East London: Head Chef posted by Profile Personnel
Posted on 2025-08-28 00:00:00
Employer | Profile Personnel |
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Category | Other IT/Computer |
Location | Eastern Cape / East London |
Job Summary
POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for the consistent preparation of innovative and creative cuisine of the highest quality, presentation and flavour for the members area, events and conferencing venue as
well as any additional catering required by the club, resulting in outstanding guest satisfaction. Additionally responsible for the smooth running of the kitchen and manage areas of profit,
stock, wastage control, hygiene practices and training within the kitchen.
Executive Chef Duties and Responsibilities:
- Train, develop and motivate supervisors and culinary staff to meet and exceed established food preparation standards on a consistent basis.
- Teaches preparation according to well defined pre-existing club recipes as well as develops and tests new recipes for the club menus
- Display exceptional leadership by providing a positive work environment, counselling employees as appropriate and demonstrating a dedicated and professional approach to management.
- Should be able to provide direction for all day-to-day operations in the kitchen.
- Understand employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees’ absence or determine appropriate replacement to fill gaps.
- Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and drive the kitchen staff.
- Should advocate sound financial/business decision making, demonstrates honesty, integrity and leads by example.
- Provides and supports service behaviours that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
- Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback and individual coaching when needed.
- Delegates as appropriate to develop supervisors and subordinates to accept responsibility and meet clearly defined goals and objectives.
- Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
- Actively involved in menu development and maintaining updated and accurate costing of all dishes prepared and sold in the Food and Beverage operation.
- Determines how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
- Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavour.
- Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.
- Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
- Ensures all equipment in the kitchen is properly maintained and in working order in accordance with local Health department and hotel standards.
- Responsible for the acquisition of needed goods and services.
- Ensure all products are prepared in a consistent manner and meets the clubs quality standards.
- Ensure proper grooming and hygiene standards for all kitchen staffs.
- Ensures all kitchen employees maintain required food handling and sanitation certifications.
- Ensure proper purchasing, receiving and food storage standards in the kitchen.
- Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on food quality, presentation and service levels.
- Actively responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.
- Maintain quality levels of receiving, storage, production, and presentation of food.
- Ensure sufficient staffing levels are scheduled to accommodate business demands.
- Follows and enforces all applicable safety procedures specified for kitchen and food servers.
- Discuss daily food cost reports with key kitchen and F&B team members.
- Review weekly and monthly schedules to meet forecast and budget.
- Identifies the developmental needs of kitchen staff and provide coaching, mentoring, and helping them to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Trains kitchen team on the fundamentals of good cooking and excellent plate presentations. Also interview and hire new applicants for kitchen.
- Frequently review finished products for quality and presentation before the orders are send to guest.
- Able to perform additional duties as requested by the clubs management as and when required.
- Ensures disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to clubs operational Standard and Management Policy.
- Oversee and manage stock on the JONAS system this would include inputting and processing stock takes.
- Sourcing goods and services that adhere to the procurement policy and BBBEE requirements of the club.
- Loading and updating recipes onto Jonas, including all relevant data pertaining to pricing and menu options.
- To perform any other reasonable task as requested by management.
Additionally:
- To assist HR in putting together the training programs and protocols for the F&B staff as well as facilitate and implement
- To assist with special events as well as compiling of the events calendar and the marketing thereof.
- To assist with aesthetics and decor: this would include the annual events hosted at the club as well as ensure seasonal dcor requirements around the club to
create an overall experience for our members, EG Christmas, Easter, Diwali etc, as well as standard look and feel set up for the club in the members area and conferencing, in essence, creating a uniformed look and standard for all events at the Club (Business).
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.
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