Executive Chef - Gauteng at Tsebo Solution

In brief

**Overview** Tsebo Solutions Group is a leading workplace management solutions provider across Africa Middle East, operating in over 28 countries with over 40,000 employees. The company focuses on improving workplace productivity for its clients. Tsebo is seeking an Executive Chef for its operations in Gauteng, specifically Johannesburg. This role involves leading high-performing kitchen teams, delivering exceptional food experiences, driving innovation, and maintaining the highest standards of food quality, food safety, and operational excellence across diverse sectors such as Healthcare, Business & Industry, Education, Retirement, and Remote Sites. The ideal candidate will be an accomplished Executive Chef with proven experience in simultaneously managing multiple kitchens, culinary teams, and food production environments to ensure consistency, compliance, quality, and financial performance. **What you will do** * Oversee and coordinate the performance of multiple kitchens and production areas, ensuring consistency in food quality, presentation, service delivery, and operational standards. * Manage and support Head Chefs, Sous Chefs, and kitchen management teams across various locations. * Develop innovative, nutritious, and cost-effective menus aligned with client requirements. * Ensure food production meets quality, presentation, and service standards. * Drive food cost, labour cost, and gross profit targets. * Manage stock control, procurement, and waste reduction initiatives. * Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, HACCP, and health & safety standards. * Train, mentor, and develop culinary teams to achieve operational excellence. * Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders. * Support business growth through culinary innovation, presentations, and client retention initiatives. * Monitor operational performance through reporting, audits, and continuous improvement programmes. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Job Type: Full Time * Location: Gauteng * City: Johannesburg * Job Field: Catering / Confectionery * Relevant Culinary Qualification (Diploma or equivalent) / National Diploma * Minimum 5–8 years’ experience as an Executive Chef or Senior Chef * Demonstrated experience managing multiple kitchens, or multi-site catering operations within a contract catering, hospitality, healthcare, education, or business and industry environment. * Strong leadership and people management skills * Excellent knowledge of food trends, menu planning, and cost controls * Willingness and ability to travel extensively * Valid driver’s license * Experience across multiple segments (Business & Industry, Healthcare, Education, or Retirement advantageous) **Who should apply** This role is ideal for passionate culinary professionals and accomplished Executive Chefs. Candidates should be capable of leading high-performing kitchen teams, delivering exceptional food experiences, driving innovation, and maintaining the highest standards of food quality, food safety, and operational excellence across a variety of sectors. They should possess proven experience managing multiple kitchens, culinary teams, and food production environments simultaneously, ensuring consistency, compliance, quality, and financial performance. The ideal applicant will also demonstrate multi-site kitchen management, strong culinary leadership, menu development and innovation skills, commercial and financial acumen, people leadership and team development capabilities, a focus on operational excellence, adherence to food safety and compliance, client relationship management expertise, strategic planning and execution abilities, and a results-driven mindset. **Deadline** 8th October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/executive-chef-gauteng-tsebo-solution-2 Source: myjobmag

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