Senior Sous Chef | Kruger Park Area | Luxury Lodge Group
| Location | Lion Sands Game Reserve, South Africa |
| Date Posted | September 8, 2022 |
| Category |
Chef
|
| Job Type |
Full-time
|
| Currency | ZAR |
Description
The SENIOR SOUS CHEF is responsible for planning and directing food preparation in the kitchen. This will involve a large degree of employee management. You will be required to act in the head chef's absence and to ensure that the kitchen runs in the same professional manner when the head chef is not on duty.
Key Focus Areas for Senior Sous Chef
- Managing, leading, and training of the kitchen staff in line with 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
- Meet mandate cost through creativity and robust stock and accounting systems
- Perform effective asset management to ensure that all company assets are maintained in the best possible condition
- Ensure that portion size and plating of food are controlled to avoid wastage and maintain a high standard of food
- Collect guest information while speaking to guests; inform the Management to record and act on guest preferences
- Maintain discipline in the department according to company standards and resport deviations to your head of Department/Management
Support and Product Knowledge
- excellent attention to detail, excellent hygiene principles
- Guest focus philosophy, living the brand and driving the brand experience
- excellent communication skills (written and verbal), practicing honest communication
- team player with positive attitude, enthusiasm and emotional control
- excellent time management and self-discipline, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
- proactive use initiative and creative flair when required
- committed and loyal, adaptable and flexible
- must work accurately under pressure
- people skills – tolerance, patience and care
- leadership skills with passion for development and skills transfer
Knowledge in the following
- food preparation and kitchen hygiene
- understanding of all dietary and religious requirements
- Stock procedures and control
- product and supply chains
- planning, budgeting and departmental administration
- creating, implementing and maintaining written controlled documents and training materials
Requirements, Qualifications and Skills
- Grade 12 / NQF Level 4 (essential)
- formal qualification from a reputable culinary institution
- excellent grasp of the English language and communication skills - essential
- 5 years of hospitality experience and 2 years of senior chef or senior sous chef experience
- A quick innovative thinker with great people skills, diplomacy and able to remain focused but professional
Start date: October 2021
Salary package:
- Basic salary will be discussed during interviews
- Live-In
- All meals included
- Contribution towards medical aid
- Provident Fund 50/50%
To apply for Senior Sous Chef | Kruger Park Area | Luxury Lodge Group, please send your CV in WORD document with your recent photo, food portfolio and contactable references.
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