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Sous Chef

4 weeks ago

Sandton, South Africa Discovery Limited Full time

Business Unit: Discovery Central Services

Function: Culinary

Date: 20 Feb 2025

Job Profile Title

About Discovery

Discovery's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Job Purpose

Key Outputs may include but are not limited to:
  • Manage, motivate, train and mentor culinary staff to meet and exceed food preparation standards and maintain consistency.
  • Actively involved in menu development and accurate costing of dishes prepared.
  • Ensure that products meet the company appearance and quality standard.
  • Provide direction to staff for daily tasks.
  • Display exceptional leadership by providing a positive working environment, counselling employees, and demonstrating a committed approach.
  • Responsible for the hiring, disciplining and performance reviews of personnel within the catering facility.
  • Advocate sound business decisions, demonstrate honesty and integrity, and lead by example.
  • Ensure staff development and performance management.
  • Discuss daily food costs reports with key kitchen and F&B team.
  • Review weekly and monthly forecasts and budgets.
  • Train chefs on fundamentals of cooking and excellent healthy displayed and plated presentations.
  • Perform additional duties when and as requested by the conferencing area.
  • Assist in the kitchen or other areas within the catering facility if and when required.
  • Maintain quality levels of receiving, storage and production.
  • Ensure proper equipment operation and maintenance as well as cleaning of equipment to proper safety and hygienic standards.
  • Ensure kitchen employees maintain required food handling and sanitation certifications.
  • Interact with conferencing employees to obtain feedback on food quality, presentation, taste and service levels.
  • Recognize and negotiate superior quality.
  • Supervise the regen kitchens output for the execs with the Head chef.
  • Identify culinary techniques and keep up with industry trends.
  • Develop food and beverage experience in line with business units and company directives.
  • Oversee the financial controls and report to management as required.
  • Ensure correct uniforms are worn, kept clean and presentable in adherence to hygiene and safety protocol.
  • Attend meetings and training courses as required.
  • Always observe company rules and regulations.
  • Carry out any other reasonable instructions or requests when necessary.
  • Maintain time frames within reasonable standards of the Forum.
  • Demonstrate sound product knowledge.
  • Able to aid with menu guidance to front-of-house team members.
  • Maintain nil products out of stock and par levels of all menu items.
  • Treat all patrons and colleagues from all cultural groups and backgrounds with respect.
  • Respond to on-the-spot customer complaints and manage and rectify issues within scope of authority.
  • Input into weekly meeting agenda.
  • Provide regular feedback to Managers that will improve efficiencies of the department.

Job / Role Requirements

Work Experience

Required: 5 years

Preferred (would be advantageous): Client, business & financial management.

Education / Qualifications / Accreditations with Professional Body

Required: City and guilds culinary qualification.

Preferred (would be advantageous): International Diploma in Culinary arts.

Technical Skills or Knowledge

Required: Management, financial and operations and systems.

Preferred (would be advantageous): Excel and accounts.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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