Sous Chef - Pizza

Kitopi; Dubai; On-site; AED 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Kitopi is the region's leading creator and partner for magical food experiences. Our kitchen operations are powered by SKOS, enabling high-volume production and delivery-focused excellence.

We are seeking an experienced leader for pizza production who can supervise daily operations, ensure dough quality, maintain safety standards, and guide a growing kitchen team in a fast-paced Central Kitchen environment in Dubai.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in pizza production, including Sous Chef or senior-level experience.
• Strong expertise in hand-tossed pizza and dough preparation.
• Experience with high-volume production, preferably in a Central/Commissary Kitchen.
• Strong knowledge of dough fermentation, proofing, stretching, and baking.
• Good understanding of food safety and HACCP standards.
• Strong leadership, organization, and team-management skills.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily pizza production and kitchen operations.
• Lead the preparation of hand-tossed pizza dough, including mixing, fermentation, proofing, portioning, and stretching.
• Ensure consistency in dough, sauces, toppings, taste, and presentation.
• Plan production quantities and ensure timely completion of daily requirements.
• Monitor food quality, portion control, waste, and product standards.
• Train, guide, and supervise CDPs, Commis Chefs, and kitchen team members.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, HACCP, and company standards.
• Maintain equipment, cleanliness, and an organized production area.
• Coordinate with the Chef de Cuisine and wider Central Kitchen team.
• 5-7 years of experience in pizza production, including Sous Chef or senior-level experience.
• Strong expertise in hand-tossed pizza and dough preparation.
• Experience with high-volume production, preferably in a Central/Commissary Kitchen.
• Strong knowledge of dough fermentation, proofing, stretching, and baking.
• Good understanding of food safety and HACCP standards.
• Strong leadership, organization, and team-management skills.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced production environment.

Skills

Pizza production

Hand-tossed dough

Dough fermentation

Proofing

Dough stretching

High-volume production

Food safety & HACCP

Leadership

Production planning

Job description

Kitopi is the region's leading creator and partner for magical food experiences. With a purpose to satisfy the world’s appetite to create joy, Kitopi operates a portfolio of both invested and franchised F&B brands, serving as enablers in the industry by helping brands grow and scale in both the delivery and dine-in spaces.

Launched in Dubai, UAE, in January 2018, Kitopi has grown to become one of the greatest success stories in the food tech space. Kitopi’s kitchens are powered by its proprietary Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) - an in-house suite of applications that optimizes cloud kitchen operations in real time.

With over 6,000 employees, Kitopi currently operates 200+ locations across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.

• Supervise daily pizza production and kitchen operations.
• Lead the preparation of hand-tossed pizza dough, including mixing, fermentation, proofing, portioning, and stretching.
• Ensure consistency in dough, sauces, toppings, taste, and presentation.
• Plan production quantities and ensure timely completion of daily requirements.
• Monitor food quality, portion control, waste, and product standards.
• Train, guide, and supervise CDPs, Commis Chefs, and kitchen team members.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, HACCP, and company standards.
• Maintain equipment, cleanliness, and an organized production area.
• Coordinate with the Chef de Cuisine and wider Central Kitchen team.
• 5-7 years of experience in pizza production, including Sous Chef or senior-level experience.
• Strong expertise in hand-tossed pizza and dough preparation.
• Experience with high-volume production, preferably in a Central/Commissary Kitchen.
• Strong knowledge of dough fermentation, proofing, stretching, and baking.
• Good understanding of food safety and HACCP standards.
• Strong leadership, organization, and team-management skills.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced production environment.
• Pizza & Dough Expertise
• Hand-Tossing & Dough Stretching
• High-Volume Production
• Quality & Consistency
• Food Safety & Hygiene
• Production Planning

So, what does it really mean to work at Kitopi?

We are constantly striving to make Kitopi the best place to work by empowering you to be the best version of yourself every day. Our company values act as our guiding principles to help ensure that everyone feels safe, included, and like they truly belong.

Kitopi is an equal-opportunity employer. While we currently operate in multiple countries, we are over 70 different nationalities of talented Kitopians. Whether you are a seasoned professional, a recent graduate, or someone looking to return to the workforce after a break, we encourage you to apply. We celebrate rich diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and cultures and have a 0-tolerance policy towards racism, bigotry, and hate. Please apply if you see a position that makes your heart skip a beat and help us build a company that we are all proud to work for.

Customer-obsessed and tech-enabled, at Kitopi, we are a team of passionate humans who are on a mission together to satisfy the world’s appetite and create joy.