Sous Chef

Karen Tupper Recruitment; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Karen Tupper Recruitment in Wes-Kaap is seeking a Head Chef to lead kitchen staff, oversee stock, and maintain high-quality food preparation and presentation. The role requires leadership, organizational skills, and a Diploma in Culinary Arts.

Responsibilities include staff training, menu collaboration with the head chef, health and safety compliance, and ensuring consistent dish quality and temperature across all services.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a kitchen or restaurant setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for team guidance.
• Ability to develop junior staff and ensure quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the kitchen staff in the chef’s absence.
• Guide junior kitchen staff on line cooking, food prep and dish plating.
• Oversee and organize kitchen stock and ingredients.
• Ensure FIFO and proper dating for quality assurance.
• Keep cooking stations stocked before and during peak hours.
• Train and assess staff on the job.
• Manage food ordering, record-keeping and waste reduction.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Customer-service

Computer skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Culinary Diploma

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

• Manage and lead the kitchen staff in chef’s absence


• Provides guidance to junior kitchen staff members, including but not limited, to line cooking, food preparation and dish plating


• Oversees and organizes kitchen stock and ingredients


• Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verifies all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance


• Keeps cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours


• Train and assess staff on the job


• Manages food and product ordering by keeping detailed records and minimizes waste, plus works with existing systems to improve waste reduction and manage budgetary concerns


• Supervises all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality and restaurant standards


• Works with head chef to maintain kitchen organization, staff ability and training opportunities


• Assists head chef with menu creation


• Monitor and maintain health and safety


• Maintain staff and leave rosters


• Ensure that all CDPs are familiar with the weekly and daily reservations, events and menu requirements


• Ensure that each dish leaving the kitchen is checked for quality, quantity, presentation and correct temperature

Main requirements:

• SA Citizen


• Culinary Diploma


• Preferably +/- 4 years previous in a senior chef role


• Own transport with valid driver’s license


• Leadership and management skills


• Able to work in a team


• Basic computer skills (word, excel, outlook)


• Exceptional customer-service skills


• Excellent written & oral communication skills


• Strong organizational skills


• Attention to detail


• Availability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, public holidays, weekends)