Head Chef – Modern Café / Healthy Casual Dining
Finisya Hospitality SolutionsLocation: Al Ain, UAE
Job Overview
We are looking for an experienced and creative Head Chef to lead kitchen operations, a modern café concept specializing in bowls, salads, shareables, and premium beverages.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in modern café or healthy casual dining, with proven skills in menu development, food costing, kitchen management, and maintaining consistent food quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and refine menu items, including signature bowls, salads, shareables, sauces, and dressings.
- Create standardized recipes, portion specifications, and food preparation procedures.
- Oversee daily kitchen operations and ensure consistent food quality, taste, and presentation.
- Manage food costing, inventory, purchasing, portion control, and food waste.
- Establish efficient kitchen workflows for dine-in, takeaway, and delivery operations.
- Supervise, train, and develop kitchen staff.
- Maintain food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and allergen management standards.
- Coordinate with suppliers to maintain ingredient quality and cost efficiency.
- Monitor kitchen performance and identify opportunities to improve productivity and profitability.
- Develop kitchen SOPs to support operational consistency and future business expansion.
Requirements
- Minimum 4–6 years of professional kitchen experience, preferably in modern cafés, healthy dining, brunch concepts, or fast-casual restaurants.
- Previous experience as a Head Chef, Sous Chef, or Senior Chef de Partie with supervisory responsibilities.
- Strong knowledge of bowls, salads, dressings, sauces, shareables, and contemporary café cuisine.
- Proven experience in menu development, recipe standardization, and food costing.
- Strong knowledge of inventory management, portion control, and waste reduction.
- Experience leading and training kitchen teams.
- Good understanding of food safety, hygiene, and HACCP principles.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Culinary qualifications are preferred.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in premium café or multi-outlet food concepts.
- Knowledge of menu engineering and profitability analysis.
- Ability to work efficiently in a compact, fast-paced kitchen.
- Experience developing standardized processes for business expansion.
Pay: AED7,000.00 - AED7,500.00 per month
Application Question(s):
- AVailable Immediately?
- Salary Expectation?
- Willing to relocate in Al Ain?
Work Location: In person
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