Sous Chef (Luxury Hospitality)

Location: Onsite in Umluj, Saudi Arabia

Company

SLS The Red Sea is a luxury lifestyle resort on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast with 150 rooms, five food and beverage venues, and a spa.

What you will do

• Support the Chef de Cuisine with daily kitchen management and operations.
• Execute creative menus while maintaining consistent food preparation, taste, presentation, and portioning standards.
• Lead culinary teams during preparation and service, ensuring smooth workflow and timely execution.
• Oversee mise en place, kitchen readiness, ordering, inventory, storage, labeling, and stock rotation.
• Train, coach, schedule, and provide performance feedback to junior chefs and culinary team members.
• Manage food costs, waste, equipment maintenance, cleanliness, dietary requirements, allergies, VIP requests, and special arrangements.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of professional culinary experience, including 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Previous experience as a Junior Sous Chef, Chef de Partie, or in a similar culinary leadership role, preferably in a luxury hotel, resort, or upscale restaurant.
• Degree or diploma in Culinary Arts or a related field is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of modern cooking techniques, ingredients, kitchen operations, and culinary standards.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing culinary teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of HACCP, food safety, hygiene, and local health regulations.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on leadership role in a luxury hospitality environment.
• Work across a resort with multiple food and beverage venues and a high-end guest experience.
• Performance-driven kitchen culture focused on creativity, precision, quality, and collaboration.
• Opportunity to contribute to the continued development of a Red Sea lifestyle destination.