Executive Chefs at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Ventures

Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Ventures - An emerging and leading hospitality, tourism and service organization in Abeokuta Ogun State, Nigeria, made up of a 153 room guest-house facility, 2 museums, a mini wild life park, a youth centre, a family amusement and entertainment centre and an events centre.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Executive Chef

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Responsible for all food production including that used for restaurants, banquet functions and other outlets.
• Develop menus, food purchase specifications and recipes. Supervise staff.
• Develop and monitor food and labor budget for the department.
• Maintain highest professional food quality and sanitation standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans menus for all food outlets in the Resort.
• Schedules and coordinates the work of chefs, cooks and other kitchen employees to assure that food preparation is economical and technically correct within budgeted labor cost goals.
• Approves the requisition of products and other necessary food supplies.
• Ensures that high standards of sanitation, cleanliness and safety are maintained throughout all kitchen areas at all times.
• Establishes controls to minimize food, supply waste and theft.
• Safeguards all food preparation employees by implementing training to increase their knowledge about safety, sanitation and accident prevention principles.
• Develops standard recipes and techniques for food preparation and presentation which help to ensure consistently high quality and to minimize food costs; exercises portion control for all items served and assists in establishing menu selling prices.
• Prepares necessary data for applicable parts of the budget; projects annual food, labor and other costs and monitors actual financial results; takes corrective action as necessary to help ensure that financial goals are met.
• Attends food and beverage staff and management meetings.
• Consults with Food and Beverage Manager about food production aspects of special events being planned.
• Cooks or directly supervises the cooking of items that require skillful preparation.
• Ensures proper staffing for maximum productivity and high standards of quality; controls food and payroll costs to achieve maximum profitability.
• Evaluates food products to ensure that quality standards are consistently attained.
• Interacts with Food and Beverage manager to ensure that food production consistently exceeds the expectations of guests and employees.
• In conjunction with F&B management team, assist in maintaining a high level of service principles in accordance with established standards.
• Evaluates products to ensure that quality, price and related goods are consistently met.
• Develops policies and procedures to enhance and measure quality; continually updates written policies and procedures to reflect state-of-the-art techniques, equipment and terminology.
• Establishes and maintains a regular cleaning and maintenance schedule for all kitchen areas and equipment.
• Provides training and professional development opportunities for all kitchen staff.
• Ensures that representatives from the kitchen attend service lineups and meetings.
• Periodically visits dining areas when it is open to welcome guests.
• Support safe work habits and a safe working environment at all times.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Corporate with the Human Resources Manager to interview, select, train, supervise, counsel and discipline all employees in the department.
• Provide, develop, train, and maintain a professional work force.
• Ensure all services to members are conducted in a highly professional and efficient manner.
• Ensure a safe working environment and attitude on the part of all employees in areas of responsibility.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to interact positively with supervisor, management, coworkers, members, and the public to promote a team effort and maintain a positive and professional approach.
• Ability to produce a high volume of work in a timely manner, which is accurate, complete, and of high quality.
• Ability to come to work regularly and on time, to follow directions, to take criticism, to get along with co-workers and supervisors, to treat co-workers, supervisors and members/guests with respect and courtesy, and to refrain from abusive, insubordinate and / or violent behavior.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online