Head Chef

HotelJobs; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HotelJobs is seeking an experienced Kitchen Manager to lead daily kitchen operations at our Johannesburg site. You will oversee food safety, staff supervision, inventory management, and adherence to head office SOPs to ensure consistency and quality.

Regular reports, FIFO stock rotation, and cost control targets will be integral to success. Responsibilities include maintaining brand standards, coordinating with suppliers, and supervising overtime while ensuring compliance with health and safety

Qualifications

• Must uphold company mission and SOPs.
• Proven ability to manage kitchen operations and ensure food safety.
• Experience in staff supervision and training.
• Strong inventory control and cost management.
• Accurate daily reporting and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Understanding and upholding the company’s mission statement
• Adhering to all Standard operating procedures as trained by head office
• Responds directly to Restaurant as well as GM
• Ensure Kitchen is health compliant and always hygienic
• Ordering from correct suppliers as per head office
• Ensuring there are no out of stocks
• All recipes and products are maintained and followed correctly
• Bulk/Portioning and manufacturing sheets are filled out on a daily basis
• Sticker and dates on all food items
• Kitchen GRVs are recorded daily
• Motivate all staff
• Ensure product quality is up to brand standards
• Correct Ingredients as per head office
• All uniform and safety clothing are in order
• Oversee overtime of all kitchen staff and ensure it doesnt exceed maximum overtime hours
• Send report on WhatsApp per store on head office WhatsApp group every week
• Stock is rotated using the FIFO system
• Full stock take counted every Sunday and recorded on the computer
• Daily stock sheets counted everyday and recorded on the computer
• Deal with variances and have explanations
• Performance appraisals for all kitchen staff on a monthly basis
• Pictures of the kitchen sections to be sent to the relevant whatsapp groups every evening
• Keeping track of all work permits and Asylums are up to date
• Any HR and disciplinary procedures
• Recruiting capable staff when needed
• Ongoing training on all aspects in the kitchen
• Maintaining a 34% food cost or better
• Identify staff positions in the kitchen. Head chef, Sous Chef, Line chef etc
• Anything else that would be required by you that is not mentioned above to ensure a smooth running of the restaurant in all areas or as requested by management

Skills

Food safety

Inventory management

Staff supervision

SOP adherence

Reporting

Education

Hospitality Management Diploma

Tools

Kitchen management software

Job description

• All Regions
  • C++
  • C#
  • Java
  • .Net

Contract

Full Time

Part Time

• Any Distance 5 km 10 km 20 km 30 km 40 km 100 km 100+ km

Job Summary

• Understanding and upholding the company’s mission statement
• Adhering to all Standard operating procedures as trained by head office
• Responds directly to Restaurant as well as GM
• Ensure Kitchen is health compliant and always hygienic
• Ordering from correct suppliers as per head office
• Ensuring there are no out of stocks
• All recipes and products are maintained and followed correctly
• Bulk/Portioning and manufacturing sheets are filled out on a daily basis
• Sticker and dates on all food items
• Kitchen GRVs are recorded daily
• Motivate all staff
• Ensure product quality is up to brand standards
• Correct Ingredients as per head office
• All uniform and safety clothing are in order
• Oversee overtime of all kitchen staff and ensure it doesnt exceed maximum overtime hours
• Send report on WhatsApp per store on head office WhatsApp group every week
• Stock is rotated using the FIFO system
• Full stock take counted every Sunday and recorded on the computer
• Daily stock sheets counted everyday and recorded on the computer
• Deal with variances and have explanations
• Performance appraisals for all kitchen staff on a monthly basis
• Pictures of the kitchen sections to be sent to the relevant whatsapp groups every evening
• Keeping track of all work permits and Asylums are up to date
• Any HR and disciplinary procedures
• Recruiting capable staff when needed
• Ongoing training on all aspects in the kitchen
• Maintaining a 34% food cost or better
• Identify staff positions in the kitchen. Head chef, Sous Chef, Line chef etc
• Anything else that would be required by you that is not mentioned above to ensure a smooth running of the restaurant in all areas or as requested by management