Head Chef, Luxury Hotel Kitchens & Banquets

PULLMAN; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Pullman Dubai is seeking an Executive Chef to lead and oversee all hotel kitchen operations across All-Day Dining, Specialty Restaurants, Banquets, Events, Room Service, Executive Lounge and Heartists Cafeteria. You will drive culinary excellence, ensure exceptional food quality, manage a large culinary team, control costs, and maintain peak guest satisfaction.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive experience in five‑star hotel cuisine, menu development across international concepts,

Qualifications

• Degree in Culinary Arts or relevant professional culinary certification preferred.
• Proven experience in similar role in a 5-star property.
• Extensive experience managing multiple kitchen outlets and large-scale hotel culinary operations.
• Strong background in menu development, international cuisines, banquet operations, and high-volume food production.
• Proven leadership skills with experience managing, training, and developing large culinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of food cost control, budgeting, inventory management, and kitchen profitability.
• Excellent understanding of HACCP, food safety regulations, hygiene standards, and quality assurance.
• Flexibility to work across properties and support hotel operations as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all hotel kitchen operations across all outlets.
• Drive culinary excellence and guest satisfaction.
• Develop and implement innovative menus and seasonal concepts.
• Manage food costs, budgets, inventory, and waste reduction.
• Ensure HACCP compliance, hygiene, and safety standards.
• Recruit, train, and develop culinary staff.
• Coordinate with F&B, purchasing, finance, stewarding and other departments.

Skills

Leadership

Menu development

Food cost control

HACCP knowledge

Staff development

Operations management

Education

Degree in Culinary Arts

Job description

Pullman Dubai is seeking an Executive Chef to lead and oversee all hotel kitchen operations across All-Day Dining, Specialty Restaurants, Banquets, Events, Room Service, Executive Lounge and Heartists Cafeteria. You will drive culinary excellence, ensure exceptional food quality, manage a large culinary team, control costs, and maintain peak guest satisfaction.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive experience in five‑star hotel cuisine, menu development across international concepts,