Head Chef (International Cuisine)

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Position: Head Chef (International Cuisine)

Starting Salary: SAR 10,000 (Full package / Live out)

Job Role: The Head Chef leads all culinary operations across our GCC restaurant brand, delivering an authentic and elevated dining experience across four international cuisines — French, Italian, Arabic, and Indian. This role is central to menu innovation, kitchen leadership, and upholding the brand's reputation for gastronomic excellence in a competitive and culturally diverse Gulf market.

Key Responsibilities

• Menu Architecture & Innovation: Design and continuously evolve a cohesive multi-cuisine menu spanning authentic French, Italian, Arabic, and Indian dishes, incorporating seasonal GCC produce and contemporary fine-dining trends.
• Kitchen Leadership & Operations: Oversee all kitchen sections, ensuring seamless coordination during service, consistent plating standards, and strict adherence to brand recipes and presentation guidelines.
• Team Development & Training: Recruit, mentor, and coach a diverse brigade of chefs; conduct regular skills workshops on each of the four cuisine specialities to maintain high culinary benchmarks.
• Quality Assurance & Consistency: Implement rigorous tasting protocols and quality checks at every stage of preparation, ensuring each dish meets the brand's standard before it reaches the guest.
• Cost Control & Procurement: Manage food cost targets, negotiate with approved GCC-region suppliers, and minimise waste through efficient mise en place planning and inventory control.
• Health, Safety & Halal Compliance: Maintain full compliance with GCC municipal food-safety regulations, international HACCP standards, and halal certification requirements across all menus.
• Guest Experience & Brand Representation: Collaborate with the F&B and marketing teams on culinary events, media features, and VIP dining experiences that reinforce the brand's premium positioning across GCC markets.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Culinary Credentials: A diploma or degree from a culinary academy; advanced certifications in at least two cuisines are strongly preferred, alongside a valid food-safety/HACCP qualification.
• Professional Experience: A minimum of 10 years of progressive kitchen experience, including at least 3 years in a Head Chef or Executive Sous Chef capacity within a multi-cuisine, high-volume fine-dining environment; prior exposure to GCC or Middle Eastern hospitality markets is a significant advantage.
• Leadership & Cross-Cultural Competency: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a multicultural brigade of 50+ staff; strong communication skills in English (Arabic or additional languages are a plus); a proven track record of launching internationally inspired menus that resonate with Gulf-region clientele.

Pay: From ﷼10,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• ANSWERS FOR THE BELOW PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED.
• Have you read and accept the duties and responsibilities, including the salary details that we mentioned for this role? Continue with your applications if "Yes"
• In which city and country are you currently located?
• Which country passport do you have? (Nationality)
• How old are you? (Age)
• How tall are you? (Height)
• If selected for this role, after how many days before you can join our company?
• How many years of experience do you have as a Head Chef?
• Name the three cuisines that you know very well:

Work Location: In person