Food Production

Food production jobs in the Gulf offer Kenyan workers stable, regular employment in a sector that is essential to feeding the Gulf's growing population and extensive tourism industry. Available roles include food production workers, butchers, meat processing staff, fish processing workers, catering assistants, and bakery production workers — employed by food factories, catering companies, airline caterers, hospital food services, and industrial kitchens across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.

Food production workers in the Gulf typically earn KES 40,000–80,000 per month with accommodation and meals often provided. Skilled butchers and meat processors earn KES 60,000–100,000 depending on their specialisation and the type of facility. Catering assistants working for large catering companies servicing construction camps, oil field camps, or airline facilities earn KES 45,000–80,000, typically with food and transport included.

Large food production employers in the Gulf include NAPCO (National Agricultural Development Company) in Saudi Arabia, Al Islami Foods in UAE, and major airline catering companies such as dnata and Newrest operating at Gulf airports. Construction camp catering — serving the hundreds of large infrastructure projects across Saudi Arabia and UAE — is one of the largest employers of food production and kitchen support staff in the region.

Gulf Jobs Kenya connects food production workers with verified employers and catering companies across the Gulf. If you have experience in a butchery, food factory, hospital kitchen, or large-scale catering operation in Kenya, you are likely qualified for a Gulf food production placement.