Catering Chef: Lead Production & Menu Innovation

Jam Consulting Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff meals

Friendly international team

Job summary

KNEAD is seeking an experienced Catering Chef to join our central production kitchen in Tin Wan. You will take responsibility for daily food production for three KNEAD stores and our busy catering operation, including corporate lunches, events and private functions.

This hands-on role involves developing new dishes, ensuring consistency in recipes, portions and presentation, planning production for large orders, and training kitchen staff while upholding high food-safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a professional kitchen.
• Experience in catering/production-kitchen or high-volume cooking.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of production.
• Bread and baking experience.
• Knowledge of dough preparation, fermentation and bread production.
• European-style bread experience (sourdough, ciabatta, baguettes) is a plus.
• Good spoken English.
• Organized, reliable and hands-on.
• Able to work in a multicultural kitchen team.
• 5-day work week (latest finish at 5:30pm).
• Staff meals provided.
• Friendly international team.
• Opportunity to develop new products and menu items.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and oversee daily catering and central-kitchen production.
• Produce food for corporate catering, events and retail stores.
• Help develop new catering dishes, specials and seasonal menus.
• Ensure recipes, portions and presentation are consistent.
• Plan production for larger catering orders and events.
• Work closely with catering and operations team.
• Maintain high food-safety and hygiene standards.
• Help train and guide kitchen staff.
• Manage stock, ordering and food waste.
• Support bread and bakery production and bring more baking in-house.

Skills

Bread baking

High-volume cooking

Production kitchen

Organized

Independent

English communication

Train staff

Job description

KNEAD is seeking an experienced Catering Chef to join our central production kitchen in Tin Wan. You will take responsibility for daily food production for three KNEAD stores and our busy catering operation, including corporate lunches, events and private functions.

This hands-on role involves developing new dishes, ensuring consistency in recipes, portions and presentation, planning production for large orders, and training kitchen staff while upholding high food-safety standards.