Company Chef – Ajman

Role summary

We are hiring a full-time Chef to run the staff kitchen at our facilityin Ajman UAE. The selected person will becooking 2 meals a day for around 80 drivers and mechanics. The team is mostly from Punjab India so the core menu is Punjabi and North Indian home-style food dal sabzi roti rice chicken and mutton curries parathas lassi and chai.

• Location: Fleet yard Ajman UAE
• Reports to: Operations Manager
• Headcount fed: 80 staff 2 meals daily 7 days a week
• Cuisine: Punjabi / North Indian vegetarian and non-vegetarian
• Type: Full-time company visa accommodation provided

Key responsibilities

• Plan and cook lunch and dinner for about 80 staff every day with a weekly rotating Punjabi menu (vegetarian and non-vegetarian options at every meal).
• Prepare early packed lunches for drivers leaving the yard before 6 am or out on long-haul trips.
• Cook hearty high-calorie meals suited to men doing heavy physical work in the heat generous portions fresh roti and rice at every meal.
• Manage the kitchen store: order vegetables meat flour rice spices and gas; keep stock records; control waste and cost per head.
• Keep the kitchen dining area and store clean to Ajman Municipality food safety standards; hold a valid food handler certificate.
• Supervise one or two kitchen helpers rota hygiene portioning and serving.
• Cater for Ramadan (suhoor and iftar timings) Indian festivals (Diwali Baisakhi Lohri) and occasional management or client meals at the yard.
• Report monthly food costs and stock usage to the Operations Manager.

Requirements must have

• 5 years cooking Punjabi / North Indian food for large groups labour camps staff canteens dhabas gurdwara langar hostels or catering companies.
• Proven experience feeding 80 or more people daily on a fixed budget.
• Skilled with tandoor large-batch dal and curry fresh roti/paratha in volume biryani and basic sweets (kheer halwa).
• Able to plan a weekly menu and buy for it knows quantities per head and local Ajman/Sharjah wholesale markets.
• Basic food safety and hygiene knowledge; willing to take the Dubai/Ajman food handler course if not already certified.
• Speaks Punjabi and Hindi; basic English or Arabic a plus.
• Physically fit punctual comfortable with early starts and split shifts.

Nice to have

• Experience in the UAE or GCC; understands the summer heat and Ramadan routines.
• Can also cook simple Pakistani Nepali or South Indian dishes for the minority of staff.
• UAE driving licence to do market runs.

Working conditions and package

• Six days a week split shift (early morning and evening) one day off; Fridays may be rotated with the helper.
• Salary: AEDper month depending on experience.
• Shared accommodation on or near the yard meals company visa medical insurance and annual leave with return ticket as per UAE Labour Law.
• Fully equipped staff kitchen with tandoor gas burners and cold store; kitchen helper(s) provided.

How to apply

Send your CV a photo of yourself in the kitchen and a short note or voice message on WhatsApp describing the largest group you have cooked for and where. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to cook a trial meal at the yard.

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