitchen to work alongside the kitchen manager to manage daily kitchen activities including overseeing staff aiding with menu preparation ensuring food quality and freshness monitoring ordering and stocking. The successful candidate will employ their culinary and managerial skills in order to play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing our customers satisfaction.

Main Responsibilities

Daily Responsibilities

• Supervises participates in the prepreparation of meat poultry and fish
• Supplies each section with sufficient supply of meat poultry and fish
• Checks all incoming outgoing meat poultry fish for quality quantity and advises Sous Chef of any discrepancies
• Ensures meat poultry fish are stored in accordance with established standards
• Ensure that portion control Policy/standard packing instructions are followed
• Check daily menus and guidelines to determine appropriate production load
• Prepares daily requisition based on forecasted menu requirements
• Coordinate and participate with other sections of requirements cleanliness wastage and cost control
• Ensures that the Butchery Section is kept in clean and orderly fashion
• Ensures that all equipment is correctly handled and maintained
• Establishes and maintains effective employee relations
• Ensures Calo hygiene and sanitation standards are attained
• Complies with Calo Health Safety & Hygiene policy
• Performs related duties and special projects as assigned

Ideal Candidate

Qualifications

• The candidate should have a professional kitchen apprenticeship or chefs training course
• Has had experience leading team members in a kitchen environment
• Previous experiences of at least 5 years in quality establishments working with large volume butchery practices
• Must be currently present in Dubai
• Able to communicate well in English
• Knowledge on waste management is a big plus

Knowledge and competency

• Knowledge of various cooking methods ingredients and procedures particularly butchery.
• Management skills
• Familiarity with industrys best practices
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Strong handeye coordination
• Timemanagement skills

Personality

• Strong communicator
• Pleasant personality and able to lead and train with empathy and patience

Required Experience: Senior IC