Chef at Ten Degrees Global

Ten Degrees Global is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Chef

Location: Ekpoma, Edo
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience Level: Mid-level

Job Summary

• We are looking for a professional chef/cook to prepare and tailor organic and healthy meals, vital for the management of lifestyle disease conditions like diabetes, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, obesity/overweight and others for improved health status and overall wellness.
• The individual will help in researching and identifying new recipes, formulating new recipes, and developing new recipes.

Job Description / Responsibilities

• Perform intensive research to identify new recipes for lifestyle disease management.
• Should be able to prepare both local and continental dishes in a healthy way
• Should be able to work with an existing recipe and adapt to healthy cooking to improve wellness.
• Should be able to identify, create and document recipes.
• Build good relationships with customers, clients, business partners.
• Create appetizing and appealing dishes using culinary expertise.
• Ensuring promptness, freshness, and quality of dishes.
• Coordinating cooks' tasks.
• Implementing hygiene policies and examining equipment for cleanliness.
• Approving and polishing dishes before they reach the customer
• Designing new recipes, planning menus, and selecting plate presentations.
• Training kitchen staff, such as cooks, food preparation workers, and dishwashers.
• Performing administrative tasks, taking stock of food and equipment supplies, and doing purchase orders.
• Setting and monitoring performance standards for staff.
• Obtaining feedback on food and service quality, and handling customer problems and complaints.
• Able to organize the assigned work area and efficiently put away orders.
• Able to prepare food within recommended time frames to meet Guest expectations.
• Handling multiple food orders at one time
• Able to operate kitchen equipment like braising pans, baking ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves and fryers.
• Reordering stock and food supply
• Responsible to maintain cleanliness, sanitation at the assigned work area.
• Prepare ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food properly.
• Prepare all menu items by strictly following recipes and yield guide.
• Check supplies and prep lists and ensure all items are prepped in a timely fashion.
• Serve food in proper portions on to correct serving vessels and plates.
• Maintain correct portion size and quality of the food to the hotel's standards.
• Setting up kitchen and procurement of kitchen equipment.

Job Requirements

• Candidate should possess either ND, HND or B.Sc. in any relevant field.
• Two (2)years and above of practical working experience in the food industry.
• Having B.Sc. in food nutrition and dietetics is an added advantage
• The candidate should have attended a culinary school with pragmatic cooking skills.
• Certified culinary training
• Proficient knowledge of food professional principles and practices.
• Proficient knowledge of human resources management.
• Excellent knowledge of BOH systems, ordering and inventory.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Available to work on-call, shifts, after hours, over weekends, and on public holidays.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
• Goal-oriented, organized team player
• Ability to pay attention to details.
• Great analytical skills and problem-solving.
• Leadership skills.

Salary

• N120,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
6th November, 2021.