Executive Chef

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Oversee daily kitchen workflow, food preparation, quality, and timely service.
• Develop menus, seasonal specials, and recipes based on the concept, guest preferences, and market trends.
• Maintain taste, freshness, portion, presentation, and consistency standards.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and motivate kitchen staff.
• Manage budgets, food costs, portion sizes, wastage, stock, purchasing, suppliers, and ingredient storage.
• Ensure food safety, HACCP, hygiene, sanitation, and local health authority compliance.
• Implement kitchen SOPs, standardized recipes, and operational controls.
• Monitor food-cost percentages, expenses, productivity, and KPIs; take corrective action.
• Address food-related guest complaints and coordinate with management and other departments.
• Maintain equipment and safe, organized kitchen areas; apply current culinary trends and practices.

Qualifications and requirements

• Minimum 5–8 years of culinary experience, including substantial senior kitchen leadership experience.
• Proven kitchen operations, culinary team, menu development, and food cost control experience.
• Strong knowledge of international cuisines, food preparation, and presentation.
• Comprehensive understanding of food safety, HACCP, hygiene, and sanitation.
• Ability to manage budgets, control costs, reduce wastage, and improve efficiency.
• Leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills; able to work under pressure.
• Proficiency in inventory management, menu costing, and kitchen reporting.
• Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays.
• A Culinary Arts, Hotel Management, or related diploma or degree is preferred.

Key competencies

• Culinary creativity and attention to detail.
• Team management and staff development.
• Commercial awareness, financial acumen, time management, and decision-making.
• Commitment to food quality, hygiene, guest satisfaction, and continuous improvement.

Pay

• Pay is AED 6,000–8,000 per month.

Workplace

• Work location is in person.