Sous Chef - Pizza
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About This Role
Overview
Kitopi is the region's leading creator and partner for magical food experiences.
With a purpose to satisfy the world’s appetite to create joy, Kitopi operates a portfolio of both invested and franchised F&B brands, serving as enablers in the industry by helping brands grow and scale in both the delivery and dine-in spaces.
Launched in Dubai, UAE, in January 2018, Kitopi has grown to become one of the greatest success stories in the food tech space.
Kitopi’s kitchens are powered by its proprietary Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) - an in-house suite of applications that optimizes cloud kitchen operations in real time.
With over 6,000 employees, Kitopi currently operates 200+ locations across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated
Sous Chef – Pizza
to support our kitchen leadership team.
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in pizza operations, dough management, and team supervision, ensuring consistent quality and smooth day-to-day kitchen operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Head Chef in daily kitchen operations
- Lead and train the pizza team to ensure consistency and quality
- Prepare, shape, and cook high-quality pizzas using proper techniques
- Oversee dough preparation, fermentation, and ingredient management
- Maintain cleanliness, hygiene, and food safety standards
- Manage stock levels, ordering, and portion control
- Assist with menu updates and new pizza recipe development
Requirements
- Proven experience in pizza making (Neapolitan, Roman, or artisanal styles)
- Previous experience as a Senior Pizza Chef or Sous Chef
- Strong understanding of dough science, fermentation, and baking
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Solid leadership and communication skills
Benefits
- Extensive learning opportunities with hard and soft skill training to help you improve and challenge yourself.
- Be involved in customized trainings.
- Have the chance to work in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment.
- Become part of one of the most caring communities out there.
- Annual leave as per the company policy.
- Medical Insurance covering all necessary services.
- Yearly get-together for our Frontliner Champions. Recruitment Process and Timeline
- Application Review: Submit your application, and our talent attraction team will review your profile.
- Pre-Screening: If your profile matches our requirements, you will receive a call from our talent team to discuss about the opportunity.
- Interview Process: If shortlisted, you will meet with our hiring/ operations managers and may need to attend one more round, which could include a trial at our kitchen or dine-in location.
Offer Discussion
Upon successful completion of the interview & trial rounds, our recruiter will contact you to discuss the offer, post which, an offer letter will be released via email.
Passion for quality and customer service
So, what does it really mean to work at Kitopi?
We are constantly striving to make Kitopi the best place to work, by empowering you to be the best version of yourself every day.
Our company values act as our guiding principles to help ensure that everyone feels safe, included, and like they truly belong.
Kitopi is an equal-opportunity employer.
While we currently operate in multiple countries, we are over 70 different nationalities of talented Kitopians.
Whether you are a seasoned professional, a recent graduate, or someone looking to return to the workforce after a break, we encourage you to apply.
We celebrate rich diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and cultures and have a 0-tolerance policy towards racism, bigotry, and hate.
Please apply if you see a position that makes your heart skip a beat and help us build a company that we are all proud to work for.
Customer-obsessed and tech-enabled, at Kitopi, we are a team of passionate humans who are on a mission together to satisfy the world’s appetite and create joy
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