Skill Enhancement Centre (SENCE) Limited - We are a Business Consultancy firm focused on small/medium businesses. Our goal is to provide our clients with the support they need to grow their businesses by providing them with value-added and convenient services in a friendly atmosphere.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Sous Chef
Location: Nigeria
Job opening ID: 167
Roles and Responsibilities
The following are the roles and responsibilities for this role:
- Overall responsibility for daily operations in the kitchen
- Liaising with kitchen staff for food orders
- Maintaining or raising the profit margins on food
- Liaising with suppliers for food orders and purchase
- Producing menus and new dishes
- Managing, training and recruiting cooks
- Manage and work closely with other cooks, create menu items and determine food inventory needs.
- Ensure the kitchen and its output meets all regulations, including sanitary and safety guidelines.
- Take part in the creation of recipes and the preparation of advanced items, while assigning less complicated tasks to cooks.
- Making sure food is of the right quality and price and is produced on time
- Managing stocks of food
- Controlling a budget and keeping accurate records
- Managing health and hygiene procedures
- Organising the staff duty roster.
- Recruiting, training and developing staff.
- Ensure continued efficiency of the kitchen and production of consistent, quality food.
Competencies
Kitchen Management:
- Menu planning, food costing, Inventory control, food sanitation and kitchen management.
- Leadership Skills: Good administration, leadership and customer service skills.
- Attention to details: Must have eye for details and be able to verify the correctness or error of orders and/or recipes.
- Competency in handling large and small volumes of food preparation.
- A hands-on team player with a positive attitude and customer 1st mindset.
- Mindful of food quality, food portioning and food presentation at all times
Skills:
- Decision Making Skills.
- Energetic, creative, Committed and Team Player
- Negotiating Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Good planning and organizing skills
- Language skills - ability to speak and write in English
- Ability to work under stress
- Ability to multi-task and work independently
- Excellent cooking skills
- An understanding of produce and ingredients
- The ability to write menus that are both creative and profitable
Qualifications
- Minimum of Diploma in Catering and Hotel Management or Food Administration or equivalent training certificate from a tertiary institution or a reputable catering institute
- Health and safety and food hygiene certificate
- Four to seven years experience preferably in similar industry and capacity.
- Experience supervising personnel.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online