Kitchen Helper — Hotels, Restaurants, Hospitals and Catering Companies, Saudi Arabia

Hotels, restaurants, hospital kitchens and catering companies across Saudi Arabia hire kitchen helpers, usually on Labour Law contracts with an employer-sponsored visa and iqama, and often with accommodation, meals and transport provided.

What the work involves

Washing and preparing vegetables, fruit and meat, helping chefs with basic preparation, washing dishes and equipment, keeping workstations clean, and following food hygiene rules.

Requirements

• A health certificate for food establishment workers, issued through the Balady platform after a medical examination
• Basic English; Arabic helps but is rarely required
• The stamina for long shifts, and a contract recorded on Qiwa

How the pay works

• No statutory minimum for foreign workers. The Indian Embassy's 2025 referral wage for helpers is SAR 1,600 a month, and SAR 2,000 for a hotel cook
• Overtime is the hourly wage plus 50% of basic pay, and wages must be paid by bank transfer under the Wage Protection System

Before you apply

Never pay for the visa. Under Article 40 of the Labour Law the employer pays recruitment, iqama and work permit fees, profession changes, exit and re-entry visas and your return ticket, and no employer may keep your passport.

Note: wages, contracts and visa rules are set by employers, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and your own country's emigration authority — not by JobGader. Confirm the terms before you pay any agency or sign.