Lead Sous Chef – Drive Culinary Excellence & Team

City Lodge Hotels; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

City Lodge Hotels is seeking an experienced Chef to lead the kitchen brigade, ensure food safety, and deliver high-quality meals in line with brand standards. The role focuses on cost control, stock takes and budgets, while maintaining exceptional guest experiences across our hotels.

The successful candidate will have at least 2 years of culinary experience and a Culinary Diploma or ARPL/Trade Test, with strong leadership and teamwork skills to drive performance and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum Grade 12/Equivalent.
• Culinary Diploma/equivalent or ARPL/Trade Test from a reputable institution.
• Computer literacy essential, proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Achieves cost-effective procurement by ordering accurate items at the right time and price, maintaining proper recording of all food and beverage dockets, adhering to audit requirements, and minimising wastage.
• Conducts all operational tasks to the required standard to always ensure compliance with Audit requirements and service excellence standards.
• Plans and controls the adequate and compliant levels of staffing per shift.
• Complies with Audit, Disaster Management and Health and Safety requirements always.
• Utilises all operating equipment in the correct manner according to user manuals and instructions received.
• Maintains and enhances brand and group standards to ensure consistency and continuity in service levels throughout all group hotels.
• Be on the lookout for enhancements to improve product offering, service delivery, productivity and efficiencies and communicate such to the group.
• Interacts with internal and external customers in an efficient, courteous and friendly manner.
• Collaborates with other management to achieve shared operational objectives for the hotel.
• Participates in and manages the hotel’s human resource function in accordance with HR policies.
• Conducts and takes part in all legislative and operational training, tracking attendance of direct reports.
• Achieves and maintains good working relationships and cooperation with hotel employees and company colleagues.
• Upskills and develops personal growth plans by participating in personal development activities.

Skills

Communication

Organising

Planning

Collaboration

Leadership

Time management

Creativity

Listening

Problem solving

Learning agility

Education

Grade 12/Equivalent

Culinary Diploma/equivalent

ARPL/Trade Test

Computer literacy (MS Office)

Job description

City Lodge Hotels is seeking an experienced Chef to lead the kitchen brigade, ensure food safety, and deliver high-quality meals in line with brand standards. The role focuses on cost control, stock takes and budgets, while maintaining exceptional guest experiences across our hotels.

The successful candidate will have at least 2 years of culinary experience and a Culinary Diploma or ARPL/Trade Test, with strong leadership and teamwork skills to drive performance and guest satisfaction.