Senior Sous Chef

Senior Sous Chef

Candidate Requirements:

- Matric Certificate
- Culinary Diploma
- Preferably 4 years previous in a senior chef role
- Own transport with valid drivers license
- Leadership and management skills
- Able to work in a team
- Basic computer skills
- Exceptional customer-service skills
- Excellent written & oral communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Availability to work within opening hours (evenings, public holidays, weekends)

Candidate main responsibilities:

- Manage and lead the kitchen staff in chefs absence
- Provides guidance to junior kitchen staff members, including but not limited, to line cooking, food preparation and dish plating
- Oversees and organizes kitchen stock and ingredients






- Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verifies all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance
- Keeps cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
- Train and assess staff on the job
- Manages food and product ordering by keeping detailed records and minimizes waste, plus works with existing systems to improve waste reduction and manage budgetary concerns
- Supervises all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality and restaurant standards
- Works with head chef to maintain kitchen organization, staff ability and training opportunities
- Assists head chef with menu creation
- Monitor and maintain health and safety
- Maintain staff and leave rosters
- Ensure that all CDPs are familiar with the weekly and daily reservations, events and menu requirements
- Ensure that each dish leaving the kitchen is checked for quality, quantity, presentation and correct temperature

▶️ Senior Sous Chef
🖊️ Stellenbosch - 4 hours ago
📍 Stellenbosch