Culinary Lead: Menu Innovation & Kitchen Excellence

Confit Sdn Bhd; Selangor; On-site; MYR 201,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Confit Sdn Bhd is seeking a strategic culinary leader to drive excellence across outlets in Malaysia. You will oversee recipe standardization, menu planning, and R&D to elevate quality, taste, and presentation while ensuring brand consistency.

You will lead large kitchen teams, implement food costing and waste reduction, monitor KPIs, and ensure strict food safety and regulatory compliance. Strong leadership and commercial acumen are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-5 years of professional culinary experience
• At least 1 year in a senior leadership role as a Chef de Partie
• Experience in menu development, product innovation, and culinary R&D
• Strong commercial acumen with understanding of food costing, budgeting, and kitchen controls
• Proven ability to lead large kitchen teams and manage change
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Develop, standardize, and maintain recipes, SOPs, food preparation methods, and plating standards
• Ensure all food produced consistently meets established quality, taste, presentation, and brand standards
• Lead menu planning, seasonal menu updates, product enhancement initiatives, and culinary innovation activities
• Drive R&D initiatives including new product development, market trend analysis, and menu improvement
• Conduct food tasting, product testing, and menu evaluation for commercial viability and customer satisfaction
• Work with Operations and Management teams to roll out new menu items successfully
• Oversee kitchen operations across outlets to ensure efficiency and compliance with standards
• Implement food costing, portion control, yield management, and wastage reduction initiatives
• Monitor kitchen KPIs such as food cost, productivity, and food quality standards
• Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and regulatory requirements

Job description

Confit Sdn Bhd is seeking a strategic culinary leader to drive excellence across outlets in Malaysia. You will oversee recipe standardization, menu planning, and R&D to elevate quality, taste, and presentation while ensuring brand consistency.

You will lead large kitchen teams, implement food costing and waste reduction, monitor KPIs, and ensure strict food safety and regulatory compliance. Strong leadership and commercial acumen are essential.