Sous Chef

Job Type: Full time

Job Location: Skukuza

Reports To: Executive Chef

Purpose

This is a full-time, live in position for a Sous Chef. The Sous Chef will be responsible for managing kitchen staff, creating menus, developing recipes, and ensuring the quality and consistency of all dishes served. The Sous Chef will also oversee food preparation, inventory management, and kitchen operations to maintain a high level of food quality, sanitation, and safety. Additionally, the Sous Chef will collaborate with the Executive Sous Chef and the Executive Chef to create new dishes and menus, as well as mentor and train junior staff members.

Qualifications & Skills:

• At least 8 years’ experience as a Chef, with a minimum of 3 years’ experience as a sous chef or similar role
• Culinary Diploma in Culinary Arts or equivalent
• Computer competency including excel.
• Student assessor certificate will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing kitchen staff, creating menus and recipes, and maintaining high food quality standards.
• Excellent knowledge of culinary techniques, food presentation, and kitchen safety and sanitation
• Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills
• Competent in disciplining Staff and, knowledge of Labour Law, will be an added advantage.
• Experience in managing budgets and inventory and creating cost-effective menus.
• Familiarity with various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures.
• Passion for food, willingness to learn, and commitment to continuous professional development.
• All aspects of purchasing, food preparation & presentation.
• Promote the professional growth and development of the culinary team.
• Ensure that all staff are familiar with the day’s requirements.
• Give and take culinary direction in a positive and impactful manner.
• Responsible for running the kitchen operation as well as having a passionate interest in the business beyond the kitchen doors.
• Make sure that the necessary stocks are on hand at the right quality and quantity.
• Produce menus which demonstrate flair, imagination and an upmarket awareness that meets customer needs and VIP function preferences.
• Overseeing and developing the organization of food preparation and production according to the demands of the business units whilst maintaining the company standard.
• Ensure that all statutory, as well as company hygiene regulations are being strictly adhered to, while working towards improving systems and processes.
• To ensure that all maintenance problems are timeously reported and followed up.
• Guarantee that all communications between service areas and kitchen run smoothly.
• To ensure that each dish leaving the kitchen is checked for quality, quantity, presentation, and correct temperature.
• Stay abreast with food trends as well as best practices.
• Must be prepared to work extra hours when needed to.
• Stable employment history that shows longevity and commitment.
• Contactable references
• Police clearance not more than 3 months.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate should be from the Belfast Trust and surrounding area, high desire to learn new skills, be able to work independently as well as part of a team and enjoy high stress production environments.

Apply in confidence to:

recruitment@krugergatehotel.com with your comprehensive CV inclusive of a motivational letter before 15 March 2025.

Should your application be deemed eligible, we will contact you within 05 days after the closing date; else consider your application to have been unsuccessful.