New Vacancy – Executive Chef
4 star Hotel – Newcastle, KZN
Requirements:
- Diploma or Advanced certificate in Professional Cooking (Essential)
- Minimum 3-5 years previous Executive Chef experience in a luxury environment (Essential)
- Experience with a la carte and buffets
- Experience in catering for conferences and other functions/events
- Good understanding of Food and Beverage trends
- Creative
- Knowledgeable of all dietary and religious requirements
- Good knowledge and understanding of stock procedures and control
- Mature, responsible and well-presented and ability to solve problems effectively
- Excellent team leader with hands-on management skills
- Sober habits
- Valid Driver’s License
Responsibilities:
- Comprehensive knowledge of current leading culinary trends
- 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
- Manage, lead and train kitchen staff, 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
- Co-ordinate the kitchen team to produce food items with attention to detail, and high standards of presentation
- Manage and monitor all costs and implement measures to control them
- Perform other tasks and assist in other departments whenever reasonable and deemed necessary by Management
Package on offer:
- R25 000 per month – depending on experience
- Live out
Starting Date: ASAP
To Apply: tannith@hospitalityandoutdoor.co.za