Chef De Partie📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Calo Inc. is seeking a Chef De Partie to lead its on-demand kitchen operations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time, hands-on leadership position involves full responsibility for the kitchen's à la carte operations during assigned shifts, overseeing the entire cloud kitchen environment. The role focuses on delivering healthy food in a high-volume, fast-paced setting, ensuring excellence in execution and delivery while maintaining the highest operational standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of cloud kitchen operations during assigned shifts.
• Run the kitchen independently and ensure smooth end-to-end operations.
• Lead, supervise, and manage all kitchen staff on shift.
• Ensure timely preparation and dispatch of orders while maintaining Calo’s quality standards.
• Execute menu items consistently according to approved recipes, taste, presentation, and nutritional guidelines.
• Plan daily production and workflow to meet operational demand.
• Monitor food quality, freshness, portioning, and waste control.
• Manage inventory, ordering, stock rotation, and storage.
• Enforce strict compliance with food safety, hygiene, and sanitation regulations.
• Train, coach, and evaluate kitchen staff performance.
• Communicate clearly with team members and management.
• Resolve operational issues proactively and take control of challenging situations.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen environment.
• Lead by example with professionalism, discipline, and accountability.

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven experience as a Chef De Partie (CDP).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in hospitality within dine-in, à la carte, casual dining, or high-volume restaurant kitchens.
• Strong background in heavy-pace à la carte operations.
• Culinary degree or equivalent professional kitchen experience.
• Previous experience running a kitchen or leading shifts independently.
• Cloud kitchen or production kitchen experience is an advantage.
• Must be currently present in KSA.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong leadership with the ability to run kitchen operations independently.
• Excellent kitchen management and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle high-volume production under pressure.
• Skilled in staff scheduling, task delegation, and performance monitoring.
• Strong understanding of healthy food concepts and modern kitchen practices.
• Knowledge of cost awareness, inventory control, and waste reduction.
• Ability to maintain consistency, speed, and quality simultaneously.

Personal Attributes

• Confident leader with a strong sense of ownership.
• Calm, decisive, and solutions-oriented under pressure.
• Clear and effective communicator.
• Professional, disciplined, and detail-oriented.
• Supportive leader who motivates teams with empathy and fairness.
• Customer-focused mindset, even within a delivery-first operation.

Work Environment

This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, operating within a single-shift, high-volume cloud kitchen environment. The role requires a hands-on approach to leadership, ensuring continuous high standards in a dynamic setting.