Head Chef

1st-jobs.com; Doha; On-site; QAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

1st-jobs.com is seeking an experienced Head Chef for a luxury dining operation in Doha, Qatar. The role oversees all kitchen activities, leads a team, and ensures exceptional culinary quality and guest satisfaction.

The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, budget control, and menu development expertise, with comfort navigating a high-pressure environment and a fast-paced hospitality setting. This on-site position offers a dynamic, upscale workplace.

Qualifications

• Good luxury experience in the hotel industry in the Middle East; Qatar experience is an advantage.
• Ability to perform well in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational skills to ensure smooth kitchen operations.
• In-depth knowledge of all kitchen sections to manage operations efficiently.
• Strong leadership to manage and motivate a kitchen team.
• Solid financial acumen, including budget management.
• Creativity and superior culinary skills for menu development.
• Computer literacy, including POS systems and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Ensure kitchen staff adhere to quality, hygiene, and cleanliness standards.
• Stay updated with culinary trends and kitchen processes.
• Manage suppliers to secure quality goods at affordable prices.
• Oversee inventory and stock ordering as needed.
• Maintain kitchen equipment and organize repairs when needed.
• Handle staff issues, such as sick leave and attendance, and take disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Develop new dishes and overhaul menus to attract more clientele.
• Ensure guests receive excellent service and a great dining experience.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Kitchen management

Menu development

Staff motivation

Middle East hospitality

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Head chef for our client inDoha, Qatar.

A Head Chef or Chef de Cuisine is a culinary expert who oversees the operations and staff of a restaurant or other dining facility's kitchen. Their duties include creating and maintaining a kitchen budget, assigning tasks to other Chefs, and ensuring customer satisfaction by expediently dealing with any issues that may arise.

Head Chef duties and responsibilities:

• Ensuring that kitchen staff adhere to quality, hygiene, and cleanliness standards
• Staying up-to-date with culinary trends and kitchen processes
• Dealing with suppliers and ensuring that they supply quality goods at affordable prices
• Managing the inventory and ordering stock as needed
• Overseeing the maintenance of kitchen equipment and organizing repairs when needed
• Handling staff issues, such as sick leave and attendance, and taking disciplinary action when necessary
• Developing new dishes and overhauling menus to attract more clientele
• Ensuring that guests receive excellent service and enjoy their culinary experience

Head Chef skills and qualifications:

• With good luxury experience in the hotel industry in the middle east, experience in Qatar is an advantage.
• The ability to constantly perform well in a high-pressure and fast-paced environment
• Excellent organizational skills to ensure the smooth running of a kitchen
• In-depth knowledge of all the sections in a kitchen to efficiently manage operations
• Strong leadership skills to effectively manage and motivate a kitchen team
• Solid financial acumen, including the ability to manage a budget
• Creativity and superior culinary skills to create exceptional dishes for an establishments menu
• Computer literacy, including a working knowledge of relevant software programs, such as a point-of-sale system and Microsoft Office
• Business acumen to make sound decisions regarding things like menu prices and kitchen processes