Franschhoek: Junior Sous Chef (Wc Winelands) posted by C & G Hospitality Recruitment T/A Hotelrecruiters

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Junior Sous Chef to join our luxury boutique hotel in Franschhoek. As a key member of our culinary team, you will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of food quality and presentation, while also controlling costs and minimizing waste. If you have previous experience in fine dining or luxury boutique properties and are passionate about delivering exceptional service, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Checking staff time and attendance, work schedules, grooming, and personnel cleanliness
• Preparation, cutting of meat and fish when necessary, cooking and arranging of food as instructed
• Co-ordinating activities of all chefs and apprentices to ensure an efficient and smooth food service
• Controlling cost by minimizing spoilage, waste, and exercising portion control
• Handling machines, equipment, and utensils properly and teaching the rest of the team
• Controlling the food quality and presentation based on executive chef and chef standards and correcting any mistakes
• Ensuring right rotation of product in the refrigerator
• Ensuring that after every service the food surplus are cleared and stored properly
• Reporting any damage to furniture, fittings, and equipment to the executive chef and resolving accordingly
• Controlling the monthly inventory
• Spending time cooking with all chefs to develop skills and knowledge
• Controlling the kitchen to the best of your ability and taking charge when the chef is not on duty
• Ensuring food cost is on par with budget
• Checking and controlling store requisitions and minimizing cost throughout the department
• Ensuring good daily communication between the kitchen and outlets
• Ensuring regular clients/guests are cared for accordingly
• Conducting daily meetings to ensure all duties are carried out
• Maintaining a high standard of staff care and service
• Maintaining personal hygiene
• Familiarizing yourself with your department standards of performance
• Having good knowledge of hotel facilities and being able to answer guest and staff complaints in a quick, polite, and helpful manner
• Handling staff complaints or problems promptly
• Complying with all company hotel statutory rules, regulations, and policies
• Maintaining health and safety standards at work
• Being security conscious with respect to guests, staff, hotel property, welfare, and reporting suspicious activity
• Attending meetings, training sessions, or courses that may be beneficial to you and your team
• Demonstrating working knowledge of fire prevention and following the hotel evacuation plans

Requirements

• Grade 12 Matric Diploma in Professional Cookery
• 5-star restaurant experience of at least 3 years in a similar position
• Ability to demonstrate good written and verbal communication in English
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office

Qualifications

• Formal education/certifications (if applicable)

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary will be discussed during the interview process.