Senior Catering Operations Manager

Empact Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Empact Group in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Kitchen Manager to lead daily kitchen operations, implement production processes and manage food and labour costs with a strong focus on HACCP compliance. The role involves overseeing events and ensuring high service standards in a high-volume setting.

The ideal candidate will have a relevant hospitality qualification, 3+ years in kitchen management, budgeting acumen, and excellent people and stakeholder management skills to drive operational

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in hospitality and catering management is compulsory.
• Minimum 3 years of progressive kitchen management experience is compulsory.
• Experience working within budget guidelines to deliver results is compulsory.
• High volume, complex foodservice operations experience is highly desirable.
• Hospital catering management will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Managing daily operations of the assigned unit.
• Implementation of the production process.
• Managing food/labour costs
• Overall understanding of HACCP.
• Events management

Skills

Catering environment knowledge

SA laws & industry regs

Customer service excellence

People management

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Functions management

Budget balancing & cost control

Computer literacy

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in hospitality and catering management

Job description

Empact Group in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Kitchen Manager to lead daily kitchen operations, implement production processes and manage food and labour costs with a strong focus on HACCP compliance. The role involves overseeing events and ensuring high service standards in a high-volume setting.

The ideal candidate will have a relevant hospitality qualification, 3+ years in kitchen management, budgeting acumen, and excellent people and stakeholder management skills to drive operational