Kitchen Manager
2024-04-21 - 2024-05-20
Permanent
JHB001993
Food and Beverage
Hospitality & Catering
Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape
Monthly Cost To Company (Market related, Negotiable)
Are you a seasoned culinary professional with a passion for leadership and excellence? We're seeking a Kitchen Manager who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment to join this  BOH team. The ideal candidate will have a diploma in culinary arts, hotel management, or a related field, coupled with 5-10 years of diverse experience in management, kitchen operations, and food cost control.
Minimum Requirement
  • Culinary arts, hotel management, or other relevant Diploma or qualification.
  • 5-10 years’ experience in multidisciplinary roles:
    • Management
    • Kitchen management
    • Food cost
    • Production
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to problem solve and operate under pressure conditions.
  • Café BOH supervisor experience (beneficial).
  • Strong interdepartmental knowledge.
  • Technology literate in Zoho/Photos and videos/WhatsApp communication platforms.
  • Effectively guide, coach, and supervise a multidisciplinary team.
  • Reliable transport.
Responsibilities:
  • Assist in training needs within the team and be able to achieve training targets.
  • Ensure a unified approach to the delivery of exceptional, safe, and compliant food service. 
  • Monitor and action monthly interventions relating to the department.
  • Deliver mission statement by motivating, training, gap analysis, and policing. 
  • Takes ownership of kitchens in the respective region.
  • Manage the performance of BOH supervisors and next-in-line candidates.
  • Investigate regional food-related complaints and report all outcomes to regional teams.
  • Assist with Kitchen scheduling.
  • Assist with maintaining other supplies in region. 
  • Maximising use of Employees in store, new menu launch.
  • Assist regional teams and ensure disciplines are in place.
  • Plan and conduct regional kitchen meetings and feedback. 
  • Understanding of company policies, and any changes thereof.
  • Ensure successful menu launches assisting regional teams with roll-out.
  • Driving healthy training status in your kitchens.
  • Monthly interventions completed correctly in the expected time frame.
  • Kitchen efficiency and ticket time.
For more information please contact:
Nicole Steenkamp