Location: Karnal, Haryana
Experience: 3–8 years
Employment: Full-time
Head Chef – Big Yellow Door, Karnal
About the Role
Big Yellow Door is looking for an experienced, passionate and hands-on Head Chef to take complete ownership of our kitchen operations.
We are a multi-cuisine restaurant with Continental as our primary cuisine, along with Dim Sum, Chinese and selected North Indian dishes. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Continental cuisine and a good understanding of multi-cuisine restaurant operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and supervise the complete kitchen operation and daily service.
- Lead, train and manage the entire kitchen team.
- Ensure consistent taste, quality, presentation and portioning across all dishes.
- Maintain strong standards for Continental cuisine while ensuring consistency across all other menu sections.
- Manage kitchen preparation, mise en place and smooth execution during peak hours.
- Control food cost, inventory, stock levels and wastage.
- Ensure quality and freshness of all incoming raw materials.
- Maintain high standards of hygiene, cleanliness and food safety.
- Implement and maintain kitchen SOPs, recipes and processes.
- Plan kitchen staffing, duty allocation and daily operations.
- Coordinate closely with restaurant management to ensure smooth service.
- Maintain kitchen discipline and develop a strong, efficient team.
- Handle equipment usage, maintenance and kitchen safety.
- Assist with menu development, new dish trials and recipe standardisation.
- Take complete ownership of kitchen performance, food quality and service execution.
What We’re Looking For
- 4–8 years of experience in a professional restaurant/hospitality kitchen.
- Previous experience as a Head Chef, Sous Chef, Kitchen Manager or Senior Chef.
- Strong expertise in Continental cuisine.
- Good working knowledge of Chinese, Dim Sum and North Indian cuisine.
- Experience managing a multi-cuisine restaurant kitchen is preferred.
- Experience managing kitchen teams and high-volume restaurant service.
- Strong understanding of food cost, inventory and wastage control.
- Excellent knowledge of food hygiene and safety.
- Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.
- A hands-on chef who can lead the kitchen during busy service and maintain consistency under pressure.
Candidates from outside Karnal are welcome to apply. Relocation can be considered for the right candidate.
If you are a chef who can take complete ownership of a kitchen, maintain high food standards and build a strong team, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply with your updated CV and details of your current/last role.
Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹45,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Food provided
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Karnal, Haryana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Education:
Experience:
- Managing Kitchen/ Sous Chef: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
