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"URGENT HIRING"
- Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Vacancies: 1
- Salary: AED 5,500–6,000 per month
- Priority: Top Priority
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Shift: 10 Hours
- Weekly Off: 1 Day per Week
- Salary Structure: All-Inclusive
- Preferred Nationalities: Nepali & Sri Lankan
- Joining: Candidates available to join soon preferred
Job Summary
REAP HR is recruiting an experienced and hands-on Sr.Sous Chef – Steak & Josper Grill for one our prestigious client (restaurant) based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
This is a key kitchen position requiring strong expertise in steak preparation, meat handling, charcoal grilling, and Josper/Jasper-style grill operation. The successful candidate should be confident working with different steak cuts and doneness levels while maintaining consistent quality, portioning, presentation, and kitchen standards.
Candidates coming from a steakhouse, grill restaurant, premium casual dining restaurant, or similar concept will be strongly preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operate a Josper/Jasper-style charcoal grill confidently and safely.
- Prepare and cook different steak cuts according to required doneness levels.
- Handle, portion, prepare, and store meat correctly.
- Prepare burgers and other grilled menu items.
- Maintain consistency in taste, cooking, presentation, and portion control.
- Monitor food quality throughout preparation and service.
- Support the Head Chef and kitchen team during daily operations.
- Assist with menu development and creation of new grill items/products.
- Ensure proper mise en place before service.
- Monitor ingredient usage and minimise unnecessary food wastage.
- Maintain high food hygiene, sanitation, and kitchen safety standards.
- Support smooth kitchen operations during high-volume service.
Requirements
- Proven professional experience as a Sous Chef or senior grill chef.
- Strong steak and grill experience is essential.
- Hands-on experience with a Josper/Jasper-style charcoal grill strongly preferred.
- Excellent knowledge of steak cuts and doneness levels.
- Strong meat preparation and handling skills.
- Experience preparing burgers and grilled products.
- Steakhouse, grill restaurant, or premium casual dining experience preferred.
- Ability to maintain consistency during high-volume service.
- Menu development/product creation experience is an advantage.
- Previous UAE/GCC restaurant experience is an advantage.
- Nepali and Sri Lankan candidates preferred.
- Strong teamwork, reliability, and kitchen discipline.
Sous Chef — Screening Questions
- How many years of experience do you have as a Sous Chef or Grill Chef?
- Have you worked in a steakhouse or grill-focused restaurant? Please provide the restaurant name and country.
- Have you personally operated a Josper/Jasper-style charcoal grill?
- How many years of Josper/Jasper grill experience do you have?
- Which steak cuts can you confidently prepare and cook?
- Explain the doneness levels you regularly cook: rare, medium rare, medium, medium well and well done.
- How do you check steak doneness during service?
- Do you have experience preparing burgers and other charcoal-grilled menu items?
- Have you handled meat trimming, portioning, marination and storage?
- Have you created new steak, burger or grill menu items?
- Have you supervised a kitchen/grill team?
- Do you have UAE/GCC restaurant experience?
- Current location?
- Current visa status?
- Current/last salary?
- Expected salary?
- Notice period / earliest joining date?
Sous Chef — Practical Assessment
Josper/Grill Test: Candidate should demonstrate safe grill preparation, temperature/heat management and charcoal grill operation.
Steak Test: Provide selected steak cuts and ask the candidate to identify, prepare, season and cook steaks to two different requested doneness levels.
Assessment Result: ☐ Strongly Suitable ☐ Suitable ☐ Hold ☐ Not Suitable
Benefits
Benefits & Employment Terms
- Employment visa provided.
- Company transportation provided.
- 10-hour shift.
- 1 day off per week.
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