South Africa: Senior Sous Chef – Madagascar posted by HotelJobs

Luxury private island Resort in Madagascar is looking for an experienced Senior Sous Chef that understands the unique challenges that comes with island life and has a passion for training and development of local staff.

Duties:

Working towards always developing and bettering the menu, including situational dinners, beach picnics and occasion dining

Creative situational dining

Ensure that rain and weather management plan in place

Approachable, innovative and able to work unsupervised

Aware of & make your chefs aware of special dietary needs

Advising managers on new ideas for guest experiences

Responsible for training chefs & implementing kitchen standards.

Culturally aware, patient approach to kitchen staff

Good administration of personnel files of all kitchen staff

Maintain good discipline and fair treatment

Maintain good interaction with guests, management & kitchen staff; invite feedback, exchange ideas; be suggestion-friendly and willing to share experience

Train chefs on kitchen controls and waste management

Train chefs on how to present the food to the guests

Development of staff to increase their individual skills and ensure promotion when possible

ensure that kitchen hygiene and standards set high

Good stock controls and stock rotation and forward planning skills

Responsible for all food orders, storerooms and fridge and deep freezes

Left-over management

Liaise with management and procurement to address issues with orders and refine supply chain

Requirements:

Grade 12

A formal culinary qualification from a reputable culinary school

At least 5 years experience as a Sous Chef in a 5* luxury environment

Good interpersonal skills

Sense of urgency

Passionate about guest delight

Attention to detail

Diligence and self-motivation to meet deadlines and keep on top of your job

Willingness/ability to share information and teach and inspire others

Must be able to work under pressure, have attention to detail, must be accurate, customer focused, have a positive outlook, excellent team player, committed, hardworking and eager to learn