Senior Head Chef – Innovative Bowl & Grill Concept

Career Nest Academy; Abu Dhabi; Sur place; AED 480 000 - 720 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Annual flight ticket allowance

Employment visa and relocation support

Duty meals

Résumé du poste

Career Nest Academy in the UAE seeks an experienced Head Chef or senior leader to supervise menu strategy across Abu Dhabi outlets and upcoming openings. You will set standards, train teams, and ensure consistency from lunch service to delivery orders.

You will lead the central kitchen collaboration, shape batch recipes, and coordinate prep schedules while maintaining food safety, portion control, and cost targets. This is a flagship role with relocation support and visa assistance.

Qualifications

• Experienced Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef ready for broader responsibility.
• Strong expertise across proteins, vegetables, salads, dressings, sauces, and marinades.
• Experience in fast-casual multi-site or central-kitchen operations.
• Wood-fire or Josper experience is a strong advantage.
• Practical collaborative leadership and openness to feedback.
• Strong English communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Audit and refine the existing menu; keep what works and develop new signature dishes.
• Work hands-on with the central kitchen on batch recipes; yields, portion specs, schedules.
• Decide what is prepared centrally and how it is stored, transported, and finished at each outlet.
• Ensure every dish holds up in busy service, takeaway and delivery.
• Create recipe cards, preparation guides and presentation standards; train teams to follow them.
• Control food cost, portions, wastage, food safety and allergen standards.
• Lead culinary readiness for new flagship menu launches and future openings.

Connaissances

Menu development

Leadership

Food safety

Batch cooking

Central kitchen

English communication

Description du poste

A growing flavour-led fast-casual concept in the UAE built around fresh ingredients bowls grilled proteins vegetables salads and house-made sauces. Restaurants in Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah a flagship opening in Abu Dhabi and more to follow.

This is a brand role rather than a single kitchen. You set the food for every location and make sure it tastes the same on a busy lunch service on a delivery order and in a restaurant that has not opened yet. You report directly to the founder and shape the menu as the concept grows.

What the role covers

• Audit and refine the existing menu keep what works and develop new signature dishes
• Work hands-on with the central kitchen on batch recipes yields portion specifications and preparation schedules
• Decide what is prepared centrally and how it is stored transported and finished at each outlet
• Make sure every dish holds up in busy service takeaway and delivery
• Create recipe cards preparation guides and presentation standards and train the teams to follow them
• Control food cost portions wastage food safety and allergen standards
• Lead culinary readiness for the new flagship menu launches and future openings

What were looking for

• An experienced Head Chef or an exceptional Senior Sous Chef ready for broader responsibility
• Real strength in proteins vegetables salads dressings sauces and marinades
• Experience in fast-casual multi-site or central-kitchen operations
• Wood-fire or Josper experience is a strong advantage
• Practical collaborative leadership and genuine openness to feedback
• Strong English communication

The package

• Competitive tax-free salary all-inclusive
• Medical insurance and duty meals
• Annual flight ticket allowance
• Employment visa and relocation support for overseas candidates