About Keshavas Hospitality
Keshavas Hospitality runs four F&B outlets in Navi Mumbai; Royal Rasoi Kharghar, Royal Rasoi Marina, and Aduppu Nerul and Panvel. Royal Rasoi Kharghar is undergoing a full rebrand around Kerala and South Indian cuisine, with Ela Sadhya as a core offering.
The role
We're hiring a Head Chef to run the kitchen at Royal Rasoi Kharghar first, with responsibility expanding across the group's four outlets as each one stabilises. This is a hands-on role. You'll be on the floor, building the team, setting up systems, and owning the kitchen's numbers, not managing from a distance.
What you'll actually be doing
- Building and standardising the South Indian and Kerala menu, including Ela Sadhya, with proper recipe costing and consistent execution
- Setting up kitchen systems that run without you in the room: wastage tracking, purchase requisitioning, recipe documentation, training routines
- Owning food cost, portion control, and kitchen-side P&L performance
- Hiring, training, and leading the kitchen team including sourcing your own talent, not just relying on HR
- Solving problems as they come up, day to day, without waiting to be told
- Delivering visible progress early we care about results, however small, that show things are moving in the right direction
Who we're looking for
- 15-20+ years of kitchen experience, with genuine depth in South Indian and Kerala cuisine
- Experience planning and executing Ela Sadhya at scale is strongly preferred
- A track record of building kitchen systems from scratch, not just following ones that already exist
- Strong people management: you can hire, train, hold people accountable, and let someone go when needed
- Someone who shows up with solutions, not excuses, and follows through on what they commit to
What we don't want
If your strength is talking about what you'd do rather than showing what you've done, this isn't the right fit. We're looking for someone who delivers consistently, and without needing to be chased.
To apply
Send your CV with details of your last three roles, team sizes managed, and specific examples of systems or menus you've built from scratch.
Pay: ₹70,000.00 - ₹80,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Food provided
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
