Head Chef

Minor International; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in Dubai is seeking a Head Chef responsible for overseeing all culinary operations, ensuring high-quality food and service. Candidates must have at least 3 years of culinary management experience and demonstrate skills in cost control, menu development, and team training. This full-time position requires strong leadership and a passion for excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of industry and culinary management experience.
• Experience with controlling food and labor costs, cooking demonstrations, menu development, and training culinary team members.

Responsibilities

• Direct training, supervise, plan, and coordinate all areas within the culinary department.
• Ensure high-quality food & beverage for guests through consistency, taste, and presentation.
• Monitor food inventory and control orders/purchases efficiently.
• Review food cost analysis daily to maintain budget and profit margins.
• Oversee cleanliness and hygiene of kitchen spaces and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Excellent guest service skills

Eye for detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree or related Culinary degree

Job description

As Head Chef you will be completely responsible for directing training supervising planning and coordinating all areas within the culinary department. You should be comfortable in leading and managing the kitchen team and will provide support and training on an ongoing basis. It will be your responsibility to ensure only the highest quality of food & beverage for our guests through meticulous consistency taste and presentation of all dishes. Additionally you will monitor the food inventory on a monthly basis maintaining proper control of orders and purchases and ensuring that all deliveries are received and handled efficiently and in line with hotel standards. You will review the food cost analysis on a daily basis to ensure that it is in line with the budget with the goal of securing profit margins while maintaining the Corporate image of the Company at all times. You will also oversee the cleanliness and hygiene of all kitchen spaces and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or any related Culinary degree.
• Minimum of 3 years of industry and culinary management experience.
• Previous experience with controlling food and labor cost demonstration cooking menu development pricing and training of culinary team members.
• Eye for detail to achieve operational excellence
• Passion for leadership and teamwork
• Excellent guest service skills

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time