Head Chef

Bring your culinary passion, leadership, and creative energy to Mama Shelter Dubai! As our Head Chef, you’ll lead the kitchen, inspire the culinary Gang, and make sure every plate leaving Mama’s kitchen is delicious, consistent, and full of personality. Let’s cook up something amazing together! 👨‍🍳🔥🍽️✨

THE MISSION?

🎯 Lead the Kitchen: Take charge of daily kitchen operations, ensuring smooth, efficient, and organized food production and service. 👨‍🍳🔥

🎯 Inspire the Culinary Gang: Lead, motivate, coach, and develop the team while creating a positive, respectful, and collaborative kitchen culture. 🤝✨

🎯 Serve Up Excellence: Ensure every dish meets Mama’s standards for quality, taste, freshness, portioning, timing, and presentation. 🍽️👌

🎯 Be the Quality Guardian: Conduct regular quality checks and take action when something isn’t quite up to Mama’s standards. 🔍✨

🎯 Keep Costs in Check: Monitor food costs, portion control, stock, wastage, and product usage while supporting the kitchen’s financial goals. 📊💰

🎯 Food Safety First: Maintain top standards of hygiene, sanitation, HACCP, food safety, and safe food handling across the kitchen. 🧼👨‍🍳

🎯 Keep the Kitchen Running: Ensure equipment, storage areas, fridges, freezers, and food products are properly maintained, organized, and handled. ⚙️❄️

🎯 Grow the Team: Provide hands-on training, coaching, and guidance to help every culinary Gang member develop and shine. 🌟📚

🎯 Bring the Creativity: Stay curious about culinary trends, techniques, and new ideas and bring fresh inspiration into Mama’s kitchen. 💡🌶️

🎯 Be the MAMA Spirit: Promote teamwork, accountability, creativity, respect, and good vibes while supporting the Executive Sous Chef and the wider F&B team. 🌈🤝

MADE FOR YOU? ONLY IF…

💪 You thrive under pressure: A busy kitchen doesn’t scare you. You know how to stay focused, organized, and cool when the heat is on. 🔥😎

👨‍🍳 You’re a natural leader: You know how to bring people together, set the standard, and get the best out of your team.

🎯 Quality is your obsession: From the first prep to the final plate, you never compromise on standards.

📊 You understand the numbers: Food cost, wastage, portion control, and stock management are part of your culinary toolkit.

🧠 You’re a problem solver: When things don’t go to plan, you find solutions quickly and keep the operation moving.

🌟 You’re always learning: You stay curious, explore new culinary ideas, and are always looking for ways to make Mama’s kitchen better.

🙌 You’re all about teamwork: You believe the best kitchens are built on trust, respect, communication, and a little bit of fun..

YOUR LITTLE EXTRAS:

🚀 You’re reliable and consistent: When you say you’ll deliver, you always follow through.
👥 You’re a people person: Guests and teammates love your positive, approachable vibe.
💬 You build connections: You take time to know your guests, creating lasting impressions.
😊 You light up the room: Your energy lifts everyone around you, making work a joy.
🤝 You’re all about the team: From supporting your colleagues to creating a family-like atmosphere, you make it happen.

If you’re ready to bring your energy, passion, and smile to Mama Shelter Dubai, we’d love to hear from you! ✨