Senior Chef De Partie (Pastry)

Calo Inc.; Dubai; On-site; AED 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Calo Inc. is seeking a Senior Chef De Partie in Dubai to work alongside the head chef, overseeing daily kitchen activities and staff, ensuring quality and freshness of menus, and managing inventory and ordering.

The role requires strong culinary and managerial skills to enhance customer satisfaction in a fast-paced production environment. The ideal candidate will have previous CDP experience, at least 5 years in hospitality/catering, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• Experience as CDP in a professional kitchen.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure kitchen operates in a timely way meeting quality standards.
• Fill in for head chef in planning and directing food preparation.
• Manage and train kitchen staff; establish schedules and assess performance.
• Communicate tasks clearly to team members; supervise ordering and stocking.
• Maintain sanitation and safety standards; ensure high-quality plated dishes.

Skills

CDP experience

English communication

Kitchen leadership

Food safety

Job description

About Calo

Launched in Bahrain in November of 2019, Calo is on a mission to make healthy easy. We’re 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 Senior Chef De Partie for the Calo Kitchen, to work along the head chef 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.

• Provides supervision and direction to Personnel deployed in the kitchen.

About Calo

Launched in Bahrain in November of 2019, Calo is on a mission to make healthy easy. We’re 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 Senior Chef De Partie for the Calo Kitchen, to work along the head chef 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.

Relationships and working expectations

• Provides supervision and direction to Personnel deployed in the kitchen.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure that the kitchen operates in a timely way that meets our quality standards
• Fill in for the head chef in planning and directing food preparation when necessary
• Resourcefully solve any issues that arise and seize control of any problematic situation
• Manage and train kitchen staff, establish working schedule and assess staff’s performance
• Must be able to clearly communicate tasks to team members
• Order supplies to stock inventory appropriately
• Comply with and enforce sanitation regulations and safety standards
• Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers
• Produce high-quality plates both design and taste-wise

Ideal Candidate

Qualifications

• Must have had previous experience as CDP
• Must have minimum 5 years of experience within the hospitality and catering industry
• Must be currently present in UAE
• Must be a proficient communicator in English
• Previous experience in a food manufacturing facility experience is a plus

Knowledge & Competencies

• Strong technical knowledge of pastry techniques and modern dessert trends
• Creativity in flavor development and presentation
• Thorough understanding of UAE food safety standards
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced production environment

Personality & Attributes

• Strong leadership presence
• Excellent communicator
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Passionate about mentoring and developing talent
• Committed to quality and operational excellence