Chef In-Charge at Cruizin Kitchens

Cruizin Kitchens is in the business of Food and Beverage production and Restaurants Chain management company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chef In-Charge

Job Number: 1002552
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Permanent
Schedule: Full-Time
Job Category: Culinary & Food and Beverage
Brand: FMI
Position Type: Mid-Senior Level
Relocation: No
Located Remotely: No

Job Summary

• The Chef In-Charge's area of responsibility include Kitchen and Lounge. Will assist in leading and managing all culinary activities, daily kitchen and lounge operations, ensuring compliance with set standards in quality, hygiene, productivity and customer satisfaction.
• Manage menu planning, assists sales personnels and assistant other chefs during peak periods.
• Lead product improvement for smooth facility operation and maximize the financial performance in area of responsibility. Determine training and implement plans to accomplish goals.

Your Tasks / Your Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage Day-to-Day Kitchen Operations.
• Attain regular training and ensure proper reporting guideline are observed and followed.
• Prepare high-quality meals in a timely manner and focus on consistent and courteous service.
• Set up and maintain the kitchen to standard and understand employee positions well enough to perform duties in employee absence.
• Encourage and build mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members.
• Ensure compliance with all HACCP standards and procedures.
• Provide regular training, delegate and maintain the productivity level of employees.
• Inform window sales personnels and kitchen crew about daily specials.
• Ensure compliance with all food handling and sanitation standards.
• Ensure appealing plate presentation and establishes guidelines so employee understand expectations and parameters.
• Handles customer problems and compliants and ensure effective service recovery.
• Establishs trust and maintain open collaborative relationships with employees and ensure employee do the same within the team.
• Supervise assistant chef and assist as needed.
• Solicit employee feedback, utilizes an “open door” policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
• Monitor freshness of food stock and supplies and place new requisitions as required.
• Manage the flow of ready to eat food and ensure strick adherance to FIFO.
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations within the kitchen area.
• Plan and manage Forecast and budget, Menu engineering, Costing and Promotions.
• Meet with customers, suppliers and ensure quality standards are followed and maintain.
• Maintain the food truck, protect company Assets, represent the brand and company culture.

Candidate Profile
Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the culinary or related professional area

OR

• 2 years Degree from an accredited university in Culinary or Food Service Management, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; 2 year experience in the culinary or related professional area.

Skills / Your Profile / You Bring:

• Reliability, the ability to work in a team and own initiative characterizes your person - as well as first class, appropriate, clean and efficient way of working.
• Proven work experience as a Chef.
• Hands-on experience with various kitchen equipment (e.g. griddle, roaster, gas cooker, etc.).
• Up-to-date knowledge of cooking techniqus and recipes.
• Training skills, PC Doc and technological proficiency.
• An understanding of trends and ability to modify recipes to meet customers wishes and requests.
• Ethics/Integrity/Impact & Influence.
• Creativity and an ability to produce innovative and original ideas.
• Service that is above and beyond ensuring customer satisfaction and retention.
• Excellent time management abilities.
• Honest, effective communication skills with your employer, guests and your co-workers.
• Ability to think in a service-oriented manner and to act in a quality-oriented manner.
• Reslilience, Motivation and Flexibility.
• A sense of responsibility in dealing with food and with inventory.
• Ownership, independent and clean way of working.
• Outgoing, friendly and well groomed demeanor.

Offer You Get

• Salary: N60,000 - N120,000 monthly.
• Working in a brand new Food Truck
• Work in a safe and enjoyable workplace
• Uniform
• Duty meals and other benefits

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.