Johannesburg: SMI 17610 – Senior Chef Needed – Mountain Lodge Magaliesburg

Employer Description A beautiful Mountain Lodge located near Magaliesburg. Job Description Our client is looking to recruit a full-time chef for their property located near Magaliesburg, Gauteng. The chef duties might be shared with a second chef. It is a small 9-bedroom, fully catered, licensed Lodge and regularly caters for: Individual guests Breakfast, lunches, dinners Small groups up to 18 guests Conferences up to 20 delegates with full conference catering. Weddings between 60-120 guests (the wedding catering is done separately at their adjacent Valley Lodge but part of the weekend catering is prepared at the main property, i.e. boma braai and breakfast) They mostly serve a full buffet English breakfast, light lunches and a table dhote dinner menus and their boma braai is very popular. The Chefs duties will be: Take charge of the kitchen and 2 x housekeepers / servers Planning and preparation of menus and all meals. Ordering of stock, receiving stock, issue stock, periodic stock takes. Hygiene, quality control and kitchen management. Plan and have meals ready on time Guest liaison where needed. Qualifications Relevant culinary qualifications. Skills The ideal candidate will: Have good culinary skills and creativity Be able to work on his/her own in preparing meals Have good communication skills and develop trust with staff and management alike Be willing to work hours as needed (mostly busy weekends with time of during the week) Benefits Live in position (Single person occupancy is a single en-suite room next to the kitchen in the Lodge)