Head Chef – Café

About the role

The Head Chef will lead the café kitchen team, ensuring Bateel’s culinary standards, food safety, and guest experience are consistently delivered. This full‑time position reports to the Assistant Restaurant Manager and oversees all kitchen operations.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct regular audits, corrective actions and ensure compliance with health, safety and company standards.
• Maintain up‑to‑date recipe files, function sheets and monitor special‑function food preparation.
• Identify slow‑moving items and work with the Café Manager to create daily special promotions.
• Support budgeting, forecast revenue and control food costs through strict portion control, waste minimisation and inventory management.
• Lead, motivate and develop a senior kitchen team, set KPIs, conduct performance reviews and manage leave planning.
• Perform health and safety audits, implement remedial actions and uphold brand standards.

Required profile

• Proven experience managing a high‑volume kitchen and leading senior culinary staff.
• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and ability to enforce compliance.
• Excellent financial acumen for budgeting, cost control and inventory oversight.
• Effective communicator with a focus on team welfare, training and development.

Required skills

• Food safety and hygiene compliance.
• Inventory and stock level management.
• Cost control and portion management.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work with a premium brand in a dynamic café environment.
• Professional development and career progression within Bateel International.