About the Role
We are looking for a creative, highly organized, and leadership-driven Head Chef cum Trainer to lead our kitchen operations. In this dual role, you will be responsible for crafting delicious café-style menus, maintaining food quality standards, and training staff across our existing and upcoming franchise outlets. If you have a passion for Continental and Indo-Chinese culinary arts combined with strong management skills, we’d love to have you on board!
Key Responsibilities
- Kitchen Operations &
- Culinary Excellence:
Oversee daily kitchen functions, maintain consistent food taste and presentation, and prepare signature menu items.
- Menu Development: Design, standardize, and refresh café-style menus, including seasonal offerings and promotional items.
- Staff Training &
- Leadership:
Train kitchen staff and franchise partners on standardized recipes, SOPs, food presentation, and hygiene practices.
- Costing &
- Inventory Control:
Monitor daily stock levels, control food costs, minimize wastage, and optimize inventory rotation.
- Franchise Support: Support recent franchise outlets with initial kitchen setup,
workflow optimization, and operational handovers.
- Compliance &
- Quality Assurance:
Ensure 100% adherence to FSSAI hygiene standards, food safety protocols, and deep-cleaning schedules.
- Operational Coordination: Partner with store management to resolve customer feedback and streamline front-of-house to back-of-house workflows.
Required Qualifications &
- Skills
- Culinary Expertise: Hands-on expertise in Continental and Chinese / Indo-Chinese cuisines.
- Leadership &
- Coaching:
Proven ability to train, mentor, and build cohesive kitchen teams.
- Operational Acumen: Solid understanding of recipe standardization, food costing, inventory management, and kitchen safety.
- Communication: Clear verbal communication and interpersonal skills to coordinate across management and franchise units.
- Compliance: Working knowledge of FSSAI regulations and commercial kitchen safety standards.
Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
📌 Head Chef / Trainer (Kolkata)
🏢 FBCH
📍 Kolkata