Quality Control Chef

Purpose of the role:

The Quality Control Chef is responsible for ensuring consistent food quality, safety, and compliance across all brands produced in the central kitchen, including meal plans, restaurants, Fuel Up, and other in-house brands, in line with U.A.E Food Safety Regulations, HACCP, and ISO 22000 standards. S/he is fully responsible for all food taste, overall quality consistency, and for managing, investigating, resolving, and preventing all taste and quality-related complaints across all brands.

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

1. 1. Quality Control & Brand Compliance

• Conduct batch-wise tasting and visual inspections before packing and dispatching.
• Ensure adherence to approved recipes, portion sizes, yield standards, and brand specifications.
• Approve or reject finished products based on quality benchmarks.
• Ensure correct packaging, labeling, and brand segregation.

1. 2. Production Monitoring

• Monitor daily production activities in hot kitchen, cold kitchen, butchery, and packing areas.
• Ensure SOPs are followed at all stages of food production.
• Verify correct cooking, cooling, blast chilling, storage, and reheating procedures.

1. 3. Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance

Ensure compliance with Dubai Municipality / Abu Dhabi Food Safety Regulations.

Monitor hygiene practices, temperature controls, FIFO, allergen control, and cross- contamination prevention.

Ensure staff compliance with personal hygiene and uniform standards.

1. 4. Receiving & Raw Material Control

Inspect incoming raw materials for quality, freshness, temperature, and specification compliance.

Coordinate with stores and procurement to reject non-conforming items.

Ensure proper storage, segregation, and traceability of ingredients.

1. 5. Training & Staff Support

Conduct food safety, hygiene, SOP, and quality standards training.

Provide corrective feedback and on-the-job guidance to production teams.

Support menu trials, new product development, and launches.

1. 6. Documentation & Audits

Maintain daily quality checklists, tasting records, temperature logs, and rejection reports.

Support internal, external, and authority audits.

Implement and follow up on corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

Professional Requirements:

• Diploma/Equivalent in Culinary Arts, Food Technology, Hotel or Hospitality Management.
• Strong understanding of ISO standards.
• Minimum 45 years of experience in a central kitchen, catering, or multi-brand operations within UAE/GCC.
• Knowledge of Dubai Municipality Food Code / Food Watch systems is an added advantage.

Interpersonal Requirements:

• Strong sensory evaluation and food standardization skills.
• Excellent knowledge of U.A.E food safety regulations.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and staff training abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure in a high-volume environment.

WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE

• A fun friendly place to work and a great company culture to match. Did we mention we offer free lunches
• An inclusive, collaborative community, where your voice will be heard, and you'll have the opportunity to fuel your creative journey.
• The ability to really make a difference with your ideas we're a purpose driven company.
• A modern office environment designed to foster inspiration, creativity, and teamwork.
• A talented team of super smart (but humble) people.
• A culture committed to innovation, openness, humor, respect & motivation.

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE'RE ABOUT

1. Continuous Development

At Kcal we're all about being better than we were yesterday, so naturally we want you to develop your own greatest asset YOU. We encourage everyone on our team to continuously learn and grow into the best version of themselves so they can feel empowered not only in their job, but in life in general. Because at the end of the day, when you win, we all win.

2. Support & Collaboration

No one does it alone and there's nothing wrong with asking for help when it's needed. We want everyone at Kcal to feel like they're part of a supportive team. Because when we work together, we come up with better ideas, faster solutions, limit errors, and achieve more together.

3. Respectful Listening

At Kcal we believe respect should be nonnegotiable. And that it should go both ways in communicating and listening. We encourage open and honest communication while simultaneously doing our best to listen with the intention to understand and find common ground.

4. Trust & Accountability

Personal accountability is the best way to foster trust amongst one another. We all have responsibilities to our roles, our teams, and our customers and it's important that we demonstrate that accountability in every task that we carry out. This ensures not only that we can deliver in our roles, but also that can excel.

5. Innovation & Creativity

Kcal thrives off innovation and creativity they're part of the DNA of what we do. And we strive to infuse them into every aspect of the company, from our brands to our culture, to our processes and finally to every bite of food our customers eat.

6. A Passion for Healthy Living

We walk the talk. We're passionate about making the world a healthier place one meal at a time! We continuously encourage healthy lifestyle choices through wholesome high-quality food, and our aim is to inspire and motivate those around us to eat well and be well.

Salary: AED 14,000.00 /month for first 6 months & 15,000 thereafter

Other Benefits: Medical + Annual airfare + Duty Meals

Job Type: Full-time (6 Days/week)

Required language(s): English

Experience: 4-5 Years