Executive Chef: Lead Creative Event Catering

Placements24; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott Johannesburg Melrose Arch is seeking an Executive Chef to lead daily kitchen operations in a full-time role. You will oversee all food preparation across banquets, room service, restaurants, bar/lounge, and staff cafeteria, while driving quality and guest satisfaction.

You will guide and develop staff, ensure sanitation and food safety standards, and work to maximize financial performance across all food and beverage functions.

Qualifications

• Accountable for daily kitchen operations and leadership.
• Ensures sanitation and food safety standards are met.
• Guides and develops staff across all kitchen areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen management team and daily operations.
• Drive quality, consistency and guest satisfaction across all food outlets.
• Oversee all food preparation areas including banquets, room service, restaurants, bar/lounge and staff cafeteria.

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Executive Chef - Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott® Johannesburg Melrose Arch

**Additional Information**
**Job Number**
**Job Category** Food and Beverage & Culinary
**Location** 22 Whiteley Road, Melrose Arch Precinct, Johannesburg 2076, South Africa
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**Position Type** Management
**JOB SUMMARY**
Accountable for overall success of the daily kitchen operations. Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff and managing all food related functions. Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maximizing the financial performance in all areas of responsibility. Supervises all kitchen areas to ensure a consistent, high quality product is produced. Responsible for guiding and developing staff including direct reports. Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved. Areas of responsibility comprise overseeing all food preparation areas (e.g., banquets, room service, restaurants, bar/lounge and employee cafeteria) and all support areas (e.g., dish room and purchasing).
**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES**
**Leading Kitchen Operations for Property**
- Leads kitchen management team.
- Provides direction for all day-to-day operations.
- Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees’ absence or determine appropriate replacement to fill gaps.
- Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
- Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Serving as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
- Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
- Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
- Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
- Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an \