CHEF - HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Staff Unlimited Recruitment; Mbombela; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Head of Department / Manager for a kitchen in Nelspruit. The role requires a highly organized individual with strong leadership skills and culinary experience to manage daily operations. Responsibilities include ordering, food quality, staff management, and budget control. The salary is R20,000 per month, negotiable based on experience. Interested candidates should email their CV to ensure the position title is in the subject line.

Qualifications

• Highly organized and result-driven with strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Good culinary knowledge and experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily kitchen operations including ordering and inventory control.
• Ensure food quality and consistency.
• Maintain health & safety standards.
• Oversee staff management, training, and development.
• Control budgets, costs, portioning, and waste.
• Create and develop new menu items.

Skills

Leadership skills

Interpersonal skills

Culinary knowledge

Job description

Head of Department / Manager - Chef / Catering Manager

Experience Essential

Location: Nelspruit

• A highly organized, result-driven person with strong leadership and interpersonal skills, along with good culinary knowledge and experience, is needed as the Head of Department.

The kitchen manager will be responsible for all aspects of daily operations including:

1. Ordering and inventory control
2. Food quality and consistency
3. Health & safety standards
4. Staff management, training, and development
5. Budgets, costs, portioning, and waste control
6. Creation and development of new menu items

This position requires working shifts.

Salary: R20,000 per month (Negotiable based on experience and qualifications)

Please urgently email your CV, ensuring the position title is in the email subject line:

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Thank you.

Tracy Wicks

Staff Unlimited

If you do not receive feedback within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful for this position.