Culinary Trainer

Job Description

The Culinary Trainer is responsible for training and developing the company’s culinary staff across all kitchen sections, ensuring strong technical fundamentals, consistency in execution, and adherence to company standards. The role focuses on designing and delivering structured culinary training programs using sound instructional methodologies, assessing skill gaps, and elevating overall kitchen performance. The Culinary Trainer actively supports operational excellence and new site mobilizations by ensuring culinary teams are well‑prepared, compliant, and performance ready.

• Design and deliver structured culinary training programs for all kitchen sections
• Conduct hands‑on training, demonstrations, coaching, and on‑the‑job training
• Ensure adherence to recipes, SOPs, portion control, and presentation standards
• Assess skills, identify gaps, and provide targeted retraining and feedback
• Train teams on food safety, HACCP, hygiene, and HSE standards
• Support culinary training for new site mobilizations and openings
• Maintain training records and prepare periodic training reports

• Degree/Diploma in Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management
• 6–10 years of professional culinary experience across multiple kitchen sections
• Prior experience in culinary training
• Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP, SOPs, and kitchen operations
• Excellent communication, presentation, and training skills
• Certified Trainer qualification is an advantage