Kitchen Manager

If you thrive within a fast-paced environment then this is the opportunity for you.

**Duties will include but are not limited to**:
**Management**:

- Ensure effective management of all direct reports.
- Support the Kitchen Managers at the other facilities
- Manage and process HR administration for staff
- Ordering of stock and ensure accurate storage of stock
- Responsible for accurately and efficiently managing all stock, including food and crockery, ensuring compliance with established procedures.
- Coordinate the distribution of the required stock quantities to the Chefs based on all the bookings received for daily meals.
- Perform regular stock counts, either on a daily or weekly basis, to maintain correct stock levels, bringing inventory to par as necessary.
- Guarantee the accuracy of stock audits and promptly address and correct any identified discrepancies.
- Follow the waste management procedure to minimise resource and food wastage.
- Monitor and maintain precise temperature control in fridges and freezers to ensure food safety.

**Health and Safety**
- Implementing and managing HACCP controls, by drawing up a cleaning schedule and ensure it is adhered to
- Attending monthly Health and Safety meetings
- Ensuring that the kitchen is of correct hygiene standards at all times
- Consult with employees regarding risk management concerns
- Immediately investigate all hazards reported and implement measures to control or eliminate such hazards
- Report incidents immediately, record and investigate all incidents within their work area

**Policies and Procedures**:

- Ensure staff receive necessary training on policies and procedures, and address competency gaps.
- Effectively manage and report any deviations from established procedures.
- Implement standard operating procedures and propose improvements, ensuring adherence to the correct approval process before implementation.

**Equipment Management**
- Manage fixed assets movement and disposal process
- Get authorisation from Management on movement or disposal of assets.
- Manage and maintain asset stock, ensure that assets are controlled and not abused
- Report any discrepancies to management
- Ensure accurate stock counts on assets on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and submit on time

**Qualification**:

- Matric
- Relevant tertiary qualification advantageous

**Experience and Knowledge**:

- Previous staff management experience
- Previous experience in stock management
- Health & Safety knowledge and experience
- In-depth knowledge of kitchen operations.

**Skills and Attributes**:

- Demonstrates strong leadership qualities to effectively lead and motivate kitchen staff.
- Good organisational skills to manage kitchen operations efficiently, and demonstrating excellent
- Logical, critical thinking and problem solving abilities
- Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organisational and time management skill
- Professional communication skills

**Job Type**: Permanent

Pay: R35 000,00 - R40 000,00 per month

Ability to Commute:

- Tokai, Western Cape (required)