Job Description
About Calo
Launched in Bahrain in November of 2019, Calo is on a mission to make healthy easy. We’re a team of dedicated people driving this mission by providing better, faster, and cheaper ways to access food through technology.
Role overview
We are looking to hire a highly skilled chef to join our special projects team. In this role, you wil serve our VIP clients while collaborating with a team of world-class individuals within Calo. A top-notch candidate in this position must be creative, flexible, and has a proven track record of working well in a dynamic environment.
Main Responsibilities
- Preparing customized meals for clients based on their preferences, specifications, and dietary needs.
- Inspecting meal ingredients before making purchases to ensure that they are of the highest quality.
- Read and execute various recipes in a timely manner while maintaining high-quality standards
- Preparing meals in accordance with food health and safety regulations.
- Cleaning and sanitizing work areas before and after meal preparation.
- To create each product with full insight of Shelf life, allergens, ingredients cost, and process.
- Ensures that the stations are kept in a clean and orderly fashion
- Ensures that all equipment within the R&D space is correctly handled and maintained
- Establishes and maintains effective employee relations
- Complies with Calo Health, Safety & Hygiene policy
- Performs related duties and special projects as assigned
Ideal Candidate
Qualifications
- Cares very deeply about the quality of meals they create.
- Bachelor's or Associate's degree in culinary arts is preferred.
- Sound knowledge of food health and safety regulations.
- Certified in HACCP and ISO 22000
- The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of culinary experience
- Experience in fine dining and managing VIP clients
- Must be able to able to initiate, plan and implement new product development projects
- Following recipes and formulations to create and evaluate product samples
- Experience with multiple cuisines or fusion cuisines is a major plus
- Able to communicate well in English
- Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel)
Knowledge and competency
- Knowledge of various cooking methods, ingredients, and procedures.
- Display good work ethic, resourcefulness, and organization
- Must be able to work under pressure and manage time accordingly
- Ensure quality control and efficient workflow
- Familiarity with the industry’s best practices
- Strong time-management skills, able to finish tasks in a timely manner, and stick to deadlines.
Personality
- Strong communicator
- Eager to learn
- Friendly and pleasant personality that is able to work with empathy and patience with other team members
- Punctuality
- Exceptional customer service skills.
- Detail-oriented.
- Ability to handle criticism
Interview Process
We are looking for the best of the best, so we’ve created a unique selection process which will include the following steps:
- Screening interview with the Talent Acquisition team
- Technical Interview with our Special Projects team
- A Black Box Trial
- Culture Fit Interview with the team
