Head Chef
Cederberg, Western Cape, South Africa
Job Description
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Hospitality and Outdoor xe2x80x93 Urgent Vacancy - Head Chef Luxury Lodge xe2x80x93 Cederberg Requirements:
- Minimum of 5-8 years previous Head chef experience in a 4/5-star environment (Essential)
- Food Hygiene and professional cooking qualifications (Essential)
- Good understanding of food and wine trends
- Knowledgeable of all dietary and religious requirements
- Good knowledge of creating, implementing, and maintaining written control documents and training manuals
- Good knowledge and understanding of stock procedures and control
- Good knowledge of planning, budgeting, and departmental administration
- Valid Driverxe2x80x99s Licence Essential
- Creative, versatile individual that is willing to invest and to grow with the company
- Having a strong ability and willingness to train, mentor, manage and continually improve the kitchen team
- Comprehensive knowledge of current leading culinary trends
- Systemize and streamline the kitchen xe2x80x93 ordering stock, food preparation and presentation, timely delivery, wastage reduction, hygiene, budget control from receiving to execution
- Menu compilation and implementation
- Maintain and go above the established standards of food hygiene, cleaning and food handling to maintain impeccable quality within the kitchen, which meet current standards of legislation and compliance.
- Managing, leading, and training of the kitchen staff in line with the property food directive, ensuring food preparation to the highest standard.
- Effective Kitchen Administration to minimize shortages and wastage and effective stock control, assuming full responsibility of any shortages, wastage, and variances.
- Prepare budgets and aim to achieve budgeted gross profit
- To take complete responsibility for the profitability of the department.
- To manage and monitor all costs and implement measures to control them.
- Implement, monitor, and maintain constant communication between the Kitchen, Management and Front of House staff.
- Staff food control: cost, quality, and quantity.
- Ensure the stock control, stock take, and requisition procedures are strictly followed according to par levels and company standards, ensuring accuracy.
- Perform other tasks and assist in other departments whenever reasonable and deemed necessary by Management.
- R30- apply below depending on experience.
- 3 weeks on, 1 week off (not negotiable)
- Live-in position
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD1291248
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationCederberg, Western Cape, South Africa
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EducationNot mentioned