Executive Chef: Lead Culinary Innovation & Team Excellence

The Capital Hotels, Apartments & Resorts; Ballito; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

The Capital Hotels is seeking an Executive Chef to lead all food production for the restaurant, conferences, banqueting, and room service. Develop and cost menus, orders and recipes, while upholding top sanitation and quality standards.

The Executive Chef will supervise and manage a kitchen team, focusing on production and administration to ensure exceptional guest experience across all outlets.

Qualifications

• Matric
• Professional Qualification in Culinary Arts
• 3 - 5 Years previous Executive Chef experience in a 4/5 Start environment
• Able to create and cost menus as well as recipes
• Hands on Problem Solving approach and the ability to remain calm under pressure
• Customer service driven with outstanding communication and active listening skills
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently
• Effective communication with members of staff as well as Guests of the Hotel
• Honest and trustworthy beyond approach
• Great attention to detail
• Presentable/Professional appearance and well spoken
• Team Player who leads by example
• Proactive in approach
• Interpersonal skills
• Leadership skills and ability to delegate effectively
• Think creatively

Responsibilities

• Oversee all food production across restaurant, conferences, banqueting, and room service.
• Develop and cost menus, orders and recipes; maintain quality and sanitation standards.
• Focus on supervision, food production and administration; manage a kitchen team.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Menu costing

Menu development

Problem solving

Communication

Guest service orientation

Team collaboration

Education

Matric

Professional Qualification in Culinary Arts

Job description

The Capital Hotels is seeking an Executive Chef to lead all food production for the restaurant, conferences, banqueting, and room service. Develop and cost menus, orders and recipes, while upholding top sanitation and quality standards.

The Executive Chef will supervise and manage a kitchen team, focusing on production and administration to ensure exceptional guest experience across all outlets.