Executive Chef at Minor Hotels

Job Description

NH Sandton Johannesburg is looking for an experienced and passionate Executive Chef to oversee the kitchen operations. This integral position will be responsible for all aspects of running the busy and high preforming kitchen, as well as leading and guiding the culinary team

This role will involve:

• Supervising kitchen team members, ensuring excellence and consistency in the product delivered to customers.
• Development of new menus and associated costing.
• Running stock control and managing all BOH food and wage costs.
• Enforcing daily and weekly systems and procedures to ensure a high level of presentation, hygiene, service, and product quality.
• Ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations and food standards.
• Recruiting, inducting, training and rostering of BOH team members

Qualifications

You will have:

• 3 + years experience working as an Executive Chef
• Formal culinary qualification
• Ability to manage a busy kitchen, with a high level of consistency and creativity
• Strong staff management experience, with the ability to lead, develop and motivate a high preforming team
• Extensive knowledge of OHS/HACCP within a kitchen environment
• Ability to work well in a high pressure, fast paced environment
• Be flexible to work a range of different shifts, including weekends
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.