Executive Sous Chef

SUMMARY:
Luxury Hotel in the Pretoria (Kameeldrift) area is looking for a Senior Sous Chef to assist the Executive Chef and to lead and organise the Kitchen Brigade.

POSITION INFO:
Duties:
 
Plan and organise daily menus.
Assist with issues for staff.
Ensure fridges and freezers are well kept and packed.
Check that temperature log sheets are filled in by junior staff.
Oversee kitchen stewards and all aspects of hygiene.
Plan weekly deep cleaning.
Assist in training junior chefs and stewards.
Responsible for food and OE counts.
Assist in maintaining the budgeted food cost.
Menu costings and planning.
Creative buffet menus daily.
Keep up with current trends.
Attend meetings in absence of Executive Chef.
Deputise in the absence of and Executive Chef.
Ensure good quality of food in staff canteen.
To assist the Executive Chef in producing meals and services within the required deadlines and to the Company’s set standards and guests’ satisfaction.
 
Requirements:
 
Matric / Grade 12
Diploma/Certificate in culinary arts
Minimum of 4 years’ experience as an Executive Sous Chef or head chef in a luxury hotel kitchen or related field
Knowledge of the organization and the staff roles within it
Understanding of labour, health and safety regulations and employment laws
People skills
Understanding
Patient
Able to make sound judgments
Work well under pressure
Awareness and understanding of a variety of cultures