Luxury Steakhouse Head Chef: Menu Innovation & Lead Kitchen

Park Hyatt Dubai; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Park Hyatt Dubai is seeking a Speciality Head Chef (Steakhouse) to lead the steakhouse kitchen, ensuring exceptional quality and guest satisfaction within our luxury hotel. You will drive premium meat sourcing, ageing, and cooking techniques while directing the culinary brigade and ensuring profitability.

You will develop menus, supervise recipes, costs, and plating, and collaborate across departments to deliver distinctive dining experiences that elevate the steakhouse’s market position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8–10 years of progressive culinary experience in luxury hotels/restaurants.
• 2–3 years in Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef roles with P&L responsibility.
• Extensive steakhouse experience with advanced knowledge of meat cuts, ageing, sourcing, and quality assessment.
• Proven expertise in menu development, recipe standardization, yield management, and kitchen profitability.
• Strong HACCP, food safety, allergen management, and sanitation knowledge.
• Experience with à la carte breakfast and pre-opening projects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead steakhouse kitchen operations with focus on quality, consistency, and guest satisfaction.
• Develop innovative, commercially viable menus with standardized recipes and plating standards.
• Demonstrate mastery of premium meat preparation, ageing, sourcing, and grilling techniques.
• Oversee food quality, portioning, presentation, and service across all dining experiences.
• Manage staff development, coaching, and succession planning within the culinary brigade.
• Plan staffing, rosters, and labor deployment to meet forecasted demand.
• Control food costs, inventory, purchasing, and waste to meet profitability targets.
• Ensure HACCP compliance, sanitation, and allergen procedures across the kitchen.
• Collaborate with Restaurant Management, Purchasing, Marketing, and other departments to support objectives.
• Develop seasonal menus, signature dishes, and guest-focused culinary events.

Skills

Team leadership

Menu development

Cost control

Food safety HACCP

Butchery

Premium meats

Grilling techniques

Breakfast service

Education

Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management degree

Job description

Park Hyatt Dubai is seeking a Speciality Head Chef (Steakhouse) to lead the steakhouse kitchen, ensuring exceptional quality and guest satisfaction within our luxury hotel. You will drive premium meat sourcing, ageing, and cooking techniques while directing the culinary brigade and ensuring profitability.

You will develop menus, supervise recipes, costs, and plating, and collaborate across departments to deliver distinctive dining experiences that elevate the steakhouse’s market position.