
Kitopi
Senior Brand Chef
Dubai, UAEPosted 1 months ago
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- Salary
- AED 12k–18k a month· est.
- Job type
- Full time
- Level
- Lead
- Field
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Work mode
- On site
About the role
About Kitopi 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, 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 growth has been fueled by its innovative and scalable software solutions. Its kitchens are powered by the proprietary Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS), an in-house suite of applications that optimizes cloud kitchen operations in real time. As part of its growth roadmap, technological innovation, data science, artificial intelligence, and robotics will take center stage as Kitopi continues to reinvent the food industry. With over 6,000 employees, Kitopi currently operates 200+ locations across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. It also operates its Customer Experience Center in Amman, Jordan, and its Engineering Hub in Krakow, Poland. What You’ll Do - Lead kitchen execution across multiple outlets, ensuring consistent quality, speed, and cleanliness. - Implement and maintain SOPs, recipes, portioning, and presentation standards. - Coach and support kitchen teams on station performance, service readiness, and peak-hour execution. - Monitor food safety, hygiene, and licensing compliance in partnership with the Quality & Compliance teams. - Conduct regular outlet visits, quality checks, and operational audits, driving action plans. - Support inventory control, waste reduction, and food cost optimization. - Partner with Operations and Restaurant Managers on labor planning, productivity, and kitchen KPIs. - Support new menu launches, product trials, and seasonal rollouts. - Lead kitchen readiness for new openings and ensure smooth execution.
Requirements
Not explicitly separated as a single Requirements section. The posting lists responsibilities and expectations including leading kitchen execution, implementing SOPs, coaching kitchen teams, monitoring food safety and licensing compliance, conducting quality checks and audits, inventory control and waste reduction, labor planning and KPI management, supporting new menu launches, and leading kitchen readiness for new openings.
Responsibilities
- Lead kitchen execution across multiple outlets, ensuring consistent quality, speed, and cleanliness.
- - Implement and maintain SOPs, recipes, portioning, and presentation standards.
- - Coach and support kitchen teams on station performance, service readiness, and peak-hour execution.
- - Monitor food safety, hygiene, and licensing compliance in partnership with the Quality & Compliance teams.
- - Conduct regular outlet visits, quality checks, and operational audits, driving action plans.
- - Support inventory control, waste reduction, and food cost optimization.
- - Partner with Operations and Restaurant Managers on labor planning, productivity, and kitchen KPIs.
- - Support new menu launches, product trials, and seasonal rollouts.
- - Lead kitchen readiness for new openings and ensure smooth execution.
Skills
- kitchen operations management
- SOP development and implementation
- food safety and licensing compliance
- inventory control and waste reduction
- labor planning and KPI management
- menu launches and product trials
- new outlet openings and kitchen readiness
- quality checks and operational audits
- presentation and portioning standards
- staff coaching and performance support
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