Executive Chef - Central Kitchen

Food People; Manama; On-site; BHD 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Food People in Bahrain is seeking an experienced Executive Chef to lead its central kitchen operations. This hands-on leadership role focuses on high-volume production, operational efficiency, and delivering consistent food quality across the group’s brands.

You will oversee production planning, recipes, food costing, waste control, and food safety/HACCP standards, while developing teams and supporting menu testing and rollout of new items in collaboration with operations and procurement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant culinary experience.
• Executive Chef, Central Kitchen Chef or equivalent senior leadership experience.
• Strong experience managing central kitchens or large-scale production facilities.
• Proven experience overseeing high-volume production across multiple brands.
• Solid understanding of production planning, food costing, yield management and waste control.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene and HACCP standards.
• GCC experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all culinary and production operations within the central kitchen.
• Oversee high volume food production, preparation, dispatch and quality control across multiple brands.
• Establish and maintain recipes, production processes, portioning and food standards.
• Ensure consistency, quality and presentation across all products supplied to the brands.
• Drive operational efficiency, waste reduction, yield management and effective use of resources.
• Lead, train and develop the central kitchen culinary and production teams.
• Ensure strong food safety, hygiene and HACCP standards across the facility.
• Work closely with operations, procurement and supply chain teams to ensure smooth production and distribution.
• Support menu development, product testing and the successful rollout of new menu items.

Skills

Executive leadership

Central kitchen management

High volume production

Food safety HACCP

Team leadership

Food cost & yield management

Strong communication

Job description

About the Job

An established F&B group with a portfolio of multiple brands is looking for an experienced Executive Chef to lead its central kitchen operations in Bahrain. This is a hands on leadership role with a strong focus on high volume production, operational efficiency, food quality and consistency across the group's concepts.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all culinary and production operations within the central kitchen.
• Oversee high volume food production, preparation, dispatch and quality control across multiple brands.
• Establish and maintain recipes, production processes, portioning and food standards.
• Ensure consistency, quality and presentation across all products supplied to the brands.
• Drive operational efficiency, waste reduction, yield management and effective use of resources.
• Lead, train and develop the central kitchen culinary and production teams.
• Ensure strong food safety, hygiene and HACCP standards across the facility.
• Work closely with operations, procurement and supply chain teams to ensure smooth production and distribution.
• Support menu development, product testing and the successful rollout of new menu items.

Key Ingredients

• Minimum 10 years of relevant culinary experience.
• Executive Chef, Central Kitchen Chef or equivalent senior culinary leadership experience.
• Strong experience managing central kitchens, commissary kitchens or large scale food production facilities.
• Proven experience managing high volume production across multiple F&B brands or concepts.
• Strong understanding of production planning, food costing, yield management and waste control.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene and HACCP standards.
• GCC experience is preferred.
• Strong communication, leadership and organisational skills.

Please note, only candidates with relevant experience will be contacted to discuss the position in more detail.