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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Food Preparation Lead</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Hello Chef is growing fast — increasing production volumes, expanding our ingredient range, and bringing more preparation in-house to improve quality and reliability.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">As the operation scales, disciplined standards, predictable execution, and careful ingredient handling are essential to protecting food quality and production flow.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">We’re hiring a Food Preparation Lead to own day-to-day ingredient preparation across our vegetable, dairy, and dry preparation rooms. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you’ll lead from the floor, enforce standards, and ensure preparation runs cleanly, safely, and to plan.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">This is a hands-on role for someone who takes pride in food quality, strong preparation standards, and building a reliable operation at scale.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Mission</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Consistently deliver the right ingredient, handled the right way, every time.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Accountabilities</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">1. Vegetable and Ingredient Quality and Complaint Resolution</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Ensure only fresh, acceptable-quality ingredients are prepared and released to production.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Investigate all food preparation–related customer complaints within 24 hours and take corrective action.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Identify and eliminate root causes (handling, storage, sequencing, supplier quality) to prevent repeat issues.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">2. Controlled &amp; Efficient Production Execution</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Review weekly ingredient requirements and define clear sequencing and handling plans.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Organise room layout and workflow to protect ingredient quality and maintain efficient preparation.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Ensure vegetable, dairy, and dry ingredient preparation runs smoothly without delays, bottlenecks, or rework.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">3. People, Hygiene &amp; Standards Management</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Develop and hold PICs accountable for hygiene, accuracy, and daily workflow across preparation rooms.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Ensure the right number of people are working in the right places to maintain steady production flow.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Maintain clean, organised, inspection-ready preparation areas with consistent standards across shifts.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Competencies</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Ingredient Quality Awareness: </span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Recognises good ingredient quality and protects it during preparation and handling.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Root Cause Thinking: </span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Identifies the underlying causes of preparation or quality issues and fixes processes to prevent repeat problems.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Production Planning &amp; Workflow Organisation: </span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Organises preparation work logically so ingredients are ready on time without disrupting production.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Standards Leadership: </span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Maintains strong hygiene, quality, and operational discipline through the PICs and team.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">What We Offer</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">An on-site, hands-on role aligned to a six-day production schedule.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Market-competitive compensation with biannual performance reviews</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">26 days annual leave, annual flight allowance, and relocation support if moving to Dubai</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Premium medical insurance (including dental and optical)</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">50% Hello Chef discount and regular food tastings</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">A high-ownership, high-feedback culture with clear expectations and real accountability</span></li>\n</ul>",
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