Kitchen Operations Manager- Faircape
Location; Cape Town, Western Cape
Job Type; Permanent
Job Description
We are looking for a Kitchen Operations Manager to join our team.
Responsibilities
- To manage staff at the designated facilities.
- To manage the training trackers for staff members across all 6 villages
- To manage the competency trackers for all staff across all 6 villages
- To perform any other employee administration for Back of House staff members, e.g induction of new staff members
- To ensure rosters and standby rosters are checked that the Kitchen Manager ‘s prepare
- Standing in for Kitchen Managers across all 6 villages
- To ensure implementation and adherence to standard operating procedures related to Kitchen Management
- To ensure all kitchens are of correct hygiene standards and ensure to report on irregularities.
- To ensure the kitchen is kept on standard as per specifications of the Department of Health.
- To managing and scoring key performance areas and highlighting improvement areas for all subordinates
- Relieve Sous Chefs and Senior Sous Chefs at the facilities when required
- To ensure that all necessary safety and health procedures are followed at all times
- To ensure meals are prepared correctly, by overseeing that all chefs are following the meal specifications procedure
- To ensure that equipment is used correctly, safely and hygienically by the chef and staff
- To assist Executive Chef with development of menus, recipes and standard pictures
- To make suggestions for procedural improvements and ensure that it follows the correct approval process before implementation.
- Oversee that all policies and procedures are followed
- To ensure where necessary, training of policies and procedures takes place, ensuring staff are competent.
- Implement and manage HACCP controls, and deviations from procedure must be managed and reported on.
- Monitor and manager stock reports.
- Investigate stock variances .
- Monitor and eliminate excessive wastage.
Requirements
- Must proven experience in hospitality and catering
- Must proven experience in management of kitchen staff
- Must have knowledge of costings of menus
- Must have knowledge of and experience in menu planning
- Must have knowledge of health and safety requirements in kitchens in terms of catering and meals
- Experience in writing SOP's
- Cost control and kitchen menu and recipe management
- Solid and positive references
- Clear health record
- Clear credit record
- No criminal record
- Valid driver’s license
- Own reliable transportation with the ability to travel
