Sous Chef: Upmarket Winelands Restaurant

Overview

Our client, a Sophisticated Restaurant, situated on a Stellenbosch Wine Estate, is looking to employ an experienced Sous Chef who is a disciplined culinary leader.

As the Sous Chef, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Head Chef in managing kitchen operations, supervising staff, and ensuring the highest standards of food quality and presentation.

The position will balance advanced technical cooking skills with high-pressure staff management, inventory control, and rigorous adherence to food safety and hygiene standards.

You will also assist with menu planning and costing recipes, food consumption, strict stock controls, stock management, stock movement, rotation and ordering and supplier liaison, excellent control of food cost, wastage and kitchen preparation, staff development and disciplining, setting up and managing SOP’s, ensuring the team has high standards of food hygiene and follow the rules of health and safety.

Requirements & Skill

• Proven experience as a Sous Chef in a high-end hospitality environment
• Culinary degree or equivalent certification
• Strong knowledge of culinary techniques, flavour profiles, and presentation
• Leadership and supervisory experience with the ability to motivate and manage a team
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations
• Culinary creativity and innovation
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Time management and organizational proficiency
• Adaptability and flexibility in a fast-paced kitchen environment
• Effective communication and collaboration with kitchen staff
• Applicants currently residing in the Winelands region will receive preference

Start date

Priority Position

Remuneration Package

• Market related salary (Dependant on Experience)

Consideration

Candidates, who are already residing in the Cape Winelands Area will have preference. We can only consider South African Citizens or applicants who hold a valid South African Permanent Residence! No Work Permit applications will be accepted! Applicants, who live in other provinces of South Africa still need to attend personal interviews and if requested to do any cook-offs, will do so completely at their own expense.

We handle high volumes of applications daily and will only be able to reply, via e-mail, to candidates who have met our clients’ requirements.

Due to the high volume of CV’s received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

All applications submitted must contain

• Updated CV with contactable references
• Certified Tertiary Educational documents
• Certified Written Reference Letters
• Recent presentable profile photo

How to apply

Email us at info@pmrecruitment.co.za

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