Junior Sous Chef - Butchery

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

Job summary

A food technology company in Dubai seeks an experienced Manager for their Butchery Section. You will oversee meat, poultry, and fish preparation, ensuring quality and compliance with hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years in high-volume butchery practices, strong leadership abilities, and excellent communication skills. This role requires a professional kitchen apprenticeship and experience in a leadership position.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in quality establishments with large volume butchery practices.
• Experience leading team members in a kitchen environment.
• Ability to communicate well in English.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the Butchery Section operation.
• Ensure quality and quantity of meat, poultry, and fish.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the Butchery Section.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Butchery techniques

Education

Professional kitchen apprenticeship or chefs 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

Under the general guidance and supervision of the Head Chef or delegate and within the limits of established Calo policies and Procedures and the SOP Manual you will be responsible for overseeing and directing all aspects of the operation in the Butchery Section.

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
• 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

Manager