Breakfast Chef (Lodge)

You'll cook fast, clean food on the line at a hospital catering unit in Burgersfort. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Home base is a hospital catering unit on the Burgersfort side of Limpopo.

• Run your station during service and call back every ticket from the pass.
• Cook steaks, burgers and grills to the temperature on the docket.
• Label, date and rotate stock using first-in, first-out.
• Train the kitchen assistants on knife safety and prep standards.
• Cook for banquets and conference lunches of 100 to 400 guests.
• Help cost recipes and track waste on the weekly sheet.
• Log fridge and freezer temperatures twice a shift on the HACCP sheet.

• You take instruction from the head chef without drama
• Comfortable in heat, on your feet, for long split shifts
• A culinary certificate or City & Guilds, or solid on-the-job experience
• You know food safety basics under R638 and HACCP

• Live-in accommodation at lodge postings
• Two staff meals per shift
• Chef whites and safety shoes provided
• Transport allowance for split and late shifts

• Expect a trade test: bring your own knives, arrive early and clean as you go the whole time.
• List your stations (grill, pastry, cold, sauce) under each job; head chefs scan for this first.