The Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC) has successfully hosted some of the world’s largest and most prestigious conferences and has been voted "Africa’s Leading Meetings and Conference Centre” at the World Travel Awards no less than 14 times. Although the Durban ICC is a multi-purpose venue of enormous dimensions, it is flexible enough...
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Diploma in Professional Cooking, or relevant NQF level 5 qualification
One (1) year experience as a Chef
KEY PERFORMANCE / MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THIS ROLE
Prepare bakery items according to the standardized culinary recipes at all times;
Need to be able to work from scratch recipes, understanding of starter dough’s, sour dough’s, soda breads proving and baking methods of bread;
Knowledge overall bakery experience, rolling out dough, cutting, shaping ,platting dough, roll making and loaf baking, bread making of classical breads, glazing ,dipping and basic piping techniques.
Mixing dough’s, batter dough, whipping, lamination of dough’s and creaming dough methods;
Ensure ordering of stock is done timeously and readily available for functions at all times;
Ensure that monthly stock takes are conducted timeously and efficiently;
All bakery items must be prepared in accordance with standardised culinary recipes at all times;
Escalate all queries and issues relating to bakery, menus and suppliers to the Chef De Partie;
Receive and capture requisitions on a weekly basis to prepare for the upcoming events on the JDE system;
Ensure all bakery items are prepared as per standard recipe cards whilst maintaining portion control and minimizing waste.
Ensure that kitchen equipment is inspected and maintained in line with Durban ICC standards and ISO requirements.
Ensure that the kitchen is inspected in line with the Durban ICC standards and ISO requirements.
Practice good personal hygiene, apply HACCP and ISO 22000 cleaning processes within the kitchens
Train, mentor and supervise Trainee/Student Chefs.