Chef de Partie (International Cuisine)

Postion: Chef de Partie (International Cuisine)

Starting Salary: SAR 3,000 to SAR 3,500 plus Food, Shared Accommodation, and Transportation

Location: Riyadh

Position Overview: We are seeking a skilled Chef de Partie to lead kitchen stations and deliver exceptional culinary excellence at our distinguished luxury café in Riyadh. This role requires expertise in both hot and cold kitchen operations with strong knowledge of international cuisine, particularly Italian, French, and Arabic breakfast traditions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage assigned kitchen stations in both hot and cold kitchens, preparing and cooking menu items to luxury standards with precision, consistency, and attention to flavor, presentation, and quality.
• Execute Italian cuisine specialties including fresh pasta preparation, risottos, traditional sauces, and regional dishes, demonstrating authentic techniques and understanding of Italian culinary traditions and flavor profiles.
• Prepare French culinary offerings including classic sauces, techniques, pastries, and refined preparations that showcase mastery of French cooking fundamentals and contemporary applications.
• Create authentic Arabic breakfast items including traditional breads, mezze, egg preparations, regional specialties, and contemporary interpretations that honor Arabic culinary heritage while meeting luxury café standards.
• Manage cold kitchen operations including salad preparations, cold appetizers, sandwiches, charcuterie presentations, and garde manger work with artistic plating and impeccable attention to freshness and quality.
• Develop and refine recipes in collaboration with senior kitchen leadership, contributing creative ideas for menu development while maintaining consistency with the establishment's culinary direction and standards.
• Maintain rigorous quality standards for all dishes leaving the station, conducting taste checks, ensuring proper cooking techniques, verifying presentation excellence, and upholding luxury hospitality expectations.
• Manage mise en place preparation for assigned stations, organizing ingredients, preparing stocks and sauces, ensuring proper portioning, and maintaining readiness for efficient service execution.
• Monitor ingredient quality and freshness, properly storing items, rotating stock according to FIFO principles, minimizing waste, and communicating supply needs to maintain optimal kitchen operations.
• Supervise and mentor commis cooks and junior kitchen staff working at assigned stations, providing training, guidance, and constructive feedback to develop their skills and maintain station productivity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4-5 years of professional culinary experience with at least 2 years as Chef de Partie or senior cook in luxury hotels, fine dining restaurants, or premium establishments. Formal culinary education from recognized institution highly preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in Italian, French, and Arabic cuisines essential. English communication skills required; Arabic proficiency valued for kitchen coordination and understanding regional culinary preferences.
• Strong leadership capability, creativity, excellent knife skills, understanding of international cooking techniques, and ability to work efficiently under pressure. Must demonstrate passion for culinary excellence, attention to detail, and commitment to maintaining luxury standards in diverse cuisine preparations.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ﷼3,000.00 - ﷼3,500.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• IMPORTANT: A CV with your photo is required when applying for this role. Answers to the below questions are required.
• In which city and country are you currently located?
• From which country are you? (Nationality)
• How old are you? (Age)
• How tall are you? (Height)
• If ever you are hired for this role, after how many days you can join our company?
• Have you read the duties and responsibilities, including the salary details that we mentioned for this role? Yes or No?
• How much is the minimum minimum full package salary that you are accepting for this role?
• How many years of experience do you have in a casual dining / fine dining concept?