SUMMARY:
Our client is looking for a Commis Chef to join their luxury hospitality team based in Port Elizabeth. The successful candidate will have completed a cookery traineeship or equivalent, with 1–2 years’ experience in basic food preparation and mise-en-place within a professional kitchen environment.
POSITION INFO:
Minimum criteria required:
- Completed cookery traineeship or equivalent
- A formal qualification in Food Safety, for example HACCP or equivalent
- 1-2 Year of experience in producing basic food preparations and mise-en-place
Key Performance Areas of this position include:
- Follow the established policies, processes and standards to ensure high quality mise-en place is prepared for chefs
- Produce basic menu items to the standard established by the Head Chef
- Follow standard food preparations as instructed
- Ensure to adhere to all relevant food safety, security and health and safety policies, processes and procedures ensuring compliance with local legislation
- Where applicable, to hold a current food handler health or HACCP certificate
- Monitor to ensure all foods are always stored in the correct places in food safe environments and at the right temperature
- Competent knife skills to accurately produce a range of different vegetable cuts
- Knowledge of basic herbs, spices and ingredients and their use
- Competent in producing basic food preparations and mise-en-place
- Able to follow formal policies, processes and standards
- Ability to follow health, safety, security and other legal requirements
Competencies required:
- Be able to speak and understand English
- Knowledge of POS system and MS Excel
- Good knowledge of food costing and wastage control
- Sober habits
- Ability to work well in a team and under high levels of pressure
- Good knowledge of F&B Service
Remuneration:
R8,500 monthly.
Live-in accommoodation is provided.
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