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Hazyview: Sous Chef posted by Bushwise

Job Description

High End Lodge in the Hazyview Area is seeking a Top Professional for their Sous Chef Role.

Experience & Qualifications

  • Education: Formal tertiary culinary arts diploma or a professional chef qualification from an accredited institution.
  • Experience: A minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience as a Sous Chef or Senior Chef de Partie within a 5-star luxury lodge, boutique hotel, or premium fine-dining restaurant.
  • Bush Expertise: Previous experience with bush cuisine, interactive boma dinners, and outdoor luxury catering is highly advantageous.
  • Documentation: Valid South African ID or passport, clean criminal record, and excellent English communication skills.
  • Resilience: Must demonstrate a desire to live and work in a remote, wild environment for extended cycles.



Requirements


  • Culinary Excellence: Assist the Head Chef in preparing, cooking, and plating innovative, seasonal breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus to a strict 5-star standard. 
  • Dietary Management: Tailor menus and substitute ingredients seamlessly to accommodate diverse international guest dietary requirements, allergies, and preferences.
  • Kitchen Operations: Manage the daily workflow, section setups, and mise en place across the entire hot, cold, and pastry kitchen teams.
  • Leadership & Training: Supervise, mentor, and upskill junior cooks, kitchen porters, and local community staff.
  • Stock & Financial Control: Conduct precise daily or weekly stocktakes, manage product rotation (FIFO), place accurate remote supplier orders, and tightly minimize food wastage to hit food cost targets.
  • Hygiene & Compliance: Enforce uncompromising health and safety, deep-cleaning schedules, and statutory HACCP regulations across all preparation areas.
  • Acting Leadership: Assume full control and decision-making responsibility for the kitchen brigade in the absence of the Head Chef.




Benefits

Typical Package & Benefits

  • Salary: R18,000 to R25,000 per month cost-to-company, highly negotiable depending on prior luxury lodge experience.
  • Living Arrangements: Full live-in accommodation provided on-site (typically a private room/unit), inclusive of all utilities, meals on duty, and uniform laundry services.
  • Work Cycle: Standard safari rotational shifts, such as 6 weeks on followed by 2 weeks off, or 21 days on followed by 7 days off.
  • Company Perks: Contributory provident or pension fund schemes and medical aid allowances. 

How to Apply

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