Senior Chef de Partie | La Residence

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

The Senior Chef de Partie (CDP) at La Residence's Terrace Room, works alongside the Sous Chef to run the dining experience in the busy, interactive hotel kitchen that services our Villas. The Senior CDP assists in ensuring the highest standards and consistent quality in the daily food preparation, keeping up to date with new products, recipes and preparation techniques. This is in order to ensure that La Residence’s kitchen lives up to The Royal Portfolio’s purpose which is “to give our guests a complete experience and a perfect stay”.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Takes care of daily food preparation and duties assigned by the superiors to meet the standard and the quality set by the Restaurant.
• Ensure that the production, preparation and presentation of food are of the highest quality at all times.
• Able to estimate the daily production needs and checking the quality of raw and fresh products to ensure that standards are met.
• Preparing, cooking and presenting high quality dishes within the specialty section
• Assisting the Sous Chef in maintaining menu standards, recipes and developing dishes
• Preparation of mis en place and co ordination of this duty for meal periods by Commis Chefs
• Assisting with the management of health & safety and food hygiene practices
• Managing and training Commis Chefs
• Monitoring portion and waste control
• Overseeing the maintenance of kitchen 

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Must have at least 2 years’ experience as a CDP in a 5* Hotel kitchen
• Tertiary qualification in Culinary Arts Degree with minimum 3 years certification.
• A creative chef, confident to run a section: preparing, cooking and presenting high quality dishes within the specialty section
• Strong team player, positive attitude
• Ability to lead and manage junior team members
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multitask with strong time-management
• High level of attention to detail
• Good level of numeracy
• Enthusiasm to develop your own skills and knowledge plus those around you
• Adaptability to change and willingness to embrace new ideas and processes
• Ability to work without close supervision
• Proven job reliability, diligence, dedication and attention to detail
• Must be flexible with working nights, weekends, and holidays
• Preference will be given to candidates already residing in Franschhoek/ the surrounding areas

It is important that the candidate is able to work as part of a team and is a good cultural fit for The Royal Portfolio.

South African citizenship is advantageous. A valid work permit is essential if you are not in possession of a South African ID document.

Please note it is a condition of employment, that all staff undergo a pre-employment polygraph test.