Assistant Unit Manager

؜ - ؜Riyadh ؜ -

Job details

Kitopi is the world's leading tech-powered multi-brand restaurant. With a
mission to satisfy the world's appetite, Kitopi operates a portfolio of both
invested and franchised F&B brands, serving as enablers in the food market by
helping brands to grow and scale, both in the delivery and dine-in space.


Launched in Dubai, UAE in January ‎2018, Kitopi has grown to become one of the
greatest success stories in the cloud kitchen and food tech space. In July
‎2021, Kitopi announced its $‎415 million Series C funding round, led by the
world's largest technology-focused investment fund, Softbank Group Corp's
Vision Fund ‎2. This investment catapulted Kitopi to the prestigious Unicorn
status, making it the fastest Unicorn to have emerged from the MENA region.


As a leading food-tech business, Kitopi's growth has been largely fueled by
its innovative and scalable software solutions. Kitopi's kitchens are powered
by its proprietary Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) - an in-house suite
of applications that optimizes cloud kitchen operations in real-time. As part
of its growth roadmap, technological innovation, data science, artificial
intelligence, and robotics will take center stage as Kitopi continues to
reinvent the food industry as we know it today.


With over ‎4,000 employees, Kitopi currently operates ‎200+ locations across the
UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar, and runs its engineering hub in Krakow,
Poland, and its global customer experience center in Dubai, UAE.


To meet Kitopi's Kitchen goals, the Assistant Unit Manager supports the Unit
Manager to make sure each Department (Shift Managers/ Staff Trainer/ Crew
Trainer/ and Team Members) leads and maintains their specific responsibilities
in our Kitchens. This means helping the Department Managers to set their own
goals, following up on their progress, and providing coaching and direction to
improve their departments. By improving their departments, the Kitchen
improves! The Assistant Unit Manager also helps with making sure each
Department Manager runs their department accurately and responsibly, ensuring
highest food quality, maximum speed and maintain food consistency as per the
brand's standards.


What You'll Do



  • Ensure excellent operations in; Quality, Speed and Accuracy throughout each shift without supervision.

  • Manage Kitchen Controls such as; labor cost, inventory, scheduling, orders on a daily basis.

  • Follow and enforce all restaurant safety and security policies and procedures

  • Coach and follow-up on crew to ensure excellent operations

  • Assist in continuing growth and development of employees inside the restaurant

  • Support the General Manager with setting and achieving kitchen set goals

  • Maintain a cooperative and harmonious working relationship between management team and the Team Members

  • Ensuring that all sanitation, safety and security policies and procedures are observed and enforced


Who Are We Looking For?



  • You must be a leader, who leads by example, enjoys inspiring and motivating your team - you don 't fold under pressure. In fact, you thrive in fast-paced environments.

  • ‎3+ years of relevant experience in operations and culinary management.

  • Excellent knowledge of Food Legislation, Relevant Codes of Practice & Quality Standards and Health & Safety Legislation

  • Restaurant and Kitchen Management experience.

  • Strong background in a fast food and delivery environment

  • Exceptional communication and organizational skills - able to speak and listen effectively; great written, verbal, and presentation skills.
    Recruitment Process and Timeline
    First, you apply and let our recruiters review your profile. After reviewing,
    you will receive a link to book a meeting with a recruiter at your convenience
    to share more about yourself and for us to get to know you better. If you have
    been shortlisted, you will have the opportunity to meet our hiring managers.
    Depending on the scope of the role and the function, you may need to attend
    ‎2-‎3 rounds (which might include case study, role-play, trial, or live coding -
    this will be communicated to you in the initial conversation). Upon successful
    completion, your recruiter will get in touch with you to discuss the offer. We
    aim to take you through this process within ‎2-‎3 weeks.

    Benefits

    - Extensive learning opportunities - we offer many hard and soft skills
    training to help you improve and challenge yourself

  • You'll have access to LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, and Mindvalley where you can choose over thousands of courses to satisfy your hunger for knowledge.

  • You'll be involved in customized workshops run by Kitopi Academy

  • You'll have a chance to work in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment

  • You'll be part of one of the most caring communities out there.

  • Finding a chance to become a shareowner with our ESOP plan

  • Free and unlimited access to a nutritionist because we care about you

  • No Dress Code!

  • Extended maternity and parental leave

  • The infamous team activities and social events are bursting with fun

  • Inclusive Private Health Insurance

  • Up to ‎50% discount from Kitopi brands

  • ‎30 calendar days annual leave

  • Work from anywhere policy

    So, what does it really mean to work at Kitopi?

    We are constantly striving to make Kitopi the best place to work in the world,
    by empowering you to be the best version of yourself every day. Our company
    values act as our guiding principles to help ensure that everyone feels safe,
    included, and like they truly belong.


Kitopi is an equal opportunity employer. While we currently operate in ‎6
countries, we are over ‎70 different nationalities of talented Kitopians. We
celebrate our rich diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and cultures and have a ‎0
tolerance policy towards racism, bigotry, and hate. Please apply if you see a
position that makes your heart skip a beat and help us build a company where
we're all proud to work for.


Along with offices in all the markets we operate in, we also believe in a
"work from anywhere" policy - you get to choose the environment you operate in
because we believe this will help you deliver work you're proud of.


Tech-enabled and customer-obsessed, at Kitopi, we are a team of passionate
humans who are on a mission together to satisfy the world's appetite.

Job Summary

  • Advertiser: Kitopi
  • Announcement date: 14/05/2022
  • Type of employment: -
  • Experience level: -
  • Educational level: -
  • Job location: Riyadh
  • Salary: -
  • Phone number: -

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