LOCATION: MOKUTI ETOSHA
GRADE: C3
POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 1
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
To assist with the management of food production and coordinate food services function, to ensure profitability and a satisfying culinary experience for guests.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCES
- Diploma in Culinary Arts
- Minimum 5 years experience in a 5* hotel operation or Michelin Star restaurant
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Plans sequence and time of cooking operations to meet restaurant serving times
- Evaluates and solves problems encountered, such as substituting items on menus, reusing cooked food, and reducing excess waste and spoilage.
- Inspects food preparation stations, pantries and serving stations areas for cleanliness.
- Ensure that the buffet is always laid up to the specification agreed to.
- Ensures that during a la carte service times, there is sufficient monitoring of the pass
- Assists in the daily routine checks on the physical state of repair and cleanliness of the equipment being used in the kitchen
- Performs additional duties as required or as requested by the Executive Chef or Restaurant manager.
- Control of all food orders for Main kitchen and staff canteen
- High level of breakfast standards to be maintained
- Assists in controlling payroll costs through the maintenance of proper records, rosters, time books and effective scheduling of employees.
- Responsible for all health and safety matters within areas of direct responsibility.
- Ensures clean and hygienic conditions in all work areas including all refrigerators and storage areas
- Ensures all HACCP forms are filled in and up to date and filed appropriately
- Rosters for deep cleaning once a week.
- Manage, Train, Mentor and develop all staff. performance on a continuous basis always in Breakthrough with extreme ownership to be the best version of yourself
- Assists to creating loyalty, trust and respect amongst the entire Kitchen team by transparent, consistent, inspirational and motivational management style
- Ensure staff discipline is maintained in the department.
- Assist in Operating Equipment counts when required to do so
- Accountable for the food COS for main kitchen against the budgeted percentage and the value chain
- Induct kitchen staff members on company policies and standard operating procedures in order to ensure compliance thereto.
- Provide on-the-job training to kitchen staff members
- Fully familiarised with all hotel and company policies, as well as hotel programmes offered such as Loyalty programmes, audit and service measurement programmes and merit awards
- Be familiar with First Aid procedures and also fire and emergency procedures and the necessary reporting which is required
SKILLS REQUIRED
- Be Authentic
- Live the Vaues
- Cause Alignment
- Take Bold Stands
- Lead Growth
- Deliver Extraordinary Results
- Inspire Innovation
CLOSING DATE: 19 July 2023
O&L - a Great Place to Work.
Applicants meeting our requirements are invited to apply. O&L Group of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Requisition ID: 3327