Head Chef - Relocation To Bahrain

COREcruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hospitality group is seeking a senior Head Chef to relocate to Bahrain. The role involves overseeing multi-site kitchen operations, maintaining high culinary standards, and training kitchen teams. The group aims to expand internationally and offers a competitive salary of up to £4,900 per month tax-free. Ideal candidates will have UK experience in a branded environment, particularly in premium casual dining, with a clear pathway to an Area Chef position for career growth.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Relocation support

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experienced Head Chef or Senior Chef with UK experience.
• Familiarity with branded hospitality environments.
• Experience in premium casual dining is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multi-site kitchen operations across different concepts.
• Maintain high culinary and presentation standards.
• Train and develop kitchen teams effectively.

Skills

Strong culinary standards

Team leadership

Food cost management

Menu contribution

Training and developing kitchen teams

Job description

HEAD CHEF - BAHRAIN RELOCATION

PREMIUM CASUAL DINING
TAX FREE SALARY

This is a standout opportunity for a senior UK based Head Chef to relocate to Bahrain and join a fast growing hospitality group operating multiple food and beverage brands.

What is on offer

• Salary of up to 4,900 GBP per month TAX FREE - DOE
• Relocation support for international candidates
• Strong culinary involvement within a premium concept
• Clear progression into an Area Chef role
• Long term career growth as the group expands

One of the key concepts within the group is a premium casual dining brand, offering high quality food, strong culinary identity, and elevated service standards. This role will suit a chef who enjoys being closely involved in food quality, execution, and team development, while also operating at scale across multiple sites.

The group operates both as a franchisor and a franchisee, with ambitious plans to grow across new markets and internationally. Bahrain is an exciting and fast developing hospitality market, often described as the new Dubai, offering a great lifestyle and a tax free income.

The role

This is a senior Head Chef position with a strong culinary focus and clear long term progression. You will oversee kitchen operations across several sites, with particular involvement in the premium casual dining concept, where food quality, consistency, and standards are critical.

There is a clear pathway for this role to develop into an Area Chef position, stepping into a more operational leadership role across brands and locations.

Key responsibilities

• Overseeing multi site kitchen operations across different concepts
• Maintaining high culinary and presentation standards within a premium casual dining brand
• Working with set menus while contributing to innovation and development
• Training and developing kitchen teams and full brigades
• Ensuring strong understanding and execution of specs and recipes
• Managing food cost, wastage, and kitchen performance
• Implementing kitchen systems, structure, and KPIs
• Supporting growth, new openings, and future expansion

About you

• You are an experienced Head Chef or Senior Chef with UK experience
• You come from a branded hospitality environment with strong standards
• Experience in premium casual dining or quality led concepts is highly desirable
• Fast casual or QSR experience is also welcome if standards are high
• You are confident working with detailed specs and training teams accordingly
• You are commercially aware and comfortable managing food costs
• You enjoy leading teams and developing people
• You are ambitious and interested in moving into a more operational role