Head Chef – Indian & Multi-Cuisine

Hotel The Oasis | Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Salary: ₹30,000–₹40,000 per month, depending on experience and skill

Hotel The Oasis is looking for an experienced, hands-on Head Chef with strong Indian and multi-cuisine expertise to lead our kitchen operations across banquets and à la carte dining.

We are looking for someone who can not only deliver consistently excellent food, but can also bring strong systems, discipline and control to the kitchen.

Key Responsibilities

- Take complete responsibility for food production, quality, taste, consistency and presentation across the hotel.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Indian cuisine, with positive understanding of multi-cuisine operations.
- Independently handle large-scale banquet and wedding production as well as daily à la carte operations.
- Prepare accurate daily and event-wise indents based on expected covers, menus, portions and existing stock.
- Maintain strict control over food cost, portion sizes, yield, wastage and pilferage.
- Standardise recipes, portions and production processes to ensure consistency irrespective of volume.
- Plan mise-en-place and production schedules for banquets to ensure smooth, timely and flawless execution.
- Monitor raw-material quality and coordinate requirements with Purchase/Stores without unnecessary over-ordering.
- Ensure correct storage, FIFO, stock rotation and optimum utilisation of ingredients.
- Lead and manage the complete kitchen brigade, including duty allocation, discipline, productivity, training and performance.
- Maintain high standards of kitchen hygiene, food safety, cleanliness and equipment handling.
- Coordinate closely with F&B; Service, Banquets, Stores and Management.




- Identify opportunities to improve menus, presentation, kitchen efficiency and guest satisfaction.
- Be actively involved in the kitchen during important functions and high-volume operations — this is a hands-on leadership position.

Candidate We Are Looking For
- Proven experience as a Head Chef / Sous Chef / Senior Sous Chef / Executive Chef in a hotel, banquet property or established restaurant.
- Strong Indian cuisine experience is essential.
- Demonstrable experience handling both large banquets and à la carte operations.
- Sound knowledge of indenting, food costing, yield, portion control, inventory and wastage management.
- Ability to manage and command a kitchen team effectively while maintaining discipline and a professional working environment.
- Strong understanding of bulk production without compromising taste, consistency or presentation.
- Ability to train and develop junior kitchen staff.
- Organised, accountable and quality-focused.
- Candidates currently working as strong Sous/Senior Sous Chefs and ready to step up into a Head Chef role are welcome to apply.

Selection Process Shortlisted candidates will undergo a practical cooking and kitchen-management assessment.

Candidates should be prepared to discuss:

- Banquet production planning
- Indenting and quantity calculations
- Food-cost and wastage control
- Kitchen manpower planning
- Recipe and portion standardisation
- Previous banquet volumes handled

Please apply with your current salary, expected salary, current location and notice period. Job Type: Full time

Location: Hotel The Oasis, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Salary: ₹30,000–₹40,000 per month

Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹40,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Indian Head Chef (Saharanpur)
🏢 Hotel The Oasis
📍 Saharanpur