Chef de Partie

Discovery

Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Minimum qualification
Diploma
Closing date

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In brief

Overview This is an explanation of the role of a Chef de Partie at Discovery. The position primarily focuses on catering production, ensuring food safety, managing stock, overseeing health and safety in kitchen areas, executing catering events, managing wastage, and handling essential documentation. What you will do * Ensure food production adheres to health and safety requirements. * Request necessary stock for events from the store man. * Inspect stock quality and expiry dates. * Properly pack stock into designated storage areas. * Monitor the quality of stock in storages daily. * Clean and manage designated kitchen areas and stores. * Collaborate with HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) to achieve higher grades in kitchen audits. * Prepare food according to provided menus for catering events. * Ensure food is displayed and set up 45 minutes before events commence. * Manage food production quantities to minimize wastage. * Order stock strategically for the week to reduce spoilage risk. * Handle transfer documents for stock allocation. * Process requisitioning forms. * Follow recipes as detailed in the recipe file. * Conduct inventory control. Requirements (from the original advert) * Work Experience: 5 years working experience * Education / Qualifications / Accreditations: Culinary qualification / Diploma Who should apply Candidates with a culinary qualification or diploma and at least 5 years of working experience in a kitchen environment, who are proficient in food production, stock management, health and safety practices, event catering, waste reduction, and detailed documentation. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/chef-de-partie-discovery-limited Source: myjobmag

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Job description

Job Purpose Catering production * Ensuring food is being produced safely and according to health and safety requirements. Ordering goods / stock * Request stock needed for events from the store man. * Check stock quality. * Check expiry date. * Packing stock into designated storages. * Daily monitoring the quality of stock in storages. Health and Safety * Cleaning and managing designated areas and stores. * Working with HSE to ensure higher grading on kitchen audits. Catering events * Responsible for ensuring food is being prepared as per menus provided. * Ensuring food is displayed and set-up 45 minutes before the event starts. Wastage * Manage quantities of food being produced to reduce wastage. * Ordering what is needed for the week, to reduce the risk of spoilage. Documenting * Transfer document for stock allocation * Requisitioning forms. * Recipes to be followed as per the recipe file. * Inventory control  Job / Role Requirements Work Experience Required * 5 years working experience  Education / Qualifications / Accreditations with Professional Body Required * Culinary qualification / Diploma

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