Sous Chef

Calo; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthy food company in Dubai is searching for a skilled Sous Chef. In this role, you will collaborate with the head chef to manage daily kitchen activities, ensuring quality, freshness, and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have 8 to 12 years of experience in the hospitality industry and excellent communication skills. You'll be responsible for leading kitchen staff, managing supplies, and maintaining to high-quality standards. This is a unique opportunity to play a vital role in supporting our mission to make healthy eating accessible.

Qualifications

• Must have previous experience as CDP or Sous Chef.
• Must have 8-12 years of experience in hospitality and catering.
• Must be proficient in English.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the kitchen operates timely and meets quality standards.
• Fill in for the head chef as needed.
• Manage and train kitchen staff.

Skills

Culinary skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

MS Office

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

To function as the Sous Chef for the CALO Kitchen to work along with 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

• Reports directly to the Head Chef
• 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 staffs performanceMust 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 highquality plates both design and tastewise

Ideal Candidate

Qualifications

• Must have had previous experience as CDP or Sous Chef
• Must have 8 years of experience with 12 years experience as a sous chef within the hospitality and catering industry
• Must be currently present in Qatar
• Must be a proficient communicator in English
• Previous experience in a food manufacturing facility experience is a plus

Knowledge and competency

• Has had teamleading experiences and would be able to lead multiple sections of the kitchen
• Hospitality experience with a school/college is a plus
• Exceptional proven ability in kitchen management
• Ability to divide responsibilities and monitor progress
• Outstanding communication and leadership skills
• Uptodate with culinary trends and optimized kitchen processes
• Wellversed with kitchen related software and working knowledge of MS Office

Personality

• Strong communicator
• Pleasant personality and ability to lead with empathy

Required Experience:

Senior IC