ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties maybe assigned.
• Responsible to supervise and prepare all food in assigned kitchen.
• Prevent food spoilage through daily checks and ensures that all incoming and outgoing food items are up to agreed standards.
• Have full knowledge of all menus being offered in the respective kitchen at any one time.
• Ensure that all conducted training of food preparations, hygiene and grooming standards is relayed, understood and followed by subordinates.
• To ensure that all kitchen Mise en Place is prepared according to production plan.
• To carry out daily checks of all refrigerators and freezers.
• Check food storage areas and refrigerators for cleanliness and proper functioning at least twice daily.
• Concerned with maintaining a consistent quality and continuously shows efforts to upgrade the products produced in assigned area.
• To ensure constant rotation of all stocks in the kitchens.
• To ensure highest standards of hygiene are always adhered to throughout Food preparation.
• Keep superior informed about all aspects of assigned section, including equipment, working environment, staff problems and departmental relations.
• Responsible for the cleanliness of respective section.
• Ensure all equipment is being maintained and cleaned regularly.
Requirements:
• Completion of GCE ‘O’; or minimum of two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledgeable in all food products
• Knowledge of all cooking methods
• Knowledgeable in all cutting methods
• Trained in all food safety and sanitation standards