Senior Executive Sous Chef

General Information

Ref #

234818

Location

Qatar-Doha

Job family

Cargo & Airport Operations

• Closing Date: 2026-07-29

Description

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Executive Sous Chef to plan and monitor food production, tasks and processes within the department. This role will manage chefs on duty while ensuring training and scheduling to ensure highest food quality is maintained at all times.

Responsibilities

• Assist/coordinate with Executive Chef to ensure consistent smooth running of food preparation and delivery.
• Analyze and check every working place of cooks and Chefs, including storing areas, fridges and dust bins for any irregular food wastage in all production department.
• Monitor and analyze production food standards in terms of quality and as per client approved specification.
• Maintain and check meals to ensure they have been prepared and cooked as per the approved recipe.
• Effectively delegate and assure all orders given by the Executive Chef have been implemented within the date and time frame instructed.
• Assist Executive Chef to set targets/goals for the internal sections/staff/Sous Chefs and achieve targets.
• Check and monitor the production plan with Sous Chefs as per the specification (Butchery/Vegetables/Preparation/Hot Kitchen/Portioning/Cold Kitchen).
• Coordinate kitchen activities with operations Managers and Duty Officers to update them about revised production plan.
• Monitor, participate and coordinate preparation of food in production area and estimate requirements according to the new menus (food products, equipment's and manpower requirement).
• Provide training sessions related to production team about (cooking/food preparation/discipline/how to respect food product and deal with kitchen equipment's) as per scheduled approved by Executive Chef.
• Coordinate with Menu Development Chef and plan all scheduled menu presentations and functions including unexpected events.
• Coordinate with planning team for upcoming new cycle's requirements.
• Conduct internal meal tasting with the department chef on weekly basis to evaluate the food standard.
• Work closely with Sous Chef to resolve any deviation on their role expectation.
• Assist Executive Chef in budgeting of the kitchen in terms of equipment and staff.
• Analyze the quality of product and service, customer satisfaction, merchandising and menu development.
• Coordinate with maintenance about kitchen equipment's issues and set schedule to resolve it.
• Assist Executive Chef in terms of all production related issues and direct the team during his/her absence.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

Be part of an extraordinary story

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

Together, everything is possible.

Qualification

Qualifications - External

About You

• Bachelor Degree with minimum 7 years of job – related experience
• International cooking experience
• Command of English language
• Leadership Skills
• Bulk/Volume catering experience is mandatory

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

So, whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

How to apply

If you’re ready to transform how millions of global users connect, explore, and transact then apply now by uploading your CV and completing our quick application form.

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