JNR SOUS CHEF
Leeu Collection South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
- Franschhoek, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Checking the staff timing, grooming, and personnel cleanliness.
- Control all the mise-en-place, preparation, cutting of meat, fish when the need arise, cooking and arranging of food as instructed.
- Co-ordinate activities of all chefs and apprentice to ensure an efficient and smooth food service.
- Controls cost by minimising spoilage, waste and exercising portion control.
- Handles machines, equipment and utensil the proper way and teach all of team
- inform the morning shift or afternoon chef de partie about mise-en-place, work completed or happenings.
- Control the food quality and presentation based on the executive chef and chef standards and correct eventual mistakes.
- Assist the chef in preparing food requisitions, inter kitchen transfer.
- Ensure right rotation of product in the refrigerator
- Ensure that after every service the food surplus are cleared and stored properly.
- ensure that all employees have a complete understanding and adhere to resort’s standard book
- As a leader of the kitchen must have at all time the best behaviour in order to give the best example to his staff.
- Maintain and control all schedules
- reports to the chef every little equipment that doesn’t work and coordinate the repair correctly
- Control the monthly inventory, following the correct procedures
- Spend as much time as possible cooking himself together with all the chefs
- Control the kitchens to the best of his ability and take charge when the chef is not on duty.
- Ensure your food cost is on par with the budget.
- Ensure all Kitchens areas and all its contents are maintained in a clean state and in good repair at all times-any defaults should be reported directly to the appropriate department.
- Check and control all store requisitions and minimise cost throughout the department.
- Diploma in Professional Cookery
- 5-star restaurant experience of at least 2 years in a similar position
- Able to demonstrate good written and verbal communication in English
- Proficiency with computers and computer programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook