Michelle Tuck cc t/a Staff Solutions Ongoing Recruitment Opportunity

Staff Solutions is a bespoke recruitment agency founded in 2004, with a national footprint.  Our team provides both permanent and temporary recruitment services to the majority of industries/sectors throughout South Africa.  We are open to international recruitment too.  Staff Solutions offers “old-fashioned recruitment ethics and values “, in an advanced technological environment.  We pride ourselves in keeping up to date with technological advances, but still retain the personal touch with both our clients and candidates.  If you are a General Manager or a General Worker, your application is important to us.

 

 

 

 

Job Title: Chef (Qualified)
Location: Port Elizabeth
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Hospitality
Reference: PE005701/MT

 

 

Vacancy Details

Our client has a vacancy for a qualified chef for their Luxury Private Villa at their Lodge near Addo in the Eastern Cape. This is a live in position whereby the successful candidate will work for 21 days and then get 7 days off (transport to and from the Port Elizabeth is provided by the Lodge for this)

 

Duties to include but not limited to:

• Overall responsibility for the villa kitchen’s daily operations.
• Ensuring the hygiene and safety of kitchens are being maintained at the highest level. Implementation of health and safety procedures in the kitchen.
• Liaising with Lodge Manageress & the relevant companies for villa food orders.
• Creating new dishes and menus and providing costs.
• Preparing a suggested menu for villa guests prior to their arrival & adjusting this to their requirements.
• Preparing / executing all meals, tea’s etc. for the villa guests.
• Liaising with / conversing with / hosting guests. (The villa kitchen is based in the villa and is open plan to the living area – so guests will interact directly with the chef)
• Ensuring they have stock of all items (as per the villa guest’s requirements) prior to their arrival.
• Maintaining/raising the food’s profit margins.
• Monitoring and controlling food stock levels. Ensuring correct stock rotation procedures are followed.
• Check that meals meet and exceed internal customer service expectations by training and encouraging staff to use exceptional guest care standards.
• Identify training needs, train cooks and include skills to produce consistent results.

Requirements:

• Must have solid luxury lodge / villa experience
• Highly organized with attention to detail
• Have a passion for working with people and excellent guest interactive skills
• Perfect command of English
• Formal training / qualification as a chef
• Flexible
• Driver’s license preferable
• Must be able to produce a portfolio
• Must have contactable references

 

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Application Deadline: September 15 2023