Summary
Catrion Group is hiring a Junior Sous Chef for healthcare catering operations in Riyadh. The role involves supervising and participating in daily kitchen production, maintaining food quality and portion standards, and coordinating with kitchen teams, dieticians and logistics staff. Duties include HACCP documentation, stock rotation, food safety, waste control and staff supervision. A diploma is listed, and Saudi nationality is preferred; the role may require working at locations across Saudi Arabia.
The posting
As published on catrion.com. Pulled from the employer's site and shown as they wrote it.
- All food to be prepared and cooked to the agreed standards in proper amount as per contract for healthcare operations.
- Ensures production of meals in accordance with company standard, individual client & agreed specifications of the Healthcare Project, must be served at correct temperature with quality and portion size.
- Works in close cooperation with all sections and other related departments for smooth daily operations.
- Supervise performance of kitchen staff to ensure proper activity, assist other kitchen staff as need arises.
- Supervises and participates in the daily production. Takes responsibility for own section and the running of other sections by junior staff.
- Supervise production in accordance with level of business requirements to ensure food waste is controlled.
- Assist in the completion of daily/weekly/monthly HACCP records and any other documentation.
- Ensure that the kitchen staff work harmoniously to ensure timely production.
- Suggests alternative raw material in times of its unavailability due to various factors and inform the concerned section for appropriate action.
- Ensure corrects packing and dispensing procedures are followed as required for meal delivery.
- Ensure all food items used are as per agreed purchase specification and report any poor-quality items to storekeeper or line manager.
- Ensure that personal working hygiene standards and those of staff for whom you are responsible meet both the company and statutory requirements of the contract.
- Ensure that working areas are always kept clean.
- Ensure adequate manpower requirement based on scheduled operational demands and workload.
- Assists in the evaluation of junior staff, identifies any gaps and inputs to improvement plan, assist any employee grievance or disciplinary procedure.
- Assist in the planning of stores and deliveries as per business requirements.
- Report any incident of fire, loss, damage, unfit food, and other irregularities, food complaints and take such action as may be appropriate.
- Manage and rotate stock to ensure food safety and minimum wastage and achievement of contract food costs.
- Assist Sous Chef/Chef De Cuisine in ensuring catering budgeting requirements is consistently adhered to and the efficient use of all resources is achieved.
- To report any equipment defects, maintenance requirements that will hamper the expected level of delivery.
- To liaise with dietician and plan ordering of food as well as with logistics team for delivery
- Attend Client and Company training courses as deemed necessary, fully support, and participate in all Client and Company safety initiatives.
- Ensure the personal working hygiene standards meet both the company and statutory requirements.
- Attend daily meetings, briefing, trainings, meetings as and when required.
- Carry out any additional duties and any other tasks as requested, which are within your competency and which form part of the service to the client/contract.
- Duties listed are not limited to specific location, if required should be willing to work in any location and as assigned by the department manager across KSA.
- Partly responsible for preparation of kitchen cleaning roster and supervision of cleaning schedules
Job Details
Posted Date:
2026-10-11
Job Location:
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Job Role:
Hospitality and Tourism
Preferred Candidate
Career Level:
Mid Career
Nationality:
Saudi Arabia
Degree:
Diploma