Sous Chef - UAE

Calo
Dubai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Hospitality & Food ServiceExperience: 6-8 yearsSkills: ["Communication","Organizational skills","Time management","Leadership","Team mentoring"]

Join Calo’s Central Kitchen team in Dubai and support the Head Chef in running high-volume production. You’ll supervise kitchen teams, ensure meals are portioned, packed, and prepared to standardized recipes, and maintain mise en place and batch schedules. The role focuses on quality, hygiene, and food safety compliance, while also optimizing production for speed, consistency, and cost efficiency—plus mentoring staff and stepping in when the Head Chef is absent.

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Sous Chef - UAE

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Job Summary

Join Calo’s Central Kitchen team in Dubai and support the Head Chef in running high-volume production. You’ll supervise kitchen teams, ensure meals are portioned, packed, and prepared to standardized recipes, and maintain mise en place and batch schedules. The role focuses on quality, hygiene, and food safety compliance, while also optimizing production for speed, consistency, and cost efficiency—plus mentoring staff and stepping in when the Head Chef is absent.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hospitality & Food Service
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support the Head Chef in managing daily central kitchen operations and production flow.
  • •Supervise and coordinate kitchen teams across different sections to ensure efficiency and consistency.
  • •Ensure all meals are prepared, portioned, and packed according to company standards; monitor quality and portion control.
  • •Optimize production processes to improve speed, consistency, and cost efficiency.
  • •Train and mentor kitchen staff on production techniques, hygiene standards, and SOPs, and maintain food safety and hygiene compliance.

Key Requirements

  • •6–8 years of culinary experience, including at least 2 years as a Sous Chef or strong Junior Sous Chef.
  • •Experience in central kitchens, cloud kitchens, catering operations, or high-volume food production environments.
  • •Strong knowledge of batch cooking, meal preparation, and large-scale production operations.
  • •Culinary degree or equivalent qualification is preferred.
  • •Currently based in Dubai, UAE, with strong English communication skills.
Experience:6-8 yearsHigh-volume food productionCentral kitchenCloud kitchenCateringBatch cooking
Skills:CommunicationOrganizational skillsTime managementLeadershipTeam mentoring
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Kitchen systemsInventory managementReporting tools

Company Brief

Calo
Provides personalized meal subscriptions and healthy ready-to-eat food delivered on a recurring basis. The company uses an app-based service model to help customers manage nutrition, convenience, and dietary preferences across several markets.
Industry: FoodTech
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Manama, Bahrain
Founded: 2019
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